John Rambo est un héros de la Guerre du Vietnam errant de ville en ville à la recherche de ses anciens compagnons d’armes. Alors qu’il s’apprête à traverser une petite ville pour s’y restaurer, le Shérif Will Teasle l’arrête pour vagabondage. Emprisonné et maltraité par des policiers abusifs, Rambo devient fou furieux et s’enfuit dans les bois après avoir blessé de nombreux agents. Traqué comme une bête, l’ex-soldat est contraint de tuer un policier en légitime défense. Dès lors, la police locale et la garde nationale déploient des moyens considérables pour retrouver le fugitif. Le Colonel Trautman, son mentor, intervient et essaie de dissuader les deux camps de s’entre-tuer pendant que Rambo, acculé et blessé, rentre en guerre contre les autorités.

Fiche technique
Titre : Rambo
Titre original : First Blood

Réalisation : Ted Kotcheff
Scénariste : David Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone
D’après l’œuvre de David Morrell
Producteur : Buzz Feitshans
Production : Carolco Pictures, U.S.A.
Compositeur : Jerry Goldsmith
Directeur de la photographie : Andrew Laszlo
Chef décorateur : Wolf Kroeger
Producteur exécutif : Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna
Coproducteur : Herb Nanas
Chef monteur : Joan E. Chapman
Date de sortie : 2 mars 1983 (France)
Pays de production : États-Unis
Genre : Action
Couleur : Couleur
Durée : 107 minutes

Distribution
Sylvester Stallone : John Rambo
Richard Crenna : Colonel Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy : Shérif Will Teasle
Bill McKinney : Capt. Dave Kern State Police
Jack Starrett : Député Arthur Gault
Michael Talbott : Balford
Chris Mulkey : Ward
John McLiam : Orval
Alf Humphreys : Lester
David Caruso : Mitch
David Crowley : Shingleton
Don MacKay : Preston
Charles A. Tamburro : Pilote d’hélicoptère
David Petersen : Soldat de la garde nationale
Craig Huston : Opérateur radio
Bruce Greenwood : Gardien #5

Autour du film
Rambo est aussi une série de quatre films américains mettant en scène le personnage de John Rambo, vétéran de la guerre du Viêt Nam interprété par Sylvester Stallone. Tandis que le premier film, adaptation d’un roman, tire plutôt vers le drame psychologique, les deux suivants utilisent le personnage de John Rambo dans le but de produire des films d’action sans réelles portées politiques autres que la propagande pro-étasunienne vis-à-vis de la Guerre Froide.


Filmographie de Rambo
1983 : Rambo (First Blood) de Ted Kotcheff
1985 : Rambo II : La Mission (Rambo: First Blood Part II) de George Pan Cosmatos
1988 : Rambo III de Peter MacDonald
2006 : Rambo IV : Suite au rachat en 2005 de la franchise par la société de production Nu Image, le tournage d’un quatrième épisode est annoncé pour 2006.


Article Wikipédia
Dernière modification de la page source Wikipédia : le 12 décembre 2006 à 13:42

This time he’s fighting for his life.
A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet begins a’one man war’ with a small town when he is abused by their police force.

Directed by
Ted Kotcheff

Writing credits
David Morrell (novel)

Screenplay
Michael Kozoll & William Sackheim and Sylvester Stallone

Cast:
Sylvester Stallone…. John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna…. Col. Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy…. Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinney…. State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack Starrett…. Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael Talbott…. Deputy Balford
Chris Mulkey…. Deputy Ward
John McLiam…. Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys…. Deputy Lester
David Caruso…. Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley…. Deputy Shingleton (as David Crowley)
Don MacKay…. Preston
Charles A. Tamburro…. Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro)
David Petersen…. Trooper
Craig Huston…. Radio operator (as Craig Wright Huston)
Patrick Stack…. National Guard Lt. Clinton Morgan
Stephen E. Miller…. Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm…. Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe…. Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos…. Guardsman #4
Bruce Greenwood…. Guardsman #5
Earl Klein…. Guardsman #6
Danny Wozna…. Boy
Peter Lonstrup…. Attendant
Mike Winlaw…. TV reporter
Donald Adams…. Don (National Guard commanding officer)
David Menzies…. Miner
Frank Richter…. Man on street #1
Graham L. Galativik…. Man on street #2
Ian Hutchinson…. Man on street #3
Amy Alexander…. Woman on street
Gary Hetherington…. Hunter
Alex Kliner…. Hunter
R.G. Miller…. Hunter
Stephen Chang…. VC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee Pai…. (uncredited)
John Rigg…. Bobby (base camp radio operator) (uncredited)

Produced by
Buzz Feitshans…. producer
Mario Kassar…. executive producer
Herb Nanas…. co-executive producer
Andrew G. Vajna…. executive producer (as Andrew Vajna)

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo

Film Editing by
Joan E. Chapman (as Joan Chapman)

Casting by
Toni Howard
Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Set Decoration by
Kimberley Richardson

Costume Design by
Tom Bronson

Makeup Department
Salli Bailey…. hair stylist
Ilona Herman…. makeup artist
Phyllis Herman…. makeup artist
Michael Westmore…. makeup artist

Production Management
Paul L. Tucker…. production manager (as Paul Tucker)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Otta Hanus…. second assistant director
Jacques Hubert…. third assistant director
Craig Huston…. first assistant director (as Craig Wright Huston)
Conrad E. Palmisano…. second unit director

Art Department
Gary Brolly…. stand-by carpenter (as Garry Brolly)
Wayne McLaughlin…. assistant property master
Stéphane Reichel…. art department coordinator
William Stout…. storyboard artist
Grant Swain…. property assistant
Bill Thumm…. property master
David Willson…. construction coordinator

Sound Department
Bub Asman…. sound editor
Fred J. Brown…. supervising sound editor
Juno J. Ellis…. assistant sound editor
Erick Feitshans…. assistant to sound department
Keith Henderson…. boom operator
Steven Kilfoy…. assistant to sound department
Rick Kline…. sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Landaker…. sound re-recording mixer
Donald O. Mitchell…. sound re-recording mixer
Margie O’Malley…. foley artist (as Margie Denecke)
Edward L. Sandlin…. sound editor
Alan Snelling…. sound recording engineer
Fred Stafford…. sound editor
Leonard Wolf Jr….. apprentice sound editor
Rob Young…. sound mixer
Judy Clapp…. assistant engineer (uncredited)
Tim Hoogenakker…. sound mixer (5.1 remastered DVD version) (uncredited)

Special Effects by
George Erschbamer…. special effects assistant
Thomas L. Fisher…. special effects coordinator (as Thomas Fisher)
John Thomas…. special effects best boy

Visual Effects by
Thom Noble…. visual consultant

Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour…. stunts (as Bruce Barbour)
Bennie E. Dobbins…. stunts (as Bennie Dobbins)
Diamond Farnsworth…. stunts (as Richard’Diamond’ Farnsworth)
Will Harper…. stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker…. stunts (as Buddy Jo Hooker)
Conrad E. Palmisano…. stunt coordinator
Jacob Rupp…. stunts
Bobby Sargent…. stunts (as Bobby Sargeant)
Charles A. Tamburro…. stunts
Jack Gill…. stunts (uncredited)
Alex Green…. stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti…. stunts (uncredited)

Other crew
Lorraine Baird…. assistant auditor
John S. Bartley…. lighting consultant (as John Bartley)
Lesley Beale…. craft service
Lesley Beale…. first aid
Jean Bereziuk…. script: second unit
Bob Bowe…. driver captain
Fitch Cady…. unit location: second unit
Jan Campbell…. production assistant
Lynne Carrow…. additional casting
Arthur Collier…. key grip: second unit (as Art Collier)
Charlie Davidson…. production accountant
Shelley Degen…. best boy
Theo Eglseder…. first assistant camera
Russell Engels…. chief gaffer (as Russ Engels)
Lisa Freiberger…. casting associate
Dave Gordon…. dolly grip
Chris Harris…. second assistant camera
Beth Hickman…. assistant: Mr. Feitshans
Dan Hill…. singer: « It’s a Long Road »
Tim Hogan…. key grip
John Holbrook…. director of photography: second unit
Scott Irvine…. transportation coordinator
Stephen Jackson…. best boy
Cindy James…. dog handler
Jeanne Joe…. assistant to executive producer
Joseph Lederer…. still photographer (as Joe Lederer)
Gordon Mark…. unit location manager
Diane Minshall…. rat wrangler
Arthur Morton…. orchestrator
Bridget Murphy…. production office coordinator
Tom Neuwirth…. helicopter camera operator (as Thomas Neuwirth)
Hugh Oaks…. boar handler
David Paich…. music arranger: « It’s a Long Road »
Marty Paich…. music arranger: « It’s a Long Road »
Rod Parkhurst…. director of photography: second unit
Curtis Petersen…. first assistant camera: second unit (as Curtis Peterson)
Brigitte Roch…. accounting clerk
Christopher Ryan…. wardrobe supervisor
Joanne Ryan…. first aid
Michael Smith…. assistant editor (as Mike Smith)
Brent Spencer…. first assistant camera: second unit
Syd Stembridge…. weapons specialist
Karen Stewart…. production secretary
Charles A. Tamburro…. helicopter pilot
Jimmy Turrell…. camera operator (as Jim Turrel)
Ceci Vajna…. assistant to executive producer
Pamela Jule Yuen…. assistant editor (as Pamela Yuen)
Monica Araiz…. wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
John W. Scott…. lighting technician (uncredited)


Also Known As:
Rambo: First Blood

Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby

Production Companies
Anabasis N.V.
Carolco Pictures Inc.

Distributors
Orion Pictures Corporation (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
Live Home Video (1988) (USA) (video)
Artisan Entertainment (1995) (USA) (video)
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1996) (USA) (VHS)
Roadshow Home Video
S.N. Prodis (1983) (France) (theatrical)
Thorn EMI
Toho-Towa (1983) (Japan) (theatrical)
Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies
Goldwyn Sound Facility sound re-recorded at
Intrada score album released by
Pacific Title titles and opticals
Varèse Sarabande score album released by (remastered version)

Certification: Finland:K-15 (DVD release) / Iceland:16 / Brazil:12 / Argentina:18 / Australia:M / Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Canada:18A / Chile:18 / Finland:K-18 / France:-12 / New Zealand:M (DVD rating) / New Zealand:R16 (VHS rating) / Norway:18 / Singapore:PG / Sweden:15 / UK:15 / USA:R / West Germany:16


Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller (more)

Source :
www.imdb.com