Podcasts TV Good Day for a Movie Podcast Ep 016 // First Blood

Ep 016 // First Blood

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 1 p.m.

It's Jacob's pick once again and he's going back to the classics. This time it's the first installment in the Rambo franchise, First Blood (1982). Everybody went in expecting a great 80s action movie. We were surprised that this movie was so much more than that. In what was one of the first pieces of entertainment, Sylvester Stallone tackles the impact PTSD has on military veterans.

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This movie was directed by Ted Kotcheff.

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GD4AM: 83/100

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IMDb: 7.7/10

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Metacritic: 61/100

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RT: 85%

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A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

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Currently available to rent on most streaming platforms.

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Veteran Crisis Line: (800) 273-8255

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Text HOME to 741741

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National Hope Line Network: (800) 442-4673