First Blood
For you first time readers, I apologize. For you regular readers, I'll keep this short as you've all heard me geek out over this movie several times. This whole series is one of my guiltiest pleasures but once a year around Christmas time I always pull this one out.
The script, based off of David Morrell's novel, bounced around Hollywood for years before finally being made. In the '70's nobody wanted to touch it because we were trying to put Viet Nam behind us. Later, different studios could never get their ducks in a row. There was either a problem with casting or the script or financing so it just got shelved. Ironically enough, considering how successful the franchise was, no major studio ever put out a movie until Lionsgate released Rambo back in '08.
When First Blood was released in 1982, it only did a modest box office. It came out in the down time between summer and the holidays and home video was just getting to the masses. It wasn't until the movie hit HBO that everybody got on board. It would be another two years before any thought of a sequel came around.
Nothing says Happy Holidays like a war veteran with post traumatic stress. Enjoy!
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