I served 20 years in the Marine Corps and two combat tours in Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 as a Infantry machine gunner (0331). Many of us came back...but like Rambo, some of us never came "Home". Tom Boyte, GySgt. USMC, retired
From a retired USAF SNCO, I hold deep respect for the Vietnam veterans. My father was Marine Corp & fought in Korea. He went through some serious stuff. Much respect to you Gunny, I appreciate you brother...God bless.
@@scottlaughlin9897 That stuff gave my Father-In-Law Cancer and we lost him in 2009 I Miss you Dad He was one of the lucky ones who never faced any protestors in his home town he was welcomed home and treated well thank god, His Dad was a fighter pilot in WWII and helped him so much when he came home.
My dad did 2 tours in Vietnam. He went a over a second time when his brother had to go. My dad was a Special Forces Airborne Medic... Still with us thankfully. He is a real life Hero. They all were..
People forget Stallone started with movies that had heart. Rocky was a love story, this is a moral tale of how bad our own soldiers were treated by us.
Speak for yourself I've treated every veteran that I've ever seen or met with dignity and respect I have paid for a lot of Veterans for food homeless veterans hand them a 50 and a $20 bill and $100 bill went out to eat and solve military man coming in what is camels on with his wife and kids I talked to the waitress I said let me know what he's ordered so I can pay his bill for him and don't tell him I did it and not all of us are like what you're saying
Copland also was such a great role he did..and the weight he gained to play the Sherrif and he took a huge pay cut just to show that he can act with Deniro and Liotta etc etc ...
He decided to go for the money. Liam Neeson did the same. But that's a personal choice. You can pursue better roles or more money. Rarely do you get both. Some great actors will do a franchise here and there and then go back to theater or indie films. Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins, and Kenneth Branagh went that route. Did they make as much as Sly or Liam? Nope. But those guys seem content with net worths of $50 million, $60 million to $100 million. They live modest lives and none of them have jacked up their face to appear younger because they aren't trying to get roles played by younger men.
@@MitchClement-il6iq He was an acclaimed serious actor and then started doing action roles for money. He pretty much does derivatives off of Taken now.
This is a classic. The subsequent Rambo films are just action movies. First Blood is different. It has depth. And it has that unbelievable final dialogue by Stallone.
My uncle was a Vietnam veteran. When we were kids we would ask him about the war. He’d get mad, slam his hand on the table and tell us to shut up. We finally got too afraid to ask him. One night, he was really drunk. He told us his platoon was surrounded on a hill and couldn’t get down. One of their men died, and they had to eat parts of him to survive. He also said one of his buddies had to shoot a kid who had a bomb attached to his chest because he was going to die anyway, but he didn’t want his men to die too. He cried and begged the kid to stop, he didn’t want to kill him. He had nightmares about shooting him and finally ended his life. He called him on the phone and did it while he was talking to my uncle. That final speech in this film haunts me. I’ve seen a Vietnam vet break down like that in real life, and it’s heartbreaking. Stallone really nailed it.
Papa had a 'Look.' Call it whatever ('Thousand yard stare'/etc.), when any of us would ask him about his experiences in 'Nam (Two tours). We quickly learned to not pry open those memories, but he never took it out on us/Momma. He'd leave home, sometimes for many days. He'd camp, meet-up with fellow Vets, and they'd share their trials and through that, manage to stay sane. When I signed up to become a Marine, following in his footsteps (And two of my three older brothers), he wept. I thought he was mad/disappointed with me, but he knew my heart, and all he said was to follow mine-own, Serve honorably, and never let anyone/anything take my heart/soul. I didn't understand some of that, till I Served. Now, it makes perfect sense. Horrible, what your Uncle and his fellows had to endure, just to survive. That you're here, and know about them? Never forget history. It is the most valuable of Teachers!
One of my uncles never talked about it period, but the other did once or twice when drunk. Like when his unit had been drinking in their camp, and my uncle got really drunk and passed out early, apparently in a mkre or less hidden place. Because when the Viet Cong came in later that night and murdered everyone in their sleep, they missed my Uncle. He woke up to find their body parts hanging around the camp.
To all Vets who have commented- Welcome Home. We love you. My old man started his time in Vietnam in '67. He loved this movie, not for being realistic, but because of the feeling in it. He had a hard time when he came back. Even his family was afraid of him and, yes, he fought cops and went to jail. He eventually found Jesus and worked with the homeless for 35 years. He was a good man. We enjoyed the Rambo movies because it was always "Over the Top", but the feeling was right. My sister and I are neurologically affected by the chemicals that killed my dad, but we're very proud of him. That's the feeling behind Rambo. I tried putting his uniform together after he died, but the name bar was broken. I found it was broken because a bunch of hippies attacked him as he got off the plane, just wanting to go home. Apparently, he beat somewhere between 5 and 10 of them pretty badly and was sent to jail. The cops let him go because they understood. That's what Rambo is about. Sua Sponte!
I'm a newer one...did a tour in Afghanistan (we called it "the nougaty centre of Asia") and for what it's worth, it means alot to hear someone say that.
Brian Dennehy did an amazing job in his role as the antagonist. I genuinely thought I didn't like him for years after this movie came out, but he's a really great actor and person.
Same thing happened to Andy Robinson in "DIRTY HARRY" he played such a good villain that he had a had time finding work afterword, he deserved an Academy Award for that role as Scorpio.
Serious questions. I heard Snopes and others investigate the "returning Viet Nam vets being spit on" legend and coming up empty. I don't need much convincing to believe that benefits promised by the government may not have been forthcoming, or that traumatic injuries may have been minimized or dismissed by the VA--but the Rambo's "who are they to protest me?" seems apocryphal. In at least some cases, those protesting were Viet Nam vets themselves---see John Kerry.
I have always said this was Stalones finest role. Its a great movie and it did alot to raise awareness of PTSD which really wasnt being done at the time.
One of the best, period. And I'd give Commando a .000001% edge in action. Nowhere near as good, but probably a more "fun" movie (If that makes sense lol).
55:40 “Where is everybody?” That’s the line that hits me the most. All the worst memories and no one left who can talk to him and relate. An isolation no one deserves.
Hey Jay and Amber. I volunteered in 78 and there was a still a bad attitude towards vets after Vietnam. I was fortunate enough to have served in peacetime at Ft. Bragg from 78 to 81. Still some, not all, nearby businesses would treat soldiers as if they were diseased even though they were making their money from the servicemen's dollars. You wouldn't think that so many americans (lower case a) would have have treated us so badly. I was fortunate compared to most of my Army brothers. Things changed in the early nineties for the veterans and I'm so glad they did. But I know how fast they can be turned on by their (supposed) own. I know y'all have alot of content and may not see this but the attitude was like this for vets after Vietnam. It's been a little hard for many of us that served in that time period to get over what some flag waving americans will really do. Bless both of you and bless your beautiful children. My wife and I sure do love y'all and your content. God bless!
Agent orange was named after the orange barrels it was stored in. It was a defoliant herbicide used to kill jungle foliage and expose the enemy combatants
The chemical was called Agent Orange but what Amber is referring to is the REM song "Orange Crush," which they listened to on their music reaction channel. She was on the right track, because the song is about Vietnam vets and Agent Orange. According to Mike Mills, bassist for REM: "Like most of our stuff it’s definitely an anti-war song, but it’s a subtle one. There was no real sign that it was a big protest song, so most people listened to it and didn’t realize. It’s most directly related to the indiscriminate use of Agent Orange in the deforestation of Vietnam and the horrible effect it had on everyone, from soldiers to civilians. It was just a terrible poison that was so widely used it caused a lot of pain and misery. Yes, there was some irony in the sweet deliciousness of the pop drink versus the horrible effects of this chemical. The ironic juxtaposition of those two terms was no accident.”
@@sleven8730 Agent Orange was constitued of 2 organic chemicals, I knew what they were 30 years ago, not anymore, but neither was glyphosate, which is RoundUp. RoundUp is so far noncarcinogenic, but still very bad to be all in our enviroment.
My Dad is disabled Vietnam Vet and was a helicopter pilot who got shot down 5xs during the war. Agent Orange has been ravaging his body slowly since the war. Now late 70's it is really taking a toll on him in so many ways. Cancer multiple times, hearing loss, early onset dementia, diabetes, heart condition, etc. 🤬
Sorry to hear of your father's condition. I'm a veteran too but was lucky. I never had to fight in a war. Almost all my drill instructions were Vietnam veterans. Those men were hardcore, but were tough on us all for a reason. USMC 1982-88 Semper FI.
Prayers for your dad, and our thanks, and a big thanks to your dad on behalf of my own dad. My father was a 2LT in the Mobile Riverine Force in 1968 - arrived shortly after that big "New Year's party" they threw, and stayed through 1968, meaning he rode in a lot of helicopters. He was actually shot down twice in a helicopter, and walked away both times without a scratch. He credits highly skilled helicopter pilots for saving his life both times, as well as countless other times. I want you to tell your dad something for me. I want you to tell him that my dad typically treats all veterans he meets with equal respect regardless of branch, rank, or age, and counts them as peers and equals, but there are only two types of veterans he immediately defers to when he meets them. One is Army Rangers - tell my dad that you were a Ranger, and he will give a nod of respect and say, "Rangers lead the way." The other is combat helicopter pilots. There is no form of military service that my father has a deeper and more abiding respect for than combat helicopter pilots, because they are the only reason that he still walks the Earth today. And by extension, they are the only reason that I exist to have this conversation with you. Will you tell your dad that for me, and give him my very deepest thanks for his service?
My uncle was a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam. He never talked about what he had to deal with over there, but I'm sure it was not good. I have been looking for the reel to reel tapes he made for my mom to listen to and try to capture his thoughts then.
One of my favorite movies. I was 12 when our soldiers were pulled out of Saigon in 1975. Watching it now, 50 years later, it still makes me cry. And makes me outraged.
When my dad got back from Vietnam, after being drafted and being there for a little over a year, he was treated with disgust and backlash. In addition to that, my dad started fighting the government as our land was being taken away from us and we were being forced to move (We're Native American, Navajo, and were part of the land disputes without knowing what was going on). Every day the white government vehicles would destroy our crops and take our livestock. My dad was constantly being taken to jail as he fought to get our cattle back. It was awful. We were eventually forced off and had to relocate to other relatives homes, until we found a place to live. My dad was angry for a very long time and had terrible PTSD. It was challenging for him, and for us kids and my mom. My dad connects to this film and is always quiet by the end. He doesnt watch it all the time, but when he does, you can tell he is reflecting back on the hardships he endured and the terrible losses he encountered. Over the years my dad has learned to work through his PTSD, to which it will always be there, he's just learned to channel it differently. He goes to therapy, which has helped a ton. Unfortunately my dad is 100% disabled and fought many health issues due to his exposure to agent orange. For a time he was able to keep fighting, but now his body is breaking down and has cancer. This time, he feels the health "scare" more than he did before. I asked him a while ago how he was able to get through much of the challenges he endured. He said part of it was because he lived through the war when those he knew and his best friend didn't. He was part of the 101st Airborne unit, the Screaming Eagles and lived through his successful jumps. He was part of the 101st Airborne that fought in Shau Valley, essentially fighting at Hamburger Hill. He made it home unscathed, and he continued to live each day for those he lost there and the land that was taken from him. Eventually, he started living for us too, his family. I have never seen the other Rambo films, but I truly appreciate this film and what it captures, especially with how our troops were treated during that time. I'm glad you are watching this, especially the monologue at the end, and I hope you can read up more on this era. Its very eye opening.
Oh my god. I am so sorry for everything your Dad and your family have been through. The injustices of the US government against the native people is disgusting and to add the vile treatment Vietnam vets received, PTSD and illness on top of all that is just unimaginable. Sending love and strength to all of you ❤
Native Americans always hev my Heart.I had a Book of NA Literature, you Poems and pieces of writing.Heartbreakingly beautiful..How the White Man hurts the Earth She is sore, from quarrying etc.I get it.🥲🙏. Some of us are waking up.💌🏴
My husband was 5th group Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam for three tours of duty, where his being sprayed with Agent Orange several times was the least of his worries. When he returned to the United States the first thing he and one of his flight companions did was get a drink at the airport bar. Sure enough, he was sitting there minding his own business, happy to be alive, happy to be back in the United States, when somebody came up and called him a baby killer. Yeah, welcome back to the United States.. we're so proud of you... thanks for your service. When we watched this movie he kept pointing out all the flaws in the way Rambo constructed traps,etcetera, etcetera, to the point where I finally had to say to him this is supposed to be entertainment, not a training film. I think, in a way, pointing out all the Hollywood stuff helped him get through this film.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 No but most weren't there by choice, they were drafted. The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts were soldiered by a volunteer army but Vietnam and Korea were different they were mostly conscripts who had no choice or be jailed. Mohammad Ali famously went to jail rather than fight a "white man's war". I just checked he was sentenced to five years but on appeal ended up paying a $10,000 fine and he was stripped of his titles and prohibited from boxing for five years.
The Vietnam soldiers were treated like dirt in the US when they returned. So that sheriff attitude was commonplace. And the chemical was known as Agent Orange, meant to kill the vegetation so the military could see where they were fighting. Highly poisonous. This was an awesome movie for that topic, even with the over-the-top elements.
Let us not forget that the primary reason for the despicable treatment of Vietnam Vets who made it home was due in large part to the ways that the US media reported on the war, with "celebrity" endorsements and involvement from the likes of Senator John "F'n" Kerry and "Hanoi Jane" Fonda...some things never change, it seems! Ughhh
Yes because they fought against the communists In Viet Nam. So the communists in America desecrated them when they returned, and no fault of their own as majority were drafted. Thanks to scum like Jane Fonda and other ilk they were spit on among other travesties.
@@blgeiger71 Dont forget either that it was also a war where the draft was used and not all that were sent to go wanted to go. And unless you want to kid yourself about all of the around 1.9 million that were sent over ten years being ready and willing. Then you need to accept and understand the protests against it. And I hope you arent just blaming "leftists" for how Vietnam Vets were treated. Because if you are, you werent paying attention to the film, where it was a down home by the book law and order small town sheriff, who in the book, who was a Korean war vet that started this all. Vietnam vets were treated horrible across the board. I can remember my own father who was a navy WW2 vet in the Pacific saying the reason we lost was because they lacked commitment and were just using drugs over there and back in his day they would have just leveled the country.
The Cliff Dive/self repair sequence forever cemented Rambo and Stallone as bad ass hero. And every boy of that era wanted a Rambo knife. The knife had a hollow handle topped with a little compass, able to hold some matches, fishing line/hooks, and maybe some other small things
You could buy them back then for around £15 here in the uk i had 1 they weren't very good knives but it was the fact it was a Rambo knife that mattered.
@@waynelowe3329 >>In a 2011 article for Blade Magazine, by Mike Carter, credit is given to Morrell and the Rambo franchise for revitalizing the cutlery industry in the 1980s due to the presence of the Jimmy Lile and Gil Hibben knives used in the films -wiki
@@LordEriolTolkien later versions were stainless,,,i have 3 one in the floor of the front of my truck jeep and car,,,,,i had several friends go and not come back, one was killed on his first day on the front,,,one was never found, blown over the side of an aircraft carrier with jet exhaust, some came home in caskets,, a few wounded, but all scarred by the experience. I got into the coast guard and spent my time in san francisco bay chasing speed boats who were being unsafe or too many on a boat and silly chasing drunks and druggies. Luck was with me and i didnt have to leave america,,,,i have strong feelings for my friends who never came back and for the few left alive now who are deeply scarred on a useless war,,,,,
All of these movies are worth watching. I especially like the scene where Troutman tells the Sheriff "Strictly he slipped up, you're lucky to be breathing" 😂
My parents, age 29, went to see this in an empty theater, except for 2 people. One of the two was a Stallone family member and thanked my parents for showing up. Like shook their hands and gave thanks. They described it over the years as: Honorable, humble and surreal. Edit: side note. John Ritter was in a made-for-tv movie about Agent Orange. It thrusted me into questioning my gov’t at an impressionable age.
Agent Orange was the chemical defoliant we sprayed on the jungle in Vietnam. The Sheriff wasn't part of the anti-war/ veteran hate common at the time, he was a veteran himself (you can see the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart, and the Silver Star in his office). He was bitter that his own war, the Korean War, was forgotten and ignored. The redhead deputy was David Caruso. The onscreen body count of this movie was only 1 (though the car crashes could easily have been fatal). It's hard to hear, but the sobbing monologue at the end was about Rambo's friend being blown up by a kid with a shoe shine box bomb in Vietnam, that he can't go driving with him after the war because he can't find his legs. Instead of receiving treatment, Rambo is imprisoned for this incident. In future movies, the colonel exploits Rambo, an emotionally and mentally scarred veteran and convict, for his own private, illegal wars. In the end, nothing was learned from this movie, and the next ones were strictly about body count as opposed to the more realistic action in this movie. Speaking as a veteran myself, I find this movie to be an incredibly important statement on both the treatment of Vietnam veterans and the problems you can see to this day about the identification and treatment of PTSD. I have my own thoughts about how to solve some of these problems, but no one will listen.
Thanks for explaining those "photos & things" in the Sheriff's office. No one talked about them in the movie, but I just knew there was 'info' there that was the motivation for the Sheriff's hatred. Yeah, Korea. As a school student I watched all those Black & White movies about the Horrible COLD CONDITIONS, The BLARING HORNS just before MASS ATTACKS by the COMMIE BASTARDS, and the TOTAL INSANITY of that WAR.
I don't agree that he exploits him. He's in prison at the start of the second one and Trautman gives Rambo a choice that will get him out of prison if he chooses. He doesn't lie to him about what the mission entails. And Rambo himself chose to go help in the third one. I dunno....I just don't see it as Trautman exploiting him..
I've met a handful of Vietnam Vets and they are the coolest people I ever met. Very down to Earth and a wicked sense of humor that I love. Much respect to the Vietnam Vets. The ones I knew in locksmith class was Jetski, Earthquake, Cat Burglar, 2 Fives & an Ace, and more that I forgot. Wish you all well and it was a pleasure meeting all you guys with so many different personalities. God bless our military and military veterans.
Been there many times. They still take a lot of pride in Rambo too. Theres a statue commemorating the film and character, and you can pick up merch at many of the stores. Nice little town!
One of Stallones greatest acts outside the rocky movies. The end was excellent to project what was going on in Vietnam Vets' heads and the PTSD they had to deal with. Also, the line, "In town, you're the law. Out here, it's me. Don't push it, or I'll give you a war you won't believe." One of the coldest lines ever with that cold stare of his eyes. Great movie and great reaction.
@@poopsebeb Mine is, "To dispose of enemy personnel. To KILL! PERIOD!!" Conveys the brutality and FINALITY of want Rambo is capable of. He is a force you cannot stop.
Charles Napier. ...".You want to ask the US senate to approve funds to find a bunch of forgotten ghosts" Richard Crenna..." Men, God dammit, Men". " Men who fought for our country". Rambo 2 was a major international Blockbuster.
Wife and I watched the reaction and she suddenly realized we didn't have Rambo series in our Blu Ray library. So, she ordered them. And yeah, when I served in the Army after Vietnam, I was on a college campus trying to register for one stupid class as a soldier, and a pretty hippy blonde girl spit on me. Turned around and never went back to that college campus. Did eventually graduate from Indiana University as a non-traditional student with three kids, twenty years after I graduated high school! Never let the haters win! Hooah!
I'm sorry you had to go through that, I was at a pharmacy and saw a Vietnam vet, he was a helicopter pilot I thanked him for his service and shook his hand, I thought the poor man was going to cry
Fun fact - The actor (Jack Starrett) that played Deputy Art Galt was also the guy that played Gabby Johnson (genuine frontier gibberish) in Blazing Saddles.
I have that scene going through my head.... '....and no bushwhackin', sidewindin', hornswagglin', cracker- croaker is gonna rouine me bishencudder!' 'Now who can argue with that!?' 🤣
A lot of reactors who haven't watched the Rambo movies think of Rambo as a light hearted one dimensional 80's type of 'shoot everything' character. It's quite interesting to see reactions to First Blood and how deep and emotional a character John Rambo was.
Those knives are survival knives….here in Texas we called them Rambo knives….they have a compass, and fishing line and hook, some have whistles….i own one.
Yes! Looking forward to this. FYI, in 1982 this movie was simply called First Blood. Not until recent years did they add Rambo to the title. I guess so people know it's the first of the Rambo movies. This is my favorite of the Rambo franchise.
i so hate the anti vet portion of american history. its not as if these men had choices, unless one wanted to become a criminal and flee the country. i admire anyone who fought for our country, drafted or enlisted, and i do not care which war.
18:36 In that scene, Sylvester Stallone actually cracked a couple of ribs when he'd landed in those branches, so when he'd yelled out in pain, that was a genuine reaction
and he really stiched the cut himself, cause he not only cracked his rips, he also cut his arm. you can see the scar for a second in few of his Rocky movies
As a vet with PTSD I would like to note that not all wounds are visible. I cannot speak for others, but the VA helped me adjust and adapt and does a great job for vets seeking help. Cheers....
@@punkem733I've heard stories, too, hence the I cannot speak for others part. Remember that there are over 16 million veterans in the US so the system can sometimes be overburdened. Cheers....
@@punkem733 You've got to have the right people running it. When the welfare of the Vets is made a priority, then the VA is a wonderful resource for us (I'm a Retired Vet of 20 years), and have had some good experiences with them. However, when politicians have a different agenda and their Party a different set of priorities, and other interests groups placed ahead of the Vets, then it's a whole different story. So whose in charge of our nation makes a big difference. I don't want to get political and won't tell someone who to Vote for. All I'll say is everyone should do their own research, see which Party or candidates priotize the Vets more, and put their needs, those who've served over those who haven't, or aren't even American at all. That's who I vote for and recommend other Americans to Vote for also.
@@SamuelGirard-p1mthank you both for your sacrifices and insight. Throughout my military career and as a silly-vilian I have kept my eye on those who choose to help, not hinder. I'm not a sucker. I'm not a loser. Thanks for some sound advice, sir. Cheers....
I went to see this when it was in theaters. There was a Vietnam war age guy sitting a couple of rows in front of me. I saw him crying during the final scene. I still think about that guy every time I watch this movie. You never know what someone has gone through
He unscrewed the top of his knife which is a compass. Inside the hollow handle are a number of survival tools. I went through Special Forces "Green Beret" training in 1973 and was assigned to an A team shortly afterwards as a light weapons and demolitions sergeant.. Lots of Hollywood interjected into the movie, but one thing rings true. Special Forces soldiers have a way of overcoming overwhelming odds. Great reaction. Thanks.
Based on an early 70's book that had less explosions than the movie but A LOT more killing (Rambo is essentially a spree killer in the book!). It's entertainment, not a documentary anyway (not until some point in the late 90's did people start to be highly critical of movies for "lacking realism".... which often gets on my nerves).
@@ryanjacobson2508 That's interesting. I never read the book. Only saw the Rambo movie once but enjoy Stalone's acting in most of his movies. You're spot on about it being entertainment and not a documentary.
My mother-in-law lost two husbands to agent orange related cancer. After Vietnam, the U.S. military got rid of a ton of uniforms. They ended up being given out at shelters and such. Lots of gangs started wearing the uniforms cause they were free and they lasted forever. Having said that, there is never an excuse to treat people the way they treat Rambo.
This was the best of the Rambo movies. The Vietnam War had only been over for about 7 years, so there were few movies that even touched the subject of how badly our servicemembers were treated upon their return. The "orange" the woman talked about that killed Delmar was Agent Orange. It was a chemical defoliant that was used to remove the leaves off of the jungle trees to make finding the enemy easier. Unfortunately, Agent Orange causes Cancer and many veterans who served were exposed to it and suffered from it. My Father was one of them. The sequels to the first Rambo were extremely popular but were a bit over the top. "Uncommon Valor" starring Gene Hackman and several other well known actors is another Vietnam themed fictional action movie that you may wish to watch at some point.
I'm 51 and this was one of the first films I shouldn't have watched back when I was 9 !! It still remains one of my favourite ever films. Stallone is just brilliant. Wait until you watch the fourth one in the series, like wow !!!
This is one of the best movies ever made and Stallone should have won an oscar for his performance! I watched this when I was a freshman in High School and went out and bought a "Rambo knife" with the compass that screwed off, revealing fishing line, hooks and matches in the handle. My best friend and I used to go out into the woods on "survival missions" carrying only our knives. With them we had to make shelter, start a fire and procure food. We also used to like to throw snowballs at police cars so they would chase us, but growing up in a mountain town in Colorado, we'd just head for the hills and they could never catch us. Sylvestor Stallone is one of the greatest actors in film history, despite what many say. He is a true legend in the world of film!
Lots of vets talk about this monologue and say it is so true and real that their country doesn't do enough to support them when they come back from war. Great reaction both ❤ can't wait for the whole series to drop.
Yep I had one in New Zealand called a Survival Knife. The compass was on the end of the handle and it unscrewed and matches and other stuff was inside the handle
my brother was in Navy from '61-'66, like most other vets, he gave only limited info about his service.... He died in 2012, & all of us brothers were together for about a month while he was still going strong... His survival knife was 1 of the things that he was very proud of still having to give to his son. *The only service that he spoke of was as a Gunner's Mate on a ship (possibly the USS Bainbridge), & we had pictures from Subic Bay one Christmas of 64 or 65. The only other time he talked about stuff was after **_Apocolypse Now_** came out, & he talked about short period where he & several dozen others were on short-time transfers to River Boats to help rescue pilots in the Delta area.* Regarding his knife, he said (and I do not know at what point in his service) that several of his buddies attempted Seal Team try-outs, and if you gave up & 'rang the bell', your knife was taken & the blade tip broken off in a "dishonoring" ceremony to those sailors.... like back when Dishonorably Discharged cavalry soldiers had their sabers broken in a ceremony kicking them out of Army.
IIRC, when captured his goals were survival, escape, and sabotage. The last one includes making the enemy use as much resources on you (including manpower) as possible, hence his extreme noncooperation with the police.
Love how he wasn't killing people but wounding them. You kill one person that's just one person taken out, you injure them and it takes them and another person to care for them out of the game.
That's where Japan failed in Pearl Harbor. Picked a weekend so most soldiers had weekend leave from the base. Didn't destroy the vitals that would have crippled our fleet. They went for the ships and nothing else.
I watched this movie a thousand times. I hope te be 50 years old this coming friday. Lots of young Guys did not make it to there 20’s Because of the wars that has been in the years. I am gratefull to the Guys who have fight for mine yours our freedom. In the first,second and many wars after those 2. The performance Sylvester made in this movie was outstanding and a hommage to the Guys who fight the Vietnam war then and still. Jay and Amber thanks for your time to Watch this movie. Much love from me to you from Gouda Holland(the Netherlands)
The actor who played the VERY convincing sheriff is Brian Dennehy. Hes had some good roles. A couple of his that I like is FX and Cocoon. Brian passed away in 2020. Thanks for the memories. A powerhouse actor.
I grew up in this town as a kid. The film crew were in town for a year and a half. We used to skip out of school to watch them film. I Said hi to Silvester once, a nice guy. When the gas station blew up, it was around 10pm and it scared the crap out of me lol. Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
Agent Orange was a defoliant used to clear fields of fire in Vietnam. It was contaminated with dioxins which caused a lot of harm later on for some of those exposed. The compound wasn't orange but the containers it was delivered in were, hence the common name.
As an Army Vet, after my Father passed, he was a Vietnam Vet. I had that Rambo to Col. moment. As apart of a MEDVAC unit and told what I did,. A Vietnam Vet told his story about a Medic that keep him alive as he was medvac out. He reach out as I held him as he cried. After that, he, at least, found some peace and some way thank that person he never got to thank. A moment at my job working on his car.
This movie was shot in a small town 2 hours north of Vancouver, Canada. Hope BC was a place I lived in for many years and just left a couple years ago when I retired. Rambo is a big thing in this town! You can buy t-shirts, DVDs, underwear and socks with Rambo on it and even pieces of wood from the original bridge that's in the movie, and was torn down years ago. Highly celebrated history and there are a lot of tourists that still come to see the place where Rambo was made. The local movie theater plays it occasionally and celebrates all the anniversaries. The town's brochure even has a self-walking tour where you self-guide yourself to all the movie hotspots around the town. It's a beautiful little place and although I think Sylvester Stallone wasn't all that happy to be filming in a place that's rather cold and wet for most of the year, it's not as cold as the rest of Canada.🤷🏻♀️😁 The locals are mighty proud of their small claim to fame! * The cliffs wear Rambo was hanging is in the area called the Othello Tunnels which is absolutely beautiful and draws thousands and thousands of people every year. It got destroyed somewhat with flooding the year that we left and I'm not sure if the walkways are still functional but they were absolutely stunning. The river there is called the the Coquihalla River. The entire area is in the Cascade mountains. British Columbia is a gorgeous province!
I was a physical therapy aide and worked with many Veterans. I really enjoyed working with them and i really wished the best in life and find the strength to overcome their demons. One veteran asked me to do him a favor. He asked if i ever happen to meet a vietnam vet, to tell them 'welcome home' because some never received a warm welcome. One day i met a vietnam vet in the facility and i said 'welcome home.' This man looked like he was born with nothing but testosterone. He looked at me, hugged me and cried a bit. They dont just sacrafice their lives but their souls. I will always pay my respect and gratitude for their service.
Four important things to think about: . 1. Sylvester Stallone did a lot of his own stunts. When he jumped off the cliff and landed on the tree, he actually broke his ribs. The scream was real. 2. Sylvester Stallone didn't properly "pull his punch" in the police station escape scene, and actually broke the other actor's nose, hence the bandage on it later. 3. The first scenes in the police station (with the painter) were done last. They had already shot up the old police station, and part of the agreement to do the film in the town, was that they had to build them a new one. 4. There was an "alternate" ending where Rambo grabs Trautman's gun, puts it to his chest and begs the Colonel to kill him. When the Colonel won't do it, Rambo pulls the trigger and kills himself.
In the book Teasle is a Korean War veteran. Part of his issue with Rambo is all the media attention the Vietnam War has generated. He felt like the Korean War was forgotten. He took it personally. And took it out on Rambo.
Not just Vietnam vets, in Canada I was in the infantry from 79 till 83 and most civilians treated you like a loser and called you names, wasn’t till stripes and top gun that attitudes changed, now it’s all thank you for your service
Sheriff Will Teasle: “It’s a quiet little town. In fact, you might say it’s boring. But that’s the way we like it. And I get paid to keep it that way.” Has anyone in the history of the world so thoroughly, completely, and absolutely failed at their job as this guy?
All the Sherriff had to do was give him a meal and then he'd probably have left town on his own. 40+ years later and the Sherriff's reaction when first meeting Rambo still puzzles me.
@@richardgazinia5482 I would not have only shown him a place to eat, I would have bought him a damn sandwich, then drove him to the edge of town (if that is what he wanted) or shown him a warm place to rest for the night. A damn veteran deserves a little more respect than that Sherrif was willing to give for sure.
@@richardgazinia5482 Yeah, it's because the backstory of some of the sheriffs was basically left out entirely. Teasle was a Korean War vet. Those guys basically got completely forgotten, and apparently there was some animosity between some Korean War vets and the Vietnam Vets who they thought were being babies. This was a small minority of soldiers, of course, but Teasle is one of them. Which is why he refers to Rambo as "your type."
That's a "survival knife". Back in the 80s, all the kids had one after seeing this movie. The end of the knife has a compass, and it unscrews to take off. The handle is hollow and inside we kept matches and a sewing kit like Rambo. We'd go play "Rambo" out in the woods for hours! lol
I still have my Rambo knife that appeared in stores not long after this movie started the Rambo series. it came with a hollow handle with fish hook, line & matches inside capped with a compass. years ago there was a deputy sheriff here that would rob homes during funerals when he knew they would be empty. I had 2 cousins who went to Vietnam, one didn't make it back. The one that survived never wanted to talk about his experiences.
Most people don't realize how Rambo knew to navigate his way out of the mine. You'll notice that when he lights his make shift torch, and assesses the situation, the flame is indicating there is a slight breeze. That tells him there is an opening, most likely a venting shaft. That tells him which way to go to get to it. And the water stream and rats also indicate there is another exit. Part of survival skills is the simple ability to stay focused, analyze the situation, think of a solution, then calmly execute.
In 1973, I sailed across the Pacific with John Campbell, a Green Beret medic who was shot thru both arms and into the chest and bayonetted twice in the gut. When he came to, patched himself up and crawled back to base. Still had a bullet too near the spine. When he first told me he got messed up in Nam, I thought, "Here we go again." Until he took his shirt off. RIP, JC
Brian Dennehy (the sheriff) R.I.P. was such a great character actor, playing the bully or the tough bad guy in many films. He could have you hating his guts in 5 minutes. He is missed. You would love him in "Silverado" 1985. It stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover and Kevin Costner. The supporting cast features Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Lynne Whitfield, and Linda Hunt.
Another great antagonist role Brian Dennehy played is that of illegal underground boxing promoter Jimmy Horn in the 1992 film "Gladiator" with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Brian was a major theater actor who was famous for his role of Willie Lohman in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway. I just recently saw the movie he did of that play and it's fantastic !
Anyone that grew up watching this movie a million times. I recommend trying to find the guy on tiktok that shows then and now old movie locations. Its cool seeing what it looks like now. When Rambo finds that old abandoned truck and he cuts that tarp or whatever. That abandoned truck is still there. Idk i thought it was cool
Great movie. I hope y'all keep going with the other Rambo movies. Y'all should also watch "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson. It is based on a true story of the war in Vietnam.
USMC MoS 0372 CSO 2nd Recon Raider Battalion ,formerly MoS 0321 Force Recon, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, 1989-2010. We give everything for our nation, and in return we get spit on and discarded by our government. Our physical and mental health doesn't matter to the powers that be. Just look at how shitty the VA is, the vets stepped over living homeless on the streets while our government gives all the subsidies to other countries or illegals This movie exemplifies what we live with and how society treats us, and we who served after Nam didn't have it as bad as our returning vets from Nam. We may come back, but we don't ever again come "home". What you see in war, what you do in war....it just never goes away. Certain sounds, smells, phrases,even lighting can bring on a flashback of a specific moment you barely lived through, or where one of your brothers didn't survive.
Thank you, for giving respect to Vietnam Vets! My brother didn't make it home. I was 13. His brothers suffered. I am still in touch with them some over 50 odd years later. They are truly a great group of guys, who got a bad rep. They suffered as a result of agent orange. Wives who lost children, birth defects and cancer. They have endured a lot. Never got the respect they deserved. Spit on and called baby killers. Thank you so much Jay (sp?) and Amber! ❤️🥰
There’s a mental block called the “sunk cost fallacy.” The deeper into a hole a person finds themselves, the harder they fight to get out-intensifying the behavior that got them there in the first place. That’s the sheriff. It’s like the gambler who loses almost everything, but keeps thinking they can win it all back…with just one more hand.
But that would apply to John Rambo as well. He really DOESN'T need to get progressively more violent but he feels like a cornered, wounded animal. Most people in a similar situation would have just hidden as well as they could or given up.
RAMBO Great movie's but going back to the Western theme you should definitely watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I'm not 💯 sure but think it's base on a true story, please don't shoot me down if I'm wrong 😊 also I know I keep asking for Barbra Streisand A Star is Born please please please😊❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
At 66, I just missed Vietnam. I do remember soldiers being harassed in the day. Joined USAF, right out of High school. Even at that time it was suggested I don't wear my dress blues at that San Francisco airport. The only people who even talked to such were Hare Krishna s. Thank you for the respect. That's why we love you guys.
The red-haired cop is David Caruso in an early role. He later starred in two shows where he played a cop: NYPD Blue (for the first season) and CSI:Miami.
Such recent history about the vets coming home from Vietnam and being hated and abused by their own country, and so many people today have never been taught that, or even heard of it. Some of those small towns back then were mega old-fashioned and hated the long-haired hippie movement, and if you were a 'baby killer' coming back from a very unpopular Vietnam, you were overly feared and despised.
It's a touchy subject... It does seem like how a Vietnam vet was treated depended on a lot of things back then... As the movie makes clear, if you found yourself on the margins of society, your vet status could be used against you (notice how Teasle sneers at Trautman for the military "creating psychos" like Rambo). Also Teasle represents older generations who believe in conformity and sucking it up, while Rambo represents newer generations who are more individualistic and struggle to find their own way... Teasle thinks Boomers are weak and defective.
He was telling a story when he and his friends were drinking at a bar in Vietnam. They were talking about a car when a boy walked up to ask if he wants his shoes shined. The shoeshine box was rigged to explode to kill the American soldiers. The enemy were using women and children to help fight against the American Soldiers. He went to get a beer when the boy opened the box to shine Rambo's shoes. That's when the explosive blew up killing the boy, The boy was dying, he was saying he wants to ride in that car they were talking about. Rambo was explaining how he still can't get that image out of his mind. Obviously, the boy didn't know the box was rigged to explode. Most of those soldiers were drafted right after high school and exposed to horrible scenes. They were supposed to go a certain number of weeks of boot camp, but their training was rushed and not camp was cut short just to rush to get them fighting in the war. They had to go through nightmares because the politicians was badly needing body counts.
The actor that played the a-hole deputy "Art Galt" in this movie that fell out of the helicopter, also played the town drunk "Gabby Johnson" in Blazing Saddles?? He was the incredible actor named Jack Starrett. RIP Jack.
Different times, back in the 80s if you couldn't get into college, you go to the military, pass the time, hopefully, when u come back older, stronger, more disciplined, you'll be able to find a job , like in a supermarket, landscaping, road repair, physical labor stuff. Youre wearing anything military...you were looked down at.
Unfortunately there are still police out there that have superiority complexes that treat people like Rambo was treated in this movie. The police do a difficult job, but many aren’t really up to the task and have lost a lot of respect from the public.
A lot are ex military who went into service while very young and impressionable, and they dealt with and saw the worst of the worst in the world, which has shaped their entire world view and psyche. Not saying that’s an excuse, but that it’s something that we as a society should be aware of before mass hiring people just because they have experience with guns, security, and patrolling.
And it's not just police. It's everywhere. It's the office manager who - for some reason- really makes things difficult for one of the company's better performers. It's a school teacher who singles out and punishes the same kid over and over again. It's the little league coach who makes the same kid run laps every week. We have what - 200 million adults in the US? Even if it's only one percent, that's 2 million people who carry this type of attitude.
I served 20 years in the Marine Corps and two combat tours in Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 as a Infantry machine gunner (0331). Many of us came back...but like Rambo, some of us never came "Home".
Tom Boyte,
GySgt. USMC, retired
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Semper Fi Gunny. Fellow 0331 here. 3 tours to Iraq. Appreciate you paving the way before us.
Reply back if you ever need brother.
@@HVACMarine Thanks Marine! "Once a Marine, always a Marine". "Gunny" Tom
Thank you for your service.
From a retired USAF SNCO, I hold deep respect for the Vietnam veterans. My father was Marine Corp & fought in Korea. He went through some serious stuff. Much respect to you Gunny, I appreciate you brother...God bless.
The monologue Stallone gives at the end is the best acting he has ever done. This is the best of the Rambo films and it’s not even close.
I thought his speech in Rocky Balboa was his best acting but the ending of Rambo was good too
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Cool, someone already said this. Saves me time.
Agent orange was the name of it.
@@scottlaughlin9897 That stuff gave my Father-In-Law Cancer and we lost him in 2009 I Miss you Dad He was one of the lucky ones who never faced any protestors in his home town he was welcomed home and treated well thank god, His Dad was a fighter pilot in WWII and helped him so much when he came home.
My dad did 2 tours in Vietnam. He went a over a second time when his brother had to go. My dad was a Special Forces Airborne Medic... Still with us thankfully. He is a real life Hero. They all were..
Did his brother make it?, hope so
And whay go in war?! Not winer America, not vinter Vietnam.People daying for nothing, for stupid president.
People forget Stallone started with movies that had heart.
Rocky was a love story, this is a moral tale of how bad our own soldiers were treated by us.
He started off in porn. That's were he came up with the name 'Italian stallion'
@@happyapple4269yeah man he was a real up and comer back then.
Speak for yourself I've treated every veteran that I've ever seen or met with dignity and respect I have paid for a lot of Veterans for food homeless veterans hand them a 50 and a $20 bill and $100 bill went out to eat and solve military man coming in what is camels on with his wife and kids I talked to the waitress I said let me know what he's ordered so I can pay his bill for him and don't tell him I did it and not all of us are like what you're saying
@@largecarr6185lol why are you talking to.
Actually Stallone started with movies that were... different. 😄
No one is ever ready for Stalone’s masterful performance at the end. He’s known for a lot of muscle-head roles, but he’s really a skilled actor
Copland also was such a great role he did..and the weight he gained to play the Sherrif and he took a huge pay cut just to show that he can act with Deniro and Liotta etc etc ...
He decided to go for the money. Liam Neeson did the same. But that's a personal choice. You can pursue better roles or more money. Rarely do you get both. Some great actors will do a franchise here and there and then go back to theater or indie films. Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins, and Kenneth Branagh went that route. Did they make as much as Sly or Liam? Nope. But those guys seem content with net worths of $50 million, $60 million to $100 million. They live modest lives and none of them have jacked up their face to appear younger because they aren't trying to get roles played by younger men.
Liam did the same 4 what? What are u rambling about???
@@MitchClement-il6iq He was an acclaimed serious actor and then started doing action roles for money. He pretty much does derivatives off of Taken now.
Every once in awhile Stallone shows off those chops. He's a severely underrated actor and writer
The red- haired guard who wasnt feeling it,is a young David Caruso - CSI Miami tv show
Didnt even make the connection wow
The red- haired guard who wasnt feeling it,is a young David Caruso - NYPD Blue tv show
I don't think I ever saw him play anything unrelated to being a cop.
The red-haired guard who wasn't feeling it,is a young David Caruso - Hill Street Blues TV show
Yeah, I noticed him😂 He must've been all of 25??
This is a classic. The subsequent Rambo films are just action movies. First Blood is different. It has depth. And it has that unbelievable final dialogue by Stallone.
The subsequent films are fantastic !!!
They all have depth. The sequels let it be overshadowed by either frequently cheesy or extremely graphic (or both at the same time) action.
I agree 100%
The 4th Rambo is awesome
I'm not sure if I ever watched 2 & 3 but the later ones where he's older are really good.
My uncle was a Vietnam veteran. When we were kids we would ask him about the war. He’d get mad, slam his hand on the table and tell us to shut up. We finally got too afraid to ask him. One night, he was really drunk. He told us his platoon was surrounded on a hill and couldn’t get down. One of their men died, and they had to eat parts of him to survive. He also said one of his buddies had to shoot a kid who had a bomb attached to his chest because he was going to die anyway, but he didn’t want his men to die too. He cried and begged the kid to stop, he didn’t want to kill him. He had nightmares about shooting him and finally ended his life. He called him on the phone and did it while he was talking to my uncle. That final speech in this film haunts me. I’ve seen a Vietnam vet break down like that in real life, and it’s heartbreaking. Stallone really nailed it.
Hard to read, thank you for sharing! May they all rest in peace.
Yes and Jane Fonda would have applauded that. Very sad to read your uncle’s experience.
Papa had a 'Look.' Call it whatever ('Thousand yard stare'/etc.), when any of us would ask him about his experiences in 'Nam (Two tours). We quickly learned to not pry open those memories, but he never took it out on us/Momma. He'd leave home, sometimes for many days. He'd camp, meet-up with fellow Vets, and they'd share their trials and through that, manage to stay sane.
When I signed up to become a Marine, following in his footsteps (And two of my three older brothers), he wept. I thought he was mad/disappointed with me, but he knew my heart, and all he said was to follow mine-own, Serve honorably, and never let anyone/anything take my heart/soul.
I didn't understand some of that, till I Served.
Now, it makes perfect sense.
Horrible, what your Uncle and his fellows had to endure, just to survive.
That you're here, and know about them?
Never forget history.
It is the most valuable of Teachers!
One of my uncles never talked about it period, but the other did once or twice when drunk.
Like when his unit had been drinking in their camp, and my uncle got really drunk and passed out early, apparently in a mkre or less hidden place. Because when the Viet Cong came in later that night and murdered everyone in their sleep, they missed my Uncle. He woke up to find their body parts hanging around the camp.
Geeez…. That’s hard to read. I can’t imagine living through it.😔
To all Vets who have commented- Welcome Home. We love you. My old man started his time in Vietnam in '67. He loved this movie, not for being realistic, but because of the feeling in it. He had a hard time when he came back. Even his family was afraid of him and, yes, he fought cops and went to jail. He eventually found Jesus and worked with the homeless for 35 years. He was a good man. We enjoyed the Rambo movies because it was always "Over the Top", but the feeling was right. My sister and I are neurologically affected by the chemicals that killed my dad, but we're very proud of him. That's the feeling behind Rambo. I tried putting his uniform together after he died, but the name bar was broken. I found it was broken because a bunch of hippies attacked him as he got off the plane, just wanting to go home. Apparently, he beat somewhere between 5 and 10 of them pretty badly and was sent to jail. The cops let him go because they understood. That's what Rambo is about. Sua Sponte!
I'm a newer one...did a tour in Afghanistan (we called it "the nougaty centre of Asia") and for what it's worth, it means alot to hear someone say that.
Brian Dennehy did an amazing job in his role as the antagonist. I genuinely thought I didn't like him for years after this movie came out, but he's a really great actor and person.
You act opposite Brian Dennehy and he makes you better.
He also played John Wayne Gacy, in a movie called To catch a killer, true story about a serial killer in the Chicago area, check it out.
RIP.
The best people play the best villains, just like Mr. T in Rocky III.
Same thing happened to Andy Robinson in "DIRTY HARRY" he played such a good villain that he had a had time finding work afterword, he deserved an Academy Award for that role as Scorpio.
This is NOT an exaggeration of how horrible Vietnam vets were treated all over our entire country. After being forced to go and fight.
Why do you think that was ?
Serious questions. I heard Snopes and others investigate the "returning Viet Nam vets being spit on" legend and coming up empty. I don't need much convincing to believe that benefits promised by the government may not have been forthcoming, or that traumatic injuries may have been minimized or dismissed by the VA--but the Rambo's "who are they to protest me?" seems apocryphal. In at least some cases, those protesting were Viet Nam vets themselves---see John Kerry.
@@eastbayforever6970Because it was a war that the U.S. Government shouldn't have ever gotten into.
Because of white liberals!@@eastbayforever6970
It was a shame how our Vietnam vets got treated. My dad was a Vietnam pet.
I have always said this was Stalones finest role. Its a great movie and it did alot to raise awareness of PTSD which really wasnt being done at the time.
ABOUT TIME!! Rambo is one of the best action movies from the 1980s. LOVE THE 80s!!
Yup, the 80's were the best of times. Half way through the 90's things started falling apart. It's just been picking up speed ever since.
One of the best, period. And I'd give Commando a .000001% edge in action. Nowhere near as good, but probably a more "fun" movie (If that makes sense lol).
55:40 “Where is everybody?”
That’s the line that hits me the most. All the worst memories and no one left who can talk to him and relate. An isolation no one deserves.
Hey Jay and Amber. I volunteered in 78 and there was a still a bad attitude towards vets after Vietnam. I was fortunate enough to have served in peacetime at Ft. Bragg from 78 to 81. Still some, not all, nearby businesses would treat soldiers as if they were diseased even though they were making their money from the servicemen's dollars. You wouldn't think that so many americans (lower case a) would have have treated us so badly. I was fortunate compared to most of my Army brothers. Things changed in the early nineties for the veterans and I'm so glad they did. But I know how fast they can be turned on by their (supposed) own. I know y'all have alot of content and may not see this but the attitude was like this for vets after Vietnam. It's been a little hard for many of us that served in that time period to get over what some flag waving americans will really do. Bless both of you and bless your beautiful children. My wife and I sure do love y'all and your content. God bless!
The chemical was called agent orange
It's still around today, because of the extremely bad press it was renamed to ROUND UP.
That is true and they had many different colors of it.
Agent orange was named after the orange barrels it was stored in. It was a defoliant herbicide used to kill jungle foliage and expose the enemy combatants
The chemical was called Agent Orange but what Amber is referring to is the REM song "Orange Crush," which they listened to on their music reaction channel. She was on the right track, because the song is about Vietnam vets and Agent Orange. According to Mike Mills, bassist for REM: "Like most of our stuff it’s definitely an anti-war song, but it’s a subtle one. There was no real sign that it was a big protest song, so most people listened to it and didn’t realize. It’s most directly related to the indiscriminate use of Agent Orange in the deforestation of Vietnam and the horrible effect it had on everyone, from soldiers to civilians. It was just a terrible poison that was so widely used it caused a lot of pain and misery. Yes, there was some irony in the sweet deliciousness of the pop drink versus the horrible effects of this chemical. The ironic juxtaposition of those two terms was no accident.”
@@sleven8730 Agent Orange was constitued of 2 organic chemicals, I knew what they were 30 years ago, not anymore, but neither was glyphosate, which is RoundUp. RoundUp is so far noncarcinogenic, but still very bad to be all in our enviroment.
My Dad is disabled Vietnam Vet and was a helicopter pilot who got shot down 5xs during the war.
Agent Orange has been ravaging his body slowly since the war. Now late 70's it is really taking a toll on him in so many ways. Cancer multiple times, hearing loss, early onset dementia, diabetes, heart condition, etc. 🤬
Thanks for your father's sacrifice. He is in my prayers
Sorry to hear of your father's condition. I'm a veteran too but was lucky. I never had to fight in a war. Almost all my drill instructions were Vietnam veterans. Those men were hardcore, but were tough on us all for a reason. USMC 1982-88 Semper FI.
Your dad is a true hero! God Bless him, Thank You for your service Sir!🙏👍✌️
Prayers for your dad, and our thanks, and a big thanks to your dad on behalf of my own dad. My father was a 2LT in the Mobile Riverine Force in 1968 - arrived shortly after that big "New Year's party" they threw, and stayed through 1968, meaning he rode in a lot of helicopters. He was actually shot down twice in a helicopter, and walked away both times without a scratch. He credits highly skilled helicopter pilots for saving his life both times, as well as countless other times.
I want you to tell your dad something for me. I want you to tell him that my dad typically treats all veterans he meets with equal respect regardless of branch, rank, or age, and counts them as peers and equals, but there are only two types of veterans he immediately defers to when he meets them. One is Army Rangers - tell my dad that you were a Ranger, and he will give a nod of respect and say, "Rangers lead the way." The other is combat helicopter pilots. There is no form of military service that my father has a deeper and more abiding respect for than combat helicopter pilots, because they are the only reason that he still walks the Earth today. And by extension, they are the only reason that I exist to have this conversation with you. Will you tell your dad that for me, and give him my very deepest thanks for his service?
My uncle was a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam. He never talked about what he had to deal with over there, but I'm sure it was not good. I have been looking for the reel to reel tapes he made for my mom to listen to and try to capture his thoughts then.
One of my favorite movies. I was 12 when our soldiers were pulled out of Saigon in 1975. Watching it now, 50 years later, it still makes me cry. And makes me outraged.
And then we did it again in Afghanistan.
When my dad got back from Vietnam, after being drafted and being there for a little over a year, he was treated with disgust and backlash. In addition to that, my dad started fighting the government as our land was being taken away from us and we were being forced to move (We're Native American, Navajo, and were part of the land disputes without knowing what was going on). Every day the white government vehicles would destroy our crops and take our livestock. My dad was constantly being taken to jail as he fought to get our cattle back. It was awful. We were eventually forced off and had to relocate to other relatives homes, until we found a place to live. My dad was angry for a very long time and had terrible PTSD. It was challenging for him, and for us kids and my mom. My dad connects to this film and is always quiet by the end. He doesnt watch it all the time, but when he does, you can tell he is reflecting back on the hardships he endured and the terrible losses he encountered. Over the years my dad has learned to work through his PTSD, to which it will always be there, he's just learned to channel it differently. He goes to therapy, which has helped a ton. Unfortunately my dad is 100% disabled and fought many health issues due to his exposure to agent orange. For a time he was able to keep fighting, but now his body is breaking down and has cancer. This time, he feels the health "scare" more than he did before. I asked him a while ago how he was able to get through much of the challenges he endured. He said part of it was because he lived through the war when those he knew and his best friend didn't. He was part of the 101st Airborne unit, the Screaming Eagles and lived through his successful jumps. He was part of the 101st Airborne that fought in Shau Valley, essentially fighting at Hamburger Hill. He made it home unscathed, and he continued to live each day for those he lost there and the land that was taken from him. Eventually, he started living for us too, his family. I have never seen the other Rambo films, but I truly appreciate this film and what it captures, especially with how our troops were treated during that time. I'm glad you are watching this, especially the monologue at the end, and I hope you can read up more on this era. Its very eye opening.
Oh my god. I am so sorry for everything your Dad and your family have been through. The injustices of the US government against the native people is disgusting and to add the vile treatment Vietnam vets received, PTSD and illness on top of all that is just unimaginable. Sending love and strength to all of you ❤
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Native Americans always hev my Heart.I had a Book of NA Literature, you Poems and pieces of writing.Heartbreakingly beautiful..How the White Man hurts the Earth She is sore, from quarrying etc.I get it.🥲🙏. Some of us are waking up.💌🏴
I hope your dad is good & you as well.
10:40 The "redheaded guy" is David Caruso who starred CSI: Miami for a number of seasons.
Yep. You noticed, WOW!!
Also, he was in the first season of NYPD Blue.
Wow, I didn't recognize him and I saw this movie many times.
Also in An Officer and a Gentleman.
Yeah, when I first watched CSI: Miami, I remember thinking, "Hey! It's that guy from First Blood!"
RIP Richard Crena. He played a masterful part in this movie series.
He was PERFECT for the role.
My husband was 5th group Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam for three tours of duty, where his being sprayed with Agent Orange several times was the least of his worries. When he returned to the United States the first thing he and one of his flight companions did was get a drink at the airport bar. Sure enough, he was sitting there minding his own business, happy to be alive, happy to be back in the United States, when somebody came up and called him a baby killer. Yeah, welcome back to the United States.. we're so proud of you... thanks for your service. When we watched this movie he kept pointing out all the flaws in the way Rambo constructed traps,etcetera, etcetera, to the point where I finally had to say to him this is supposed to be entertainment, not a training film. I think, in a way, pointing out all the Hollywood stuff helped him get through this film.
And thank for your service as well. Spouses of veterans gave their all too.
Thank Your Husband for His service, please.
@@silverbane1977 Why, was the US under attack?
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 No but most weren't there by choice, they were drafted. The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts were soldiered by a volunteer army but Vietnam and Korea were different they were mostly conscripts who had no choice or be jailed. Mohammad Ali famously went to jail rather than fight a "white man's war".
I just checked he was sentenced to five years but on appeal ended up paying a $10,000 fine and he was stripped of his titles and prohibited from boxing for five years.
@@ronweber1402 Then if the US was not under attack, why did the US go there? Is it because the US is just a war mongering nation?
The Vietnam soldiers were treated like dirt in the US when they returned. So that sheriff attitude was commonplace. And the chemical was known as Agent Orange, meant to kill the vegetation so the military could see where they were fighting. Highly poisonous.
This was an awesome movie for that topic, even with the over-the-top elements.
It explains it a little better in the book too. He was a Korean War veteran who was jealous that they were overshadowed by the Vietnam veterans
Let us not forget that the primary reason for the despicable treatment of Vietnam Vets who made it home was due in large part to the ways that the US media reported on the war, with "celebrity" endorsements and involvement from the likes of Senator John "F'n" Kerry and "Hanoi Jane" Fonda...some things never change, it seems! Ughhh
@@blgeiger71
I wish I could upvote this many times.
Jane Fonda still makes my skin crawl!
Yes because they fought against the communists In Viet Nam. So the communists in America desecrated them when they returned, and no fault of their own as majority were drafted. Thanks to scum like Jane Fonda and other ilk they were spit on among other travesties.
@@blgeiger71 Dont forget either that it was also a war where the draft was used and not all that were sent to go wanted to go. And unless you want to kid yourself about all of the around 1.9 million that were sent over ten years being ready and willing. Then you need to accept and understand the protests against it.
And I hope you arent just blaming "leftists" for how Vietnam Vets were treated. Because if you are, you werent paying attention to the film, where it was a down home by the book law and order small town sheriff, who in the book, who was a Korean war vet that started this all. Vietnam vets were treated horrible across the board. I can remember my own father who was a navy WW2 vet in the Pacific saying the reason we lost was because they lacked commitment and were just using drugs over there and back in his day they would have just leveled the country.
The Dirt Bike & Cop Car Chasse At The Beginning Is The Most Underrated Movie Chase Ever
The Cliff Dive/self repair sequence forever cemented Rambo and Stallone as bad ass hero. And every boy of that era wanted a Rambo knife. The knife had a hollow handle topped with a little compass, able to hold some matches, fishing line/hooks, and maybe some other small things
You could buy them back then for around £15 here in the uk i had 1 they weren't very good knives but it was the fact it was a Rambo knife that mattered.
@@waynelowe3329 Yah, they were weak and rusted easily, but they had a hollow handle with a Compass, and Matches, man!
@@waynelowe3329 >>In a 2011 article for Blade Magazine, by Mike Carter, credit is given to Morrell and the Rambo franchise for revitalizing the cutlery industry in the 1980s due to the presence of the Jimmy Lile and Gil Hibben knives used in the films
-wiki
@@LordEriolTolkien later versions were stainless,,,i have 3 one in the floor of the front of my truck jeep and car,,,,,i had several friends go and not come back, one was killed on his first day on the front,,,one was never found, blown over the side of an aircraft carrier with jet exhaust, some came home in caskets,, a few wounded, but all scarred by the experience. I got into the coast guard and spent my time in san francisco bay chasing speed boats who were being unsafe or too many on a boat and silly chasing drunks and druggies. Luck was with me and i didnt have to leave america,,,,i have strong feelings for my friends who never came back and for the few left alive now who are deeply scarred on a useless war,,,,,
Had one, lol.
All of these movies are worth watching. I especially like the scene where Troutman tells the Sheriff "Strictly he slipped up, you're lucky to be breathing" 😂
My parents, age 29, went to see this in an empty theater, except for 2 people. One of the two was a Stallone family member and thanked my parents for showing up. Like shook their hands and gave thanks. They described it over the years as: Honorable, humble and surreal.
Edit: side note. John Ritter was in a made-for-tv movie about Agent Orange. It thrusted me into questioning my gov’t at an impressionable age.
Brian Dennehy was such a good actor. In all the movies I saw with him in it, he had a presence on the screen.
Certainly the sign of a good actor must be when you forget that he's acting and end up hating him because of the character he plays.
@@JasonRule-1 Jack Gleeson a.k.a. Joffrey anyone?
@@JohnWelsh-oz3jz I never watched Game of Thrones.
Brian Dennehy can definitely pull off the intimidating character-type no doubt!
Agent Orange was the chemical defoliant we sprayed on the jungle in Vietnam.
The Sheriff wasn't part of the anti-war/ veteran hate common at the time, he was a veteran himself (you can see the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart, and the Silver Star in his office). He was bitter that his own war, the Korean War, was forgotten and ignored.
The redhead deputy was David Caruso.
The onscreen body count of this movie was only 1 (though the car crashes could easily have been fatal).
It's hard to hear, but the sobbing monologue at the end was about Rambo's friend being blown up by a kid with a shoe shine box bomb in Vietnam, that he can't go driving with him after the war because he can't find his legs.
Instead of receiving treatment, Rambo is imprisoned for this incident.
In future movies, the colonel exploits Rambo, an emotionally and mentally scarred veteran and convict, for his own private, illegal wars. In the end, nothing was learned from this movie, and the next ones were strictly about body count as opposed to the more realistic action in this movie.
Speaking as a veteran myself, I find this movie to be an incredibly important statement on both the treatment of Vietnam veterans and the problems you can see to this day about the identification and treatment of PTSD. I have my own thoughts about how to solve some of these problems, but no one will listen.
In reality there shouldn't be a Rambo part two and three because of the book......no spoilers but there's only one book for a reason....
Thank you for your service brother
Thanks for explaining those "photos & things" in the Sheriff's office. No one talked about them in the movie, but I just knew there was 'info' there that was the motivation for the Sheriff's hatred. Yeah, Korea. As a school student I watched all those Black & White movies about the Horrible COLD CONDITIONS, The BLARING HORNS just before MASS ATTACKS by the COMMIE BASTARDS, and the TOTAL INSANITY of that WAR.
The one death wasn't even really Rambo's fault.
I don't agree that he exploits him. He's in prison at the start of the second one and Trautman gives Rambo a choice that will get him out of prison if he chooses. He doesn't lie to him about what the mission entails. And Rambo himself chose to go help in the third one. I dunno....I just don't see it as Trautman exploiting him..
I've met a handful of Vietnam Vets and they are the coolest people I ever met. Very down to Earth and a wicked sense of humor that I love. Much respect to the Vietnam Vets. The ones I knew in locksmith class was Jetski, Earthquake, Cat Burglar, 2 Fives & an Ace, and more that I forgot. Wish you all well and it was a pleasure meeting all you guys with so many different personalities. God bless our military and military veterans.
My friend that is a genuine Rambo survival knife. As kids we all had them after these movies came out.
there was some speculation at the time that the movie was just a vehicle to sell Rambo knives.
As kids, we all had Rambo knives and ninja stars. The 80s were wild, y'all.
@@wesdoobner7521its called marketing.
I got mine.
I still have mine
It's filmed in the Northwest, in the town of Hope, British Columbia, Canada
Been there many times. They still take a lot of pride in Rambo too. Theres a statue commemorating the film and character, and you can pick up merch at many of the stores. Nice little town!
One of Stallones greatest acts outside the rocky movies. The end was excellent to project what was going on in Vietnam Vets' heads and the PTSD they had to deal with. Also, the line, "In town, you're the law. Out here, it's me. Don't push it, or I'll give you a war you won't believe." One of the coldest lines ever with that cold stare of his eyes. Great movie and great reaction.
“ You don’t understand , I didn’t come here to save him from you , I came here to save you from him” always gave been my favorite line from a movie …
“To eat things that would make a Billy goat puke” was always my favourite
Troutman to Russian general in part 3 "God would have mercy. He won't."
@@poopsebeb Mine is, "To dispose of enemy personnel. To KILL! PERIOD!!" Conveys the brutality and FINALITY of want Rambo is capable of. He is a force you cannot stop.
Charles Napier. ...".You want to ask the US senate to approve funds to find a bunch of forgotten ghosts"
Richard Crenna..." Men, God dammit, Men". " Men who fought for our country".
Rambo 2 was a major international Blockbuster.
Wife and I watched the reaction and she suddenly realized we didn't have Rambo series in our Blu Ray library. So, she ordered them. And yeah, when I served in the Army after Vietnam, I was on a college campus trying to register for one stupid class as a soldier, and a pretty hippy blonde girl spit on me. Turned around and never went back to that college campus. Did eventually graduate from Indiana University as a non-traditional student with three kids, twenty years after I graduated high school! Never let the haters win! Hooah!
I'm sorry you had to go through that, I was at a pharmacy and saw a Vietnam vet, he was a helicopter pilot I thanked him for his service and shook his hand, I thought the poor man was going to cry
Hurra!
This film has aged very well. Great reaction! 👍🏿
Fun fact - The actor (Jack Starrett) that played Deputy Art Galt was also the guy that played Gabby Johnson (genuine frontier gibberish) in Blazing Saddles.
I had no idea!
That is cool to know.
johnm - OMG I would have never got that !! Thx
Beat me to it!
I have that scene going through my head....
'....and no bushwhackin', sidewindin', hornswagglin', cracker- croaker is gonna rouine me bishencudder!'
'Now who can argue with that!?'
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@@andrewpetik2034
Genuine frontier gibberish
A lot of reactors who haven't watched the Rambo movies think of Rambo as a light hearted one dimensional 80's type of 'shoot everything' character. It's quite interesting to see reactions to First Blood and how deep and emotional a character John Rambo was.
Those knives are survival knives….here in Texas we called them Rambo knives….they have a compass, and fishing line and hook, some have whistles….i own one.
Yes! Looking forward to this. FYI, in 1982 this movie was simply called First Blood. Not until recent years did they add Rambo to the title. I guess so people know it's the first of the Rambo movies. This is my favorite of the Rambo franchise.
This movie was shot in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. Truly amazing, lived in the area for many years.
Came here to say this, NOT N.E. but western Canada.
Me too...just commented the same!😊
There actually is a sign that says "HOPE" in the movie.
@@davestang5454 there are a few if you watch, the Hope Hotel sign is in there too.
i so hate the anti vet portion of american history. its not as if these men had choices, unless one wanted to become a criminal and flee the country. i admire anyone who fought for our country, drafted or enlisted, and i do not care which war.
18:36
In that scene, Sylvester Stallone actually cracked a couple of ribs when he'd landed in those branches, so when he'd yelled out in pain, that was a genuine reaction
Stallone, man, he's willing to suffer for his art.
and he really stiched the cut himself, cause he not only cracked his rips, he also cut his arm. you can see the scar for a second in few of his Rocky movies
@@stefanstock953 I'd forgotten about the cut on his arm being real
@@karlsmith2570 Sorry, you don't need to explain yourself. I sound like I'm correcting a first grader, that wasn't my intention. Please excuse me
@stefanstock953 no need to apologize, I was simply stating that I had forgotten about Sylvester getting that was real and not staged
As a vet with PTSD I would like to note that not all wounds are visible. I cannot speak for others, but the VA helped me adjust and adapt and does a great job for vets seeking help. Cheers....
Does a great job? LOL The horror stories that come out from MANY vets with that system. So they do help some vets, interesting...
Veterinarian with PTSD 😂😂😂jk
@@punkem733I've heard stories, too, hence the I cannot speak for others part. Remember that there are over 16 million veterans in the US so the system can sometimes be overburdened. Cheers....
@@punkem733 You've got to have the right people running it. When the welfare of the Vets is made a priority, then the VA is a wonderful resource for us (I'm a Retired Vet of 20 years), and have had some good experiences with them. However, when politicians have a different agenda and their Party a different set of priorities, and other interests groups placed ahead of the Vets, then it's a whole different story. So whose in charge of our nation makes a big difference. I don't want to get political and won't tell someone who to Vote for. All I'll say is everyone should do their own research, see which Party or candidates priotize the Vets more, and put their needs, those who've served over those who haven't, or aren't even American at all. That's who I vote for and recommend other Americans to Vote for also.
@@SamuelGirard-p1mthank you both for your sacrifices and insight. Throughout my military career and as a silly-vilian I have kept my eye on those who choose to help, not hinder. I'm not a sucker. I'm not a loser. Thanks for some sound advice, sir. Cheers....
In 1989, I happened to meet Richard Crenna (Col. Trautman) in Tokyo, Japan. He was a very kind and gracious man.
People forget that Stallone is a great screenwriter. The first two Rocky movies and First Blood are some of the best screenplays of their era.
It's a shame he was in some real stinkers after that.
To his credit, Stallone has said he regrets many of the career decisions he made at the peak of his success.
There were two other writers for First Blood. Don't give him all the credit.
@@LeviBoldock Plus it was based on an existing book.
He was also an og pr0n star
I went to see this when it was in theaters. There was a Vietnam war age guy sitting a couple of rows in front of me. I saw him crying during the final scene. I still think about that guy every time I watch this movie. You never know what someone has gone through
There are 5 Rambo films and all are worth watching!!!!!! Even the final one in 2019 was worth watching!
He unscrewed the top of his knife which is a compass. Inside the hollow handle are a number of survival tools. I went through Special Forces "Green Beret" training in 1973 and was assigned to an A team shortly afterwards as a light weapons and demolitions sergeant.. Lots of Hollywood interjected into the movie, but one thing rings true. Special Forces soldiers have a way of overcoming overwhelming odds. Great reaction. Thanks.
Based on an early 70's book that had less explosions than the movie but A LOT more killing (Rambo is essentially a spree killer in the book!). It's entertainment, not a documentary anyway (not until some point in the late 90's did people start to be highly critical of movies for "lacking realism".... which often gets on my nerves).
I bought a cheap copy of that knife after that movie came. I wonder what happened to that knife? 🤔
@@ryanjacobson2508 That's interesting. I never read the book. Only saw the Rambo movie once but enjoy Stalone's acting in most of his movies. You're spot on about it being entertainment and not a documentary.
The closing scene gets to me every time.
55:13 "Nothing is over!" That is a great part. I have always thought that Richard Crenna really got a bit emotional because of Stallone's acting. :)
My mother-in-law lost two husbands to agent orange related cancer.
After Vietnam, the U.S. military got rid of a ton of uniforms. They ended up being given out at shelters and such. Lots of gangs started wearing the uniforms cause they were free and they lasted forever. Having said that, there is never an excuse to treat people the way they treat Rambo.
This was the best of the Rambo movies. The Vietnam War had only been over for about 7 years, so there were few movies that even touched the subject of how badly our servicemembers were treated upon their return. The "orange" the woman talked about that killed Delmar was Agent Orange. It was a chemical defoliant that was used to remove the leaves off of the jungle trees to make finding the enemy easier. Unfortunately, Agent Orange causes Cancer and many veterans who served were exposed to it and suffered from it. My Father was one of them. The sequels to the first Rambo were extremely popular but were a bit over the top. "Uncommon Valor" starring Gene Hackman and several other well known actors is another Vietnam themed fictional action movie that you may wish to watch at some point.
I'm 51 and this was one of the first films I shouldn't have watched back when I was 9 !! It still remains one of my favourite ever films. Stallone is just brilliant. Wait until you watch the fourth one in the series, like wow !!!
This is one of the best movies ever made and Stallone should have won an oscar for his performance!
I watched this when I was a freshman in High School and went out and bought a "Rambo knife" with the compass that screwed off, revealing fishing line, hooks and matches in the handle. My best friend and I used to go out into the woods on "survival missions" carrying only our knives. With them we had to make shelter, start a fire and procure food. We also used to like to throw snowballs at police cars so they would chase us, but growing up in a mountain town in Colorado, we'd just head for the hills and they could never catch us.
Sylvestor Stallone is one of the greatest actors in film history, despite what many say. He is a true legend in the world of film!
Nah, Henry Fonda was deserving of the Oscar in 1982. Him or Paul Newman in Absence of Malice.
Lots of vets talk about this monologue and say it is so true and real that their country doesn't do enough to support them when they come back from war. Great reaction both ❤ can't wait for the whole series to drop.
This was filmed in and around Hope, British Columbia, Canada. It's about 100 miles outside Vancouver.
The Rambo knife was something we got in the early 80’s. Had a compass and inside there’s a needle and tread and matches for survival. Great movie
Yep I had one in New Zealand called a Survival Knife. The compass was on the end of the handle and it unscrewed and matches and other stuff was inside the handle
Bought mine at a flee market, one camo, one black. Was cheap quality but made you feel special.
@@alexandrelachapelle4597 same here. They were junk but looked cool
my brother was in Navy from '61-'66, like most other vets, he gave only limited info about his service.... He died in 2012, & all of us brothers were together for about a month while he was still going strong... His survival knife was 1 of the things that he was very proud of still having to give to his son.
*The only service that he spoke of was as a Gunner's Mate on a ship (possibly the USS Bainbridge), & we had pictures from Subic Bay one Christmas of 64 or 65. The only other time he talked about stuff was after **_Apocolypse Now_** came out, & he talked about short period where he & several dozen others were on short-time transfers to River Boats to help rescue pilots in the Delta area.*
Regarding his knife, he said (and I do not know at what point in his service) that several of his buddies attempted Seal Team try-outs, and if you gave up & 'rang the bell', your knife was taken & the blade tip broken off in a "dishonoring" ceremony to those sailors.... like back when Dishonorably Discharged cavalry soldiers had their sabers broken in a ceremony kicking them out of Army.
Rambo is reaching three main objectives...
Destroy fuel supply
Destroy ammo depots
Cut power supplies
I've seen this movie many times and never thought of it that way. Very observant!
It was what he was trained to do, it is the way you incapacitate your enemy
IIRC, when captured his goals were survival, escape, and sabotage. The last one includes making the enemy use as much resources on you (including manpower) as possible, hence his extreme noncooperation with the police.
Love how he wasn't killing people but wounding them. You kill one person that's just one person taken out, you injure them and it takes them and another person to care for them out of the game.
That's where Japan failed in Pearl Harbor. Picked a weekend so most soldiers had weekend leave from the base. Didn't destroy the vitals that would have crippled our fleet. They went for the ships and nothing else.
I watched this movie a thousand times. I hope te be 50 years old this coming friday. Lots of young Guys did not make it to there 20’s Because of the wars that has been in the years. I am gratefull to the Guys who have fight for mine yours our freedom. In the first,second and many wars after those 2. The performance Sylvester made in this movie was outstanding and a hommage to the Guys who fight the Vietnam war then and still. Jay and Amber thanks for your time to Watch this movie. Much love from me to you from Gouda Holland(the Netherlands)
The actor who played the VERY convincing sheriff is Brian Dennehy. Hes had some good roles. A couple of his that I like is FX and Cocoon. Brian passed away in 2020. Thanks for the memories. A powerhouse actor.
Tommy Boy 😍
"Cop Land" is a underrated masterpiece that you'd like, Amber.
I just watched that again. Still great. RIP Ray Liotta
I thought Cop Land was Stallone’s best acting.
I agree . I think it also had Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel in it .
@@scooby1992 - it did
I’ll have to watch it. I think Daylight as a (claustrophobic) sleeper, too.
I grew up in this town as a kid. The film crew were in town for a year and a half. We used to skip out of school to watch them film. I Said hi to Silvester once, a nice guy. When the gas station blew up, it was around 10pm and it scared the crap out of me lol. Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
Agent Orange was a defoliant used to clear fields of fire in Vietnam. It was contaminated with dioxins which caused a lot of harm later on for some of those exposed. The compound wasn't orange but the containers it was delivered in were, hence the common name.
And made in America. Sent there from Americans.
As an Army Vet, after my Father passed, he was a Vietnam Vet. I had that Rambo to Col. moment. As apart of a MEDVAC unit and told what I did,. A Vietnam Vet told his story about a Medic that keep him alive as he was medvac out. He reach out as I held him as he cried. After that, he, at least, found some peace and some way thank that person he never got to thank. A moment at my job working on his car.
Please continue the Rambo movies they really are very good. Enjoyed watching with yall
The ending changes the movie entirely. A masterpiece.
It’s different from the book as well. Much darker on the page than as shot.
This movie was shot in a small town 2 hours north of Vancouver, Canada. Hope BC was a place I lived in for many years and just left a couple years ago when I retired. Rambo is a big thing in this town! You can buy t-shirts, DVDs, underwear and socks with Rambo on it and even pieces of wood from the original bridge that's in the movie, and was torn down years ago. Highly celebrated history and there are a lot of tourists that still come to see the place where Rambo was made. The local movie theater plays it occasionally and celebrates all the anniversaries. The town's brochure even has a self-walking tour where you self-guide yourself to all the movie hotspots around the town. It's a beautiful little place and although I think Sylvester Stallone wasn't all that happy to be filming in a place that's rather cold and wet for most of the year, it's not as cold as the rest of Canada.🤷🏻♀️😁
The locals are mighty proud of their small claim to fame!
* The cliffs wear Rambo was hanging is in the area called the Othello Tunnels which is absolutely beautiful and draws thousands and thousands of people every year. It got destroyed somewhat with flooding the year that we left and I'm not sure if the walkways are still functional but they were absolutely stunning. The river there is called the the Coquihalla River. The entire area is in the Cascade mountains. British Columbia is a gorgeous province!
I was a physical therapy aide and worked with many Veterans. I really enjoyed working with them and i really wished the best in life and find the strength to overcome their demons. One veteran asked me to do him a favor. He asked if i ever happen to meet a vietnam vet, to tell them 'welcome home' because some never received a warm welcome.
One day i met a vietnam vet in the facility and i said 'welcome home.' This man looked like he was born with nothing but testosterone. He looked at me, hugged me and cried a bit.
They dont just sacrafice their lives but their souls. I will always pay my respect and gratitude for their service.
Four important things to think about:
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1. Sylvester Stallone did a lot of his own stunts. When he jumped off the cliff and landed on the tree, he actually broke his ribs. The scream was real.
2. Sylvester Stallone didn't properly "pull his punch" in the police station escape scene, and actually broke the other actor's nose, hence the bandage on it later.
3. The first scenes in the police station (with the painter) were done last. They had already shot up the old police station, and part of the agreement to do the film in the town, was that they had to build them a new one.
4. There was an "alternate" ending where Rambo grabs Trautman's gun, puts it to his chest and begs the Colonel to kill him. When the Colonel won't do it, Rambo pulls the trigger and kills himself.
In the book Troutman puts him down I think
@@williamswiniuch7527 Rambo dies in the book.
All of the Rambo movies were good, but to really enjoy some blood and guts, go for Rambo: Last Blood next.
@@MAOofDC right by Troutman’s hand
@@gen81465 "Last Blood" is a terrible movie.
I am at first amazed that Anyone has not seen this movie, and then i remember, i am old..
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In the book Teasle is a Korean War veteran. Part of his issue with Rambo is all the media attention the Vietnam War has generated. He felt like the Korean War was forgotten. He took it personally. And took it out on Rambo.
Indeed.
Late 70s and early 80s people had issues with Vietnam veterans, not all people, but many people that were against the war in Vietnam
Not just Vietnam vets, in Canada I was in the infantry from 79 till 83 and most civilians treated you like a loser and called you names, wasn’t till stripes and top gun that attitudes changed, now it’s all thank you for your service
Yeah most of them haters were sorry ass clown clueless far left liberals dope head hippies and there still around today.
Sheriff Will Teasle: “It’s a quiet little town. In fact, you might say it’s boring. But that’s the way we like it. And I get paid to keep it that way.”
Has anyone in the history of the world so thoroughly, completely, and absolutely failed at their job as this guy?
All the Sherriff had to do was give him a meal and then he'd probably have left town on his own. 40+ years later and the Sherriff's reaction when first meeting Rambo still puzzles me.
@@richardgazinia5482 I would not have only shown him a place to eat, I would have bought him a damn sandwich, then drove him to the edge of town (if that is what he wanted) or shown him a warm place to rest for the night. A damn veteran deserves a little more respect than that Sherrif was willing to give for sure.
Has anyone in the history of the world so thoroughly, completely, and absolutely failed at their job as this guy?
- Ummmm ..... Biden?
@@Mr.Ekshin You beat me by 14 minutes! I was going to say the same thing!
@@richardgazinia5482 Yeah, it's because the backstory of some of the sheriffs was basically left out entirely. Teasle was a Korean War vet. Those guys basically got completely forgotten, and apparently there was some animosity between some Korean War vets and the Vietnam Vets who they thought were being babies. This was a small minority of soldiers, of course, but Teasle is one of them. Which is why he refers to Rambo as "your type."
That's a "survival knife". Back in the 80s, all the kids had one after seeing this movie. The end of the knife has a compass, and it unscrews to take off. The handle is hollow and inside we kept matches and a sewing kit like Rambo. We'd go play "Rambo" out in the woods for hours! lol
I still have my Rambo knife that appeared in stores not long after this movie started the Rambo series. it came with a hollow handle with fish hook, line & matches inside capped with a compass.
years ago there was a deputy sheriff here that would rob homes during funerals when he knew they would be empty. I had 2 cousins who went to Vietnam, one didn't make it back. The one that survived never wanted to talk about his experiences.
Most people don't realize how Rambo knew to navigate his way out of the mine. You'll notice that when he lights his make shift torch, and assesses the situation, the flame is indicating there is a slight breeze. That tells him there is an opening, most likely a venting shaft. That tells him which way to go to get to it. And the water stream and rats also indicate there is another exit. Part of survival skills is the simple ability to stay focused, analyze the situation, think of a solution, then calmly execute.
Sylvester should have won an Oscar for this performance xx
I have to agree wholeheartedly
In 1973, I sailed across the Pacific with John Campbell, a Green Beret medic who was shot thru both arms and into the chest and bayonetted twice in the gut. When he came to, patched himself up and crawled back to base. Still had a bullet too near the spine. When he first told me he got messed up in Nam, I thought, "Here we go again." Until he took his shirt off. RIP, JC
Brian Dennehy (the sheriff) R.I.P. was such a great character actor, playing the bully or the tough bad guy in many films. He could have you hating his guts in 5 minutes. He is missed. You would love him in "Silverado" 1985. It stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover and Kevin Costner. The supporting cast features Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Lynne Whitfield, and Linda Hunt.
He was great as the real life serial killer party clown John Wayne Gacey.
Another great antagonist role Brian Dennehy played is that of illegal underground boxing promoter Jimmy Horn in the 1992 film "Gladiator" with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Brian was a major theater actor who was famous for his role of Willie Lohman in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway. I just recently saw the movie he did of that play and it's fantastic !
Anyone that grew up watching this movie a million times. I recommend trying to find the guy on tiktok that shows then and now old movie locations. Its cool seeing what it looks like now. When Rambo finds that old abandoned truck and he cuts that tarp or whatever. That abandoned truck is still there. Idk i thought it was cool
Great movie. I hope y'all keep going with the other Rambo movies. Y'all should also watch "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson. It is based on a true story of the war in Vietnam.
Survival-type knives usually have a small first aid kit stored in the handle, and the pommel (end of the handle) has a compass.
It had a compass, some had a small sewing kit, and they usually had matches. I had one as a kid after this movie. Like a lot of kids did.
This was probably the most powerful movie I've ever seen Sylvester Stallone do. He still champions Vietnam Vets to this day. God Bless him.
There are FIVE Rambo movies starring Stallone. Rambo 4 is titled Rambo and Rambo 5 is titled Rambo Last Blood.
Exactly, when Jay said 3, i chuckled and came here to say there's more then 3. I feel like 4 and 5 were better then 2 and 3.
@@chrisgobeil4751 5 was horrible and never should have been made.
The fourth one was called John Rambo, to parallel the sixth Rocky which was called Rocky Balboa.
When Teasle sits down in his chair, you can see military medals behind him in a plaque. Teasle served in the Korean war.
Ya I think they could have added a small scene of him grabbing the plaque and saying something, so the book part would get more into the movie.
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We give everything for our nation, and in return we get spit on and discarded by our government. Our physical and mental health doesn't matter to the powers that be. Just look at how shitty the VA is, the vets stepped over living homeless on the streets while our government gives all the subsidies to other countries or illegals
This movie exemplifies what we live with and how society treats us, and we who served after Nam didn't have it as bad as our returning vets from Nam.
We may come back, but we don't ever again come "home". What you see in war, what you do in war....it just never goes away. Certain sounds, smells, phrases,even lighting can bring on a flashback of a specific moment you barely lived through, or where one of your brothers didn't survive.
Thank you, for giving respect to Vietnam Vets! My brother didn't make it home. I was 13. His brothers suffered. I am still in touch with them some over 50 odd years later. They are truly a great group of guys, who got a bad rep. They suffered as a result of agent orange. Wives who lost children, birth defects and cancer. They have endured a lot. Never got the respect they deserved. Spit on and called baby killers. Thank you so much Jay (sp?) and Amber! ❤️🥰
There’s a mental block called the “sunk cost fallacy.” The deeper into a hole a person finds themselves, the harder they fight to get out-intensifying the behavior that got them there in the first place. That’s the sheriff. It’s like the gambler who loses almost everything, but keeps thinking they can win it all back…with just one more hand.
Or as Shane Falco describes it, "Quicksand!"
But that would apply to John Rambo as well. He really DOESN'T need to get progressively more violent but he feels
like a cornered, wounded animal. Most people in a similar situation would have just hidden as well as they could or given up.
RAMBO Great movie's but going back to the Western theme you should definitely watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I'm not 💯 sure but think it's base on a true story, please don't shoot me down if I'm wrong 😊 also I know I keep asking for Barbra Streisand A Star is Born please please please😊❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
At 66, I just missed Vietnam. I do remember soldiers being harassed in the day. Joined USAF, right out of High school. Even at that time it was suggested I don't wear my dress blues at that San Francisco airport. The only people who even talked to such were Hare Krishna s. Thank you for the respect. That's why we love you guys.
"You'd walk by the ketchup in the fridge" is priceless lol.
The red-haired cop is David Caruso in an early role. He later starred in two shows where he played a cop: NYPD Blue (for the first season) and CSI:Miami.
Such recent history about the vets coming home from Vietnam and being hated and abused by their own country, and so many people today have never been taught that, or even heard of it. Some of those small towns back then were mega old-fashioned and hated the long-haired hippie movement, and if you were a 'baby killer' coming back from a very unpopular Vietnam, you were overly feared and despised.
It's a touchy subject... It does seem like how a Vietnam vet was treated depended on a lot of things back then... As the movie makes clear, if you found yourself on the margins of society, your vet status could be used against you (notice how Teasle sneers at Trautman for the military "creating psychos" like Rambo). Also Teasle represents older generations who believe in conformity and sucking it up, while Rambo represents newer generations who are more individualistic and struggle to find their own way... Teasle thinks Boomers are weak and defective.
He was telling a story when he and his friends were drinking at a bar in Vietnam. They were talking about a car when a boy walked up to ask if he wants his shoes shined.
The shoeshine box was rigged to explode to kill the American soldiers.
The enemy were using women and children to help fight against the American Soldiers.
He went to get a beer when the boy opened the box to shine Rambo's shoes. That's when the explosive blew up killing the boy,
The boy was dying, he was saying he wants to ride in that car they were talking about.
Rambo was explaining how he still can't get that image out of his mind.
Obviously, the boy didn't know the box was rigged to explode.
Most of those soldiers were drafted right after high school and exposed to horrible scenes.
They were supposed to go a certain number of weeks of boot camp, but their training was rushed and not camp was cut short just to rush to get them fighting in the war. They had to go through nightmares because the politicians was badly needing body counts.
The actor that played the a-hole deputy "Art Galt" in this movie that fell out of the helicopter, also played the town drunk "Gabby Johnson" in Blazing Saddles?? He was the incredible actor named Jack Starrett. RIP Jack.
The red-headed guy, Mitch, is played by David Caruso, famous for his work on ''NYPD Blue'' and ''CSI: Miami''!
Different times, back in the 80s if you couldn't get into college, you go to the military, pass the time, hopefully, when u come back older, stronger, more disciplined, you'll be able to find a job , like in a supermarket, landscaping, road repair, physical labor stuff. Youre wearing anything military...you were looked down at.
Unfortunately there are still police out there that have superiority complexes that treat people like Rambo was treated in this movie. The police do a difficult job, but many aren’t really up to the task and have lost a lot of respect from the public.
Yep.
A lot are ex military who went into service while very young and impressionable, and they dealt with and saw the worst of the worst in the world, which has shaped their entire world view and psyche. Not saying that’s an excuse, but that it’s something that we as a society should be aware of before mass hiring people just because they have experience with guns, security, and patrolling.
And it's not just police. It's everywhere. It's the office manager who - for some reason- really makes things difficult for one of the company's better performers. It's a school teacher who singles out and punishes the same kid over and over again. It's the little league coach who makes the same kid run laps every week. We have what - 200 million adults in the US? Even if it's only one percent, that's 2 million people who carry this type of attitude.
@@mil2k11- Agreed.
Every kid wanted a Rambo knife back then, it's the 80's version of the Red Ryder BB gun from A Christmas Story.