Director: Ted Kotcheff Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1982
Starring: Bill McKinney, Brian Dennehy, Jack Starrett, Richard Crenna, Sylvester Stallone
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Before they burned out in the mid 90s, Carolco Pictures was an independent production company and distributor with an outsized impact on popular culture. Striking it rich with Terminator 2, BASIC INSTINCT, and more, this upstart company built an almost instant name for themselves. And it all started with the runaway success of FIRST BLOOD which stars Sylvester Stallone as troubled Vietnam vet John Rambo who uses his particular set of skills to take on an entire smalltown police force. Brattle Debut