First Blood (English Wikipedia)

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afi.com (Global: 172^nd place; English: 111^th place)

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"First Blood (1982)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
"First Blood". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

afi.com

"First Blood (1982) Production Notes". AFI Catalog. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

"BBC Film Reviews, First Blood". BBC. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

bbfc.co.uk (Global: 359^th place; English: 282^nd place)

"FIRST BLOOD (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 10, 1982. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

bcfilmcommission.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Hope Celebrates 25th Anniversary of First Blood". British Columbia Film Commission. September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.

blu-ray.com (Global: 1,328^th place; English: 655^th place)

"First Blood Home Media Features". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
"The Punisher/First Blood Double Feature DVD". Blu-Ray.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

boxofficemojo.com (Global: 41^st place; English: 52^nd place)

"First Blood (1982)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
Domestic Box Office For 1982 Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
"First Blood (1982) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
"1982 Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 21, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

cbsnews.com (Global: 136^th place; English: 93^rd place)

"The Most Dangerous and Horrific Stunts Ever Performed on Sets". daily-choses.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

csmonitor.com (Global: 982^nd place; English: 614^th place)

Baum, Julian (October 15, 1985). "Rambo busts through China's 'open door'". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

ctvnews.ca (Global: 779^th place; English: 408^th place)

Weichel, Andrew (August 18, 2020). "Sylvester Stallone 'very proud' of new Rambo carving in B.C. town". British Columbia. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

daily-choices.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Super dangerous movies". CBS News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

Jaafar, Ali (May 12, 2016). "Deadline Disruptors: King Of Cannes Mario Kassar On The Glory Days Of Carolco, Why Buying Arnie A Plane Made Sense & Talking Vaginas". Deadline. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

dga.org (Global: 3,947^th place; English: 2,253^rd place)

"Visual History with Ted Kotcheff". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved June 4, 2026. Director Ted Kotcheff details how Kirk Douglas walked off the set over script demands, leading Kotcheff to personally call and secure Richard Crenna as a last-minute replacement over the weekend before filming resumed.

empireonline.com (Global: 496^th place; English: 371^st place)

"Sylvester Stallone: in his own words". Empire. January 14, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
"Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Empire Magazine. 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

fee.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

John Miltimore (September 15, 2022), How 'First Blood' Foreshadowed America's Policing Problem, Foundation for Economic Education, archived from the original on April 30, 2024, retrieved December 18, 2024

film.com (Global: low place; English: 6,958^th place)

"The 10 Best Movies of 1982". Film.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

filmsite.org (Global: 2,951^st place; English: 2,642^nd place)

"The Greatest Films of 1982". AMC Filmsite.org. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.

highdefdigest.com (Global: 5,961^st place; English: 3,408^th place)

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"First Blood - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review". High Def Digest. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

"First Blood Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

news.google.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 32^nd place)

Scott, Vernon (November 12, 1982). "Stallone found new life in new film". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Retrieved July 4, 2012.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

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"Movie Review - First Blood". The New York Times. October 22, 1982. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

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Janet Maslin (October 22, 1982). "First Blood". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

proquest.com (Global: 121^st place; English: 59^th place)

Broeske, Pat H. (November 25, 1985). "The Curious Evolution of John Rambo: How He Hacked His Way Through the Jungles of Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. p. AB32. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

reelviews.net (Global: 3,016^th place; English: 2,475^th place)

"First Blood: A movie review by James Berardinelli". ReelViews. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

rogerebert.com (Global: 287^th place; English: 186^th place)

Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1982). "First Blood Movie Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Greene, Andy (January 14, 2015). "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Action Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone (magazine). Retrieved August 21, 2025.

rottentomatoes.com (Global: 52^nd place; English: 48^th place)

"First Blood (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
"Rambo: First Blood Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
"Rambo III". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
"Rambo (Rambo IV)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

si.com (Global: 186^th place; English: 107^th place)

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Lidz, Franz (November 12, 1990). "Rocky The Article. As The Bell Sounds For Round 5 Of The Rock Opera, Sylvester Stallone Dreams Of A Box-Office Knockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 29, 2024. Instead of making modestly ambitious duds between Rockys, he now makes tortured Vietnam vetsploitation films.

slashfilm.com (Global: 522^nd place; English: 380^th place)

Hawkins, Jack (April 15, 2023). "14 Best Sylvester Stallone Films, Ranked". SlashFilm. Retrieved January 16, 2026.

the-numbers.com (Global: 224^th place; English: 187^th place)

"Box Office Information for First Blood". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

thespinningimage.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

Southworth, Wayne (2011). "Cannibal Apocalypse. Review". The Spinning Image. Retrieved February 29, 2024. Why, if it hadn't been for 'Nam then people like me would never have had the pleasure of Combat Shock, First Blood, The Exterminator or Don't Answer The Phone! (...) And Cannibal Apocalypse is almost the best vetsploitation movie ever, second only to the mighty Exterminator.

twomorrows.com (Global: low place; English: 5,799^th place)

Vaughan, Don (March 2023). "David Morrell's Rambo at 50". RetroFan. No. 25. United States: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 68–75.

ulb.ac.be (Global: 9,738^th place; English: 9,716^th place)

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"Filming locations of First Blood in Hope, BC, Canada". Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

"Review: First Blood". Variety. December 31, 1981. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Deusner, Stephen M. (June 4, 2008). "Shoot 'Em Way Up: 'Rambo'". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2024. "Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set" takes us all the way through Rambo's odyssey from war-damaged veteran to redeemed mercenary. In addition to the dark vetsploitation of "First Blood" and the even darker genocides of "Rambo IV," the set also includes the explosive inanities of "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and the talky longueurs of "Rambo III."

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"First Blood (1982)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
"FIRST BLOOD (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 10, 1982. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"First Blood (1982)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
"Box Office Information for First Blood". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
"Filming locations of First Blood in Hope, BC, Canada". Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
"Super dangerous movies". CBS News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
"Movie Review - First Blood". The New York Times. October 22, 1982. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
"Hope Celebrates 25th Anniversary of First Blood". British Columbia Film Commission. September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.
"First Blood - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review". High Def Digest. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
"First Blood (1982) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
Baum, Julian (October 15, 1985). "Rambo busts through China's 'open door'". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1982). "First Blood Movie Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
Janet Maslin (October 22, 1982). "First Blood". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
"Review: First Blood". Variety. December 31, 1981. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
"BBC Film Reviews, First Blood". BBC. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
"The Greatest Films of 1982". AMC Filmsite.org. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
"The 10 Best Movies of 1982". Film.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
"Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Empire Magazine. 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
"First Blood (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
"First Blood Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
"First Blood: A movie review by James Berardinelli". ReelViews. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
"Rambo: First Blood Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
"Rambo III". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
"Rambo (Rambo IV)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
John Miltimore (September 15, 2022), How 'First Blood' Foreshadowed America's Policing Problem, Foundation for Economic Education, archived from the original on April 30, 2024, retrieved December 18, 2024
Weichel, Andrew (August 18, 2020). "Sylvester Stallone 'very proud' of new Rambo carving in B.C. town". British Columbia. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

yardbarker.com (Global: 7,270^th place; English: 3,862^nd place)

Smith, Jeremy (June 10, 2020). "Vietnam War movies, ranked. 11. "Rolling Thunder"". Yardbarker. Retrieved February 29, 2024. Vetsploitation was a viable Hollywood genre in the late '70s and throughout much of the '80s. "First Blood," "The Exterminator," "Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except"… even "Taxi Driver" to a degree.

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