When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo employs heavy-handed guerilla tactics to shake the cops off his tail.
93 min.
Ted Kotcheff
| Sylvester Stallone | John J. Rambo |
| Richard Crenna | Col. Samuel Trautman |
| Brian Dennehy | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle |
| Bill McKinney | State Police Capt. Dave Kern |
| Jack Starrett | Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt |
| Michael Talbott | Deputy Balford |
| Chris Mulkey | Deputy Ward |
| John McLiam | Orval the Dog Man |
| Alf Humphries | Deputy Lester |
| David Caruso | Deputy Mitch |
| David L. Crowley | Deputy Shingleton |
| Don MacKay | Preston |
| Charles A. Tamburro | Pilot |
| David Petersen | Trooper |
| Craig Huston | Radio operator |
| Alf Humphreys | Deputy Lester |
| Patrick Stack | Lt. Morgen |
| Stephen E. Miller | Guardsman #1 |
| Raimund Stamm | Guardsman #2 |
| Robert Metcalfe | Guardsman #3 |
| Stephen Dimopoulos | Guardsman #4 |
| Bruce Greenwood | Guardsman #5 |
| Earl Klein | Guardsman #6 |
| Danny Wozna | Boy |
| Peter Lonstrup | Attendant |
| Mike Winlaw | TV Reporter |
| Donald Adams | Guard C.O. |
| David Menzies | Miner |
| Frank Richter | Man on Street #1 |
| Grahman L. Galativk | Man on Street #2 |
| Ian Hutchinson | Man on Street #3 |
| Amy Alexander | Woman on Street |
| Gary Hetherington | Hunter |
| Alex Kliner | Hunter |
| R.G. Miller | Hunter |
| Stephen Chang | VC Commander (uncredited) |
| Suzee Pai | Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited) |
| Robert Prowse | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jack Rigg | Bobby |