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First Blood

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Knife and Blade magazine; real canvas coat; broken nose on set; stuntman injury; Frankenstein comparison; salary; Dennehy's Vietnam claims; deleted flashback scene

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  • Knife fans love the film; a 2011 Blade magazine article credited Rambo with revitalizing the cutlery industry, and the knife was picked out with great care.
  • The canvas for Rambo's coat was real rotten canvas found by the crew; Stallone still has it.
  • Stallone broke Lester's actor's nose in the jail escape, so the bandage later is real.
  • The stuntman doubling Teasle broke his back when the first take of the car jump went too high.
  • In the DVD commentary Stallone compares Rambo to Frankenstein's monster, with Troutman as the doctor.
  • Stallone asked for $3.5 million; Kassar and Vajna gave him $2 million plus TV sales.
  • Dennehy implied he served in Vietnam but finished his Marines service before U.S. forces deployed.
  • A deleted flashback with a Pet of the Month model is on the special-edition DVD; deleted scenes are usually cut for a reason.