Question 1

What real-life event helped provide extras for the film?

Accepted Answer

Many extras were local townsfolk recently left unemployed when a nearby mill ceased operations, and they were happy to have the film provide work opportunities.

Question 2

What happened to a prop from the film that Sylvester Stallone kept?

Accepted Answer

The fabric Rambo finds in the woods and cuts into a makeshift coat was a piece of rotten canvas found during production; Stallone kept it after filming and still has it.

Question 3

How did an on-set accident affect an actor's appearance in the film?

Accepted Answer

Sylvester Stallone accidentally broke Alf Humphreys' nose by elbowing him during the jail escape scene, so Humphreys wears a band-aid for the rest of the film.

Question 4

Why did Sylvester Stallone initially want to destroy the film after seeing a rough cut?

Accepted Answer

After watching a rough cut about three hours long, Stallone and his agent claimed it was so bad it made them sick, and Stallone feared it would kill his career, so he tried to buy and destroy the footage.

Question 5

Which festivals has First Blood been featured in?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2019, and Chicago International Film Festival in 2023.

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