John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand. 第一滴血。兰博的悲剧——看美国影片《第一滴血》。一个最强大的战士，他哭得像小孩。。第一滴血：英雄的血与怒。第一滴血与第一滴泪：无聊的优越感。《第一滴血》的心理层面。来自肌肉男的震撼。第一滴血反应当代局部战争遗留问题。灰色与鲜红。 退伍军人兰博（西尔维斯特•史泰龙Sylvester Stallone 饰）从越南回国，他回到已显得陌生的原居小镇，当地警长（布莱恩•丹内利 Brian Dennehy 饰）看到这个退伍军人的第一眼起，就开始对兰博百般挑剔，甚至将他带回警局肆意侮辱，不堪忍受责打的兰博袭警之后逃跑。警长召集大批警察展开对兰博的追捕，兰博逃至荒山野林之中，不断用自己在越战中掌握的游击战术对警察展开反击，他抢劫了一辆武器运输车返回小镇烧毁了商店，法律和武器都不能阻止兰博了。兰博在越战时的长官上校（理查德•克里纳 Richard Crenna 饰）出现，劝说兰博放下枪械，愤懑已久的兰博吼出了自己的困惑与不甘……
