When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Vincent Canby, The New York Times
“An unusually powerful action picture… not simply a chase movie but a film with a genuine sense of outrage.”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“A well-made thriller with real dramatic weight… Stallone gives one of his best performances.”