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.

Cast

Sylvester StalloneJohn Rambo

Richard CrennaCol. Samuel Trautman

Brian DennehyHope Sheriff Will Teasle

Bill McKinneyState Police Capt. Dave Kern

Jack StarrettDeputy Sgt. Arthur Galt