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Sylvester Stallone hated the first 3.5 hour cut of "Rambo: First Blood Part I" so much, that it made him and his agent sick. He wanted to buy the movie and destroy it thinking it was a career killer. Ultimately, a heavily re-edited 93 minute cut was sent for theatrical release.

James Cameron wanted to direct ‘Terminator’ so badly, that he sold the rights to the producer willing to entertain his wish for $1. While waiting for Arnold Schwarzenegger to become available for the role, Cameron also busied himself by writing ‘Aliens’ and ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II.’

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1. In the first Rambo movie "First Blood", Rambo kills one person. In fact, the only death in the whole movie is an accident. In comparison, Rambo kills 76 in "First Blood II", 132 in "Rambo III", and 236 in "Rambo".

2. Sylvester Stallone's uncompromising character John Rambo committed suicide in the original cut of First Blood (1982). This was changed because it was considered too depressing, and the new ending allowed for the later big-budget sequels.

3. The original cut of 1982’s “First Blood” was over three hours long and contained silly one-liners from Rambo. Stallone hated it so much he tried to buy the negatives and have them destroyed.

4. James Cameron wrote a stylistically different first draft of the screenplay for Rambo: First Blood Part II and that the producers had wanted John Travolta to play Rambo's side kick. Stallone made many changes to the screenplay and vetoed Travolta.

5. First Blood, the first Rambo movie released in 1982, took place in the fictional town of Hope, Washington but was almost entirely shot in the real town of Hope, British Columbia.

6. The original cut of Rambo: First Blood was three hours long and so bad Sylvester Stallone “tried to buy it back and burn the negative.” He only gave the movie his approval after most of his dialogue was cut, resulting in the 93 minute version we know today.

7. Rambo committed suicide in the original unused ending for First Blood.

8. Steve McQueen was slated to play John Rambo in First Blood, but passed away before filming started

9. The author of First Blood, which the Rambo movies are based on, came up with the protagonist's name when his wife brought home a batch of Rambo apples

10. The first Rambo movie (First Blood) is a book adaptation

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First Blood (1982), the first entry in the RAMBO movie franchise, has a total of one death in its 93 minute runtime. On the other hand, the fourth film, 'Rambo' (2008), has a whopping body count of 236 even with a shorter runtime.

Stallone will make a final Rambo movie called, "Last Blood" - source

The 1985 British film, "Revolution", filmed in the UK about the American Revolution, was one of the biggest box office flops in history and only lost the Raspberry award for worst film to "Rambo: First Blood II." - source

Rocky IV and Rambo:First Blood Part II had a combined 16 nominations out of 10 categories at the 1986 Razzie Awards, winning 9 of them

The protagonist of First Blood was named after a type of apple. The apple itself was named after a Swedish immigrant, making John Rambo a Swedish American - source