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We all know Sylvester Stallone's iconic line,"They drew first blood, not me," comes from the momentous action flick, First Blood, which hit theaters in October 1982. But did you know the Italian Stallion wasn't the first to play John Rambo? It's hard to associate anyone else with the role, particularly since both Rambo and Rocky Balboa are his most iconic roles.
In his book, Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980, film historian Roberto Curti describes Milian's Rambo as"a Western movie character dropped into a contemporary urban environment, an illegitimate son of Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name..." That's probably the most apt description of Milian's Rambo, though it's worth noting that he doesn't much resemble the Rambo readers might recognize from Morrell's novel.
Of course, though Stallone is still the most notable Rambo in film history, others have still played the character since. Most notable among them was Neil Ross, who voiced the character in the 1980s animated series, Rambo: The Force of Freedom, a G.I. Joe copycat that ran for 65 episodes. Despite that, Stallone's original First Blood is still the definitive adaptation of the character for a reason, offering audiences a complex and deeply personal take on John Rambo.
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