Where was Rambo: First Blood filmed?
RAMBO: First Blood came out 30 years ago but is still a timeless action movie for fans. Movies by Sylvester Stallone who also portrays the powerful protagonist, John Rambo. Filming for Rambo: First Blood began in 1981 and brought about 100 cast and crew members to the small town, Hope, in British Columbia, Canada. Much of the scenes were shot in the town, which now offers guided tours of the filming locations. However, one such site was demolished in 2011. The iconic Rambo Bridge was the scene where Sheriff Will Teasle arrested John Rambo. The community turned to say goodbye to the crumbling bridge to take pictures and walk over it one last time. “We tried to save it,” said Inge Wilson, manager of the Hope Visitor Center and Museum Complex. The Hollywood Reporter. “But since the bridge is made of creosote-soaked wood, there are some environmental concerns,” she added.
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Other filming locations still on the map include the Othello Tunnel and Wallace Street, however, the town wants to continue to pay tribute to the role Hope played in the film Rambo: First Blood. A statue of Rambo was erected in 2020, and the woodcut was created by Ryan Villiers, who received positive encouragement from Sylvester Stallone herself. Stallone posted a snap of the statue on her Instagram in August 2020 and said, “I’m so proud that these two massive RAMBO statues have been recently and permanently placed in the city of Hope, Canada, in the main city of Hope, Canada. Exactly where we shot the FIRST BLOOD. Thanks to the artist, @ryan_villiers.”
Rambo: What is First Blood about?
US Green Beret John Rambo returns home from Vietnam War and move to a small town in Washington to visit his friends. He is plagued by memories from his days in the trenches and when he meets a sheriff who took a hand for him, he decides to run away. Small-town sheriff and veteran, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy), feels threatened by John Rambo, who he believes wants to take over his place in town. But when Will Teasle and his deputies overpowered John Rambo, he reminisced about his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Throughout the rest of the film, John Rambo fights against the exhausted sheriff and he tries to escape from the thugs who are pursuing him.RELATED:
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