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Oct 22, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day October 22, 1982 – First Blood Premiered In Theaters.

On this day October 22, 1982, the action film Rambo First Blood premiered in theaters, introducing audiences to one of cinema’s most enduring characters, John Rambo. Directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the novel by David Morrell, the movie starred Sylvester Stallone as a troubled Vietnam veteran whose struggle to adjust to civilian life turns violent after being mistreated by a small town sheriff. What began as a...

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