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.
John Rambo
Sylvester Stallone
Col. Samuel Trautman
Richard Crenna
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Brian Dennehy
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Bill McKinney
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Jack Starrett
Deputy Balford
Michael Talbott
Deputy Ward
Chris Mulkey
Orval the Dog Man
John McLiam
Deputy Lester
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Mitch
David Caruso
Deputy Shingleton
David L. Crowley
Preston
Don MacKay
Helicopter pilot
Charles A. Tamburro
Trooper
David Petersen
Radio operator
Craig Huston
Lt. Morgen
Patrick Stack
Guardsman #1
Stephen E. Miller
Guardsman #2
Raimund Stamm
Guardsman #3
Robert Metcalfe
Guardsman #4
Stephen Dimopoulos
Guardsman #5
Bruce Greenwood
Guardsman #6
Earl Klein
Boy
Danny Wozna
Attendant
Peter Lonstrup
TV Reporter
Mike Winlaw
Guard C.O.
Donald Adams
Miner
David Menzies
Man on Street #1
Frank Richter
Man on Street #2
Grahman L. Galativk
Man on Street #3
Ian Hutchinson
Woman on Street
Amy Alexander
Hunter
Gary Hetherington
Hunter
Alex Kliner
Hunter
R.G. Miller
Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Bruce Paul Barbour
VC Commander (uncredited)
Stephen Chang
Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
Suzee Pai
Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Prowse
Bobby - The Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
Jack Rigg
Small Girl (uncredited)
Helene Udy