Sylvester Stallone (actor, writer) FIRST BLOOD (1981) Revised film script

Los Angeles: Carolco, 1981. Vintage original film script, 11 x 8 1/2″ (28 x 22 cm), 118 pp. Heavily annotated in the hand of producer Mario Kassar, who was the co-founder of Carolco Pictures (there are, however, some notes in what looks to be another hand, indicating that Kassar had given the script to others for their comments). Approximately half of the script consists of blue revision pages dated 10/14/81. The extensive handwritten notes are in pencil and ink, indicating deletions, special and makeup effects, costume and other needs. Front cover is hand inscribed with the name Denise [Kassar], Mario Kassar’s wife. Following the end of shooting, the script wound up in the hands of a person who lived in Hope, BC, where the film was shot. Script is accompanied by a letter from the previous owner of the script and a COA from collectibles auction house The Prop Gallery. 

First Blood is a now-classic American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo’s mentor Sam Trautman and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle. It is the first installment in the Rambo franchise, followed by Rambo: First Blood Part II.

Based on the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, many directors and studios had unsuccessfully attempted an adaptation in the 1970s. In the film, Rambo is a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam veteran who must rely on his combat and survival skills when a series of brutal events results in him having to survive a massive manhunt by police and government troops near the fictional small town of Hope, WA. (Wikipedia)