![]() As a result, per Morrell, the body count in his novel is "perhaps 250 people," but this also caused some concern among First Blood's producers leading the movie adaptation. As Morrell states in the First Blood DVD commentary, he wanted to portray the horrible effects of PTSD on Vietnam veterans and show the reality of a war brought to American soil, with Morrell also basing Rambo on real-life soldier Audie Murphy. In the First Blood novel, Rambo's arrest pushes him over the edge, leading him to slaughter anyone who comes to re-capture him after his escape. RELATED: Rambo Has 1 Unwanted Stallone Record That Rocky Never Could Rambo Is A Killing Machine In The First Blood Book, But Not The Movie Kate no longer wishes to follow Tully into broadcasting and is more drawn to fiction writing, but she hesitates to tell her overbearing friend. ![]() Compared to Morrell's 1972 novel, First Blood made one huge change to Rambo as a character. While the Rambo movies are regarded as some of Stallone's most violent films, Rambo himself is significantly toned down in First Blood, at least kill count-wise. Sylvester Stallone's Rambo movies are a big franchise, with Rambo himself becoming one of Stallone's signature characters. ![]()
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