This man-against-the-world action classic begins when former Vietnam Green Beret John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a Washington town to get some food. On the way, he's hassled by small-town sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy), who tells him that drifters aren't welcome. Rambo winds up in jail, where he's ruthlessly harassed by the sheriff's deputies. Hit with a Vietnam flashback, Rambo snaps, escaping into the nearby hills. The local law dogs have no idea what they're up against, as Rambo sinks ...