FIRST BLOOD opens. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Screenplay by Michael Kozoll and William Sackheim. Based on the novel by David Morrell. Sylvester Stallone's first Rambo outing remains the jewel in the franchise's subsequently much blighted crown; an exemplary, high octane action vehicle with a feral, psychological undertow. Solid support from Brian Dennehy & Richard Crenna.