Image Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Mr. Kotcheff ... between Mr. Richler and Mr. Kotcheff.” In 1982, Mr. Kotcheff directed “First Blood,” the movie in which Sylvester Stallone ...

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Although perhaps best known for directing Sylvester Stallone in the John Rambo classic “First Blood” in 1982, Kotcheff was also well-regarded for directing comedies like “Fun With Dick and ...

Ted Kotcheff, the versatile, two-time Palme d’Or nominee who directed more than two dozen movies including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Fun with Dick and Jane, North Dallas Forty and Wake ...

Made for about $16 million, First Blood (1982) grossed more than $125 million worldwide ($317 million today), gave Stallone his first post-Rocky hit and spawned three sequels — none of which ...

Prolific Canadian-born filmmaker Ted Kotcheff, who directed the films “First Blood,” “Weekend at Bernie’s,” “Wake in Fright,” “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” “Fun With ...

But his most enduring feature came in 1982, teaming with Sylvester Stallone for “First Blood,” a vital, Hobermanian post-Vietnam freakout about a tortured, war-rattled soldier that brings ...

After many actor-mandated changes to the original story (mostly centered on making a less murderous Rambo than the one from Morell’s book) and a troubled shoot, First Blood released in 1982 to ...

“First Blood” was a box office hit in 1982 and led to four movies with the Rambo character. Mr. Kotcheff turned down a chance to be part of them. “They offered me the first sequel, and after ...

Since its release in 1982, the first installment of the ... A former U.S. elite soldier reviews ‘First Blood,’ and his conclusions are clear: “It’s almost a full 10” In early April ...