Rambo is an American media franchise centered on a series of action films. There have been five films released so far in the series: "First Blood" (1982), ' (1985), "Rambo III" (1988), "Rambo" (2008) and ' (2019). The films follow John Rambo, a United States Army Special Forces veteran played by Sylvester Stallone, whose experience fighting in the Vietnam War traumatized him but also gave him superior military skills, which he has used to fight corrupt police officers, enemy troops and drug cartels. The first film in the series, "First Blood", is an adaptation of the 1972 novel "First Blood" by David Morrell.