"John Rambo" redirects here. For the 2008 film of the same name, see Rambo .Rambo is a saga of popular action films starring Sylvester Stallone, based on the characters created by David Morrell in his novel First Blood.The films are: First Blood (1982), First Blood Part II (1985), and Rambo III (1988). A fourth film, simply entitled Rambo, will be released on January 25th, 2008. The films focus on a troubled Vietnam War veteran, John James Rambo, who is greatly skilled in all aspects of surviva