The Rambo franchise may have become a box office success, but the four later additions to the series all failed to replicate what made First Blood such a compelling film in the first place.

Here's everything to know about the real-life events (and people) that inspired the Rambo franchise — well as a surprising figure who didn't influence the character at all. The Rambo franchise ...

Sylvester Stallone takes "great pride" in having portrayed John Rambo — a Vietnam War veteran suffering from PTSD. Before the project was presented to Stallone, nearly a dozen top Hollywood ...