Episode 4: First Blood (1982)

Episode 4

2nd February 2018

First Blood: is it about the challenges of small-town law enforcement, or is the tale of John Rambo an allegory for the war in Vietnam? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John explore the abandoned mine that is this 1982 thriller, and learn that maybe after a war, nobody truly goes home. Friendly Fire is […]

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First Blood: is it about the challenges of small-town law enforcement, or is the tale of John Rambo an allegory for the war in Vietnam? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John explore the abandoned mine that is this 1982 thriller, and learn that maybe after a war, nobody truly goes home.

Friendly Fire is a Maximum Fun dot org podcast hosted by Adam Pranica, Benjamin Ahr Harrison, and John Roderick; and it’s produced by Rob Schulte.
Theme music is “WAR” by Edwin Starr courtesy of Stone Agate Music.
Logo Art is by Nick Ditmore

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John Roderick, Adam Pranica, and Benjamin Ahr Harrison are exploring titles from the entire history of cinema about every war, big and bigger. They discuss filmmaking, geopolitical history, nerd out about uniforms and equipment, and crack wise the entire time. To the victor go the spoiler alerts!

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