Rambo's an action film series based on the David Morrell novel First Blood and starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former Green Beret who's skilled in many aspects of survival, weaponry, hand to hand combat and guerrilla warfare. The series consists of the films First Blood (1982), (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (film) (2008), and Rambo V (announced in 2009). John Rambo Origins David Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by "the… (More on Rambo)