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From the beginning, Rambo was more than a character in a 1972 novel by David Morrell. He was the culmination of the author's personal encounters with veterans returning from the Vietnam War. The 1982 movie adaptation of First Blood reflected the novel's powerful insights into a troubled veteran's postwar experience. Then in 1985, the film's explosive sequel Rambo: First Blood Part II transformed the character into something shockingly different. With a focus on blood-and-guts action, Rambo became an invincible one-man army. A new kind of hero for a new day in America. A pop-culture icon as controversial as he was crowd-pleasing--blasting his way through the influential action film franchise in Hollywood history. The Rambo legend was born. Five feature films. Three novels. Seven video games. Countless comic books, action figures, and even an animated show for kids. The Rambo machine has been as unstoppable as Rambo himself. Now for the first time, Hollywood insider Nat Segaloff digs deep into the man, the myth, and the massive impact of the phenomenon known as ""The Rambo Effect."" Packed with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, cultural insights, and debates about violence in the media, this is an explosive no-holds-barred report from the front lines of Hollywood mythmaking. A must-listen for Rambo fans, movies buffs, and anyone interested in American culture.

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Nat Segaloff has been a movie publicist and film critic (not at the same time), television producer, college teacher, reporter, and broadcaster. He has brought all those skills to over thirty books, most of them about film history and filmmakers. His print and television biographies include those of John Belushi, Larry King, Arthur Penn, Harlan Ellison, William Friedkin, John Milius, Paul Mazursky, Stan Lee, Stirling Silliphant, Walon Green, and Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop. His Citadel books include The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear, Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface, and The Rambo Report: Five Films, Three Books, One Legend. Nat Segaloff has been a movie publicist and film critic (not at the same time), television producer, college teacher, reporter, and broadcaster. He has brought all those skills to over thirty books, most of them about film history and filmmakers. His print and television biographies include those of John Belushi, Larry King, Arthur Penn, Harlan Ellison, William Friedkin, John Milius, Paul Mazursky, Stan Lee, Stirling Silliphant, Walon Green, and Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop. His Citadel books include The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear, Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface, and The Rambo Report: Five Films, Three Books, One Legend. David Morrell is one of America's most popular and acclaimed storytellers, with more than eighteen million copies of his books in print. His thrillers have been translated into twenty-two languages and turned into record-breaking films and top-rated television miniseries. His 1972 debut novel, First Blood, became the basis for the Rambo films. A former professor of American literature at the University of Iowa, he now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. David Morrell is one of America's most popular and acclaimed storytellers, with more than eighteen million copies of his books in print. His thrillers have been translated into twenty-two languages and turned into record-breaking films and top-rated television miniseries. His 1972 debut novel, First Blood, became the basis for the Rambo films. A former professor of American literature at the University of Iowa, he now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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