First Blood was released into theaters on October 22nd, 1982. Filming locations include Coquitlam, Hope and Maple Ridge B.C. Canada. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film is based on the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell. Sylvester Stallone started filming First Blood five months after filming for Rocky III had concluded and both were released in 1982. First Blood has spawned four sequels, Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008) and Rambo: Last Blood (2019). The score was composed by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith. The films first DVD release was on October 21st, 1998.
Rambo and Teasle meet - in front of* 945 Water Ave. Hope, BC. Canada
This scene took place at the entrance to what is now Gardner Chevrolet.
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They're driving southwest. A small portion of the police station can be seen in the second screenshot.
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Teasle drops Rambo off - Kawkawa Lake Rd. and Union Bar Rd. Hope, BC. Canada
(Kawkawa Lake Bridge)
In 2011, a new bridge was built right next to the Kawkawa Lake Bridge and it was decommissioned. In July of 2011, it was torn down due to environmental concerns. The scene took place next to the Coquihalla River.
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Police station - Wallace St. and 3rd Ave. Hope, BC. Canada
The building was constructed for the film and removed after filming had concluded. It was located on the northeast corner of the intersection.
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On August 14th, 2020 a cedar wood statue of Rambo was unveiled next to the former police station location. It was carved by Ryan Villers.
They travel south on Fraser Avenue and turn right onto Fort Street.
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Motorcycle chase #2 - between* 875 Water Ave. and 885 Water Ave. Hope, BC. Canada
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Motorcycle chase #3 - 3rd Ave. Hope, BC. Canada
They're traveling south.
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Motorcycle chase #4 - 5th Ave. and Hudson Bay St. Hope, BC. Canada
They're traveling south on 5th Avenue and turn right onto Hudson Bay Street.
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Motorcycle chase #5 - south of* 4000 Quarry Rd. Coquitlam, BC. Canada
The scene took place just south of the Minnekhada Regional Park parking lot.
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Motorcycle chase #6 - north of* Quarry Rd. Coquitlam, BC. Canada
This scene was filmed just north of where Deiner Creek and Macintyre Creek merge.
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End of motorcycle chase - north of* Quarry Rd. Coquitlam, BC. Canada
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Junkyard - north of* Quarry Rd. Coquitlam, BC. Canada
To best reach this location, park at the Dennett Lake Trailhead and follow the trail over Deiner Creek until you reach the small clearing where the junked vehicles are located.
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Base camp - Golden Ears Park Rd. Maple Ridge, BC. Canada
The bridge crosses Gold Creek and is located just south of where North Beach Trail and Lower Falls Trail connect.
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Mountain State Savings - 800 3rd Ave. Hope, BC. Canada
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This is amazing - great job
ReplyDeleteExcelente
ReplyDeleteGreat work, finding some of these locations couldn't have been easy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, yeah some of them definitely required some hiking.
Deleteperfect! nice job!
DeleteBest one yet, thank you
ReplyDeleteNice!
ReplyDeleteThis is truly good work. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAwesome love looking at this stuff. Thanks
ReplyDeleteGreet work, Nice to read. Thank you
ReplyDeleteAmazing ! Really congrats . Must have been very difficult to find some of them . Really you did it !
ReplyDeleteWow. Great to see this. And remarkable that the vehicles are still there.
ReplyDeleteUn trabajo espectacular, ENHORABUENA
ReplyDeleteWoooooW ! Great work, Grettings from Polish fan Sylvester & Rambo
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome, only mistake was that the scene at the Golden Ears Park bridge was taken from the wrong direction.
ReplyDeleteGood eye. Yeah I was aware of this when I was at the location but I opted to take my comparison shot from that side because if I would've taken it from the other side the trees would've been blocking the view of the bridge. So basically, I just wanted to show as much of the bridge as possible.
DeleteThank you for these amazing pictures. First Blood was the first film I saw in a VCR. I still love it someday I hope I can travel up there and see the truck, Thanks again...
ReplyDeleteThe truck chase where the cops are hanging out of the car with their guns, a the cop cars explode - filmed on Bedwell Bay Rd in Port Moody as the road stretch beside Sasamat Lake. https://maps.app.goo.gl/eTnTE9yWF9wm7Gsg7
ReplyDeleteYou're my hero. Awesome work!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your great job :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the effort. First blood is cinema classic and you can watch it over and over.
ReplyDeleteGreat job. I'm here in Hope now, it's beautiful
ReplyDeleteThis is great, I tried looking on Google Earth years back to find locations. I was lucky on only a few but this nails it...
ReplyDeleteGreat work on this. First Blood is the best Rambo film Sylvester Stallone has ever done. Doesn't look like much has changed except for a lot more trees, bushy overgrowth, and building exterior changes. Time's really hasn't been kind too that semi though. 😳
ReplyDeleteWas in Hope on 5/26/24. Great town and sites. Thank you this information! First Blood is one of the best movies!
ReplyDeleteGreat site and information! Headed to Hope this summer but also going to stop at the junkyard. Can anyone offer any additional info or advice about locating it?
ReplyDeleteTo get to the truck, do I need to take the Munro trail or can I take the shorter route up from the car park between the truck and Quarry Rd?
ReplyDeleteCan I have the coord gps for the rock "End of motorcycle chase" please, I thought it was much further north of the stream, thanks
ReplyDeleteExcellent work. Unfortunately I live in the middle of Europe. But i had a lot of fun exploring these locations on Google. And now it almost feels as if I had been there, in Hope and the surroundings. Thank you!
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