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- "First Blood", the 1972 novel by David Morrell that brought us the all-American hero Rambo, is much different than the 1982 movie starring Sylvester Stallone. The biggest difference being that in the book, Colonel Trautman shoots John Rambo and kills him. When the movie was first filmed, they had it that Rambo was going to commit suicide at the end. When test audiences found this too depressing, the ending was changed, thus leaving it open to sequels. The filmmakers made the wise decision.