Hope welcomes people from around the world when Rambo: First Blood 40th anniversary celebrations take place over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. One of the people coming to town is Patrick Stack, who played a small but memorable role in the legendary film.
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Rambo: First Blood was a serious movie with knives and guns and a triggered Vietnam vet on the run from the law.
Inserted into that drama and tension is a humorous scene featuring Patrick Stack. In his role as Lt. Clinton Morgen, Stack leads a group of National Guardsmen into the woods in pursuit of Rambo. Though they outnumber him, Morgen91裸聊视频檚 men know they91裸聊视频檙e overmatched. When they pin him down at the entrance to a mining shaft, two of his men refuse Morgen91裸聊视频檚 order to move in.
91裸聊视频淩ambo! This is Lt. Clinton Morgen, National Guard leader. I91裸聊视频檓 giving you just three zero seconds to come on out!91裸聊视频� he yells, before asking one of his men where the rocket launcher is. One of Morgen91裸聊视频檚 men grabs the rocket launcher and scores a direct hit to the mine shaft entrance.
Moments later, assuming Rambo is dead (spoiler, he isn91裸聊视频檛), they pose for a celebratory pic.
Stack91裸聊视频檚 performance through the entire scene is perfect. He is hilariously oblivious/overconfident and the effect is akin to a mouse telling a tiger he91裸聊视频檚 coming to get him.
91裸聊视频淭hat was the intention of the director, Ted Kotcheff, to throw in a little comic relief to let the air out of the tire a little bit,91裸聊视频� Stack said. 91裸聊视频淚t was the very first movie role I had where I wasn91裸聊视频檛 saying 91裸聊视频楬ello91裸聊视频� or picking up somebody91裸聊视频檚 bag in the background, and it seems to be a moment in the film that people tend to remember. I91裸聊视频檝e got a lot of mileage out of what is ostensibly a pretty small part.
91裸聊视频淔orty years later and here we are, still talking about Lt. Clinton Morgen.91裸聊视频�
Stack was never in Hope for the filming of First Blood. His scene was shot in Vancouver, so when he comes to town for the 40th anniversary celebration, it91裸聊视频檒l be his first visit.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very excited to be invited up, but my first reaction was, 91裸聊视频榃ait a minute. You couldn91裸聊视频檛 get anyone else?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Stack laughed. 91裸聊视频淏ut I91裸聊视频檓 honoured someone thought of me, and it91裸聊视频檚 going to be a lot of fun.91裸聊视频�
Stack admits he91裸聊视频檚 biased, but he believes First Blood was the best of the five Rambo films released between 1982 and 2019.
91裸聊视频淚n First Blood, the only character to die was Galt (played by Jack Starret), the cop who fell out of the helicopter, and that was almost accidental,91裸聊视频� Stack noted. 91裸聊视频淨uickly, the body count ramped up significantly with the rest of the Rambo films. First Blood relied mostly on story as opposed to the mayhem you see with most action movies, and that91裸聊视频檚 what made it stand out.91裸聊视频�
That and the performances of lead actors Sylvester Stallone (Rambo) and Stack91裸聊视频檚 good friend Brian Dennehy (Sheriff Will Teasle), who died last year. It was Dennehy who got Stack his role in the film.
91裸聊视频淭here were certain roles he was made for and this was one of them,91裸聊视频� Stack said. 91裸聊视频淗e could play heavy. He could play threatening. He could play 91裸聊视频榊ou better not cross this guy91裸聊视频� better than anybody. The chemistry between those two guys (Dennehy and Stallone), with the story line and Ted Kotcheff91裸聊视频檚 direction, really made the movie.91裸聊视频�
Stack wishes Dennehy could have joined him in Hope.
91裸聊视频淏rian was a very good friend to me for all the years I knew him and he is very sadly missed, and I think he would have thought this 40th anniversary celebration was pretty darn cool.91裸聊视频�
eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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