John Rambo. An ex-special forces member who served his time in Vietnam just wanted to come back his home and country. Trouble is, he doesn't fit in there. People shun him for what he did and he cant adjust to civilian life. Seeing himself a man without purpose he becomes a drifter, moving in and out of cities and towns. This all changes when he enter the small town of Hope. Here he is persecuted, harassed and eventually thrown out of town by the towns sheriff. Rambo, tired of being mistreated returns to town with nothing more then an interest of wanting a place to stay and eat. The sheriff immediately arrests him and puts him in jail. Due to the traumatic stress, Rambo is pushed back in war flashbacks and driven into a feral rage. Violently breaking free from captivity, Rambo flees into the near by woods. Humiliated and taunted, the sheriff vows to capture the crazed man and bring him to "justice". All alone now, Rambo is forced to survive the same people he sought to protect...