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, Morgen害羞草研究所檚 men know they害羞草研究所檙e overmatched. When they pin him down at the entrance to a mining shaft, two of his men refuse Morgen害羞草研究所檚 order to move in.

害羞草研究所淩ambo! This is Lt. Clinton Morgen, National Guard leader. I害羞草研究所檓 giving you just three zero seconds to come on out!害羞草研究所� he yells, before asking one of his men where the rocket launcher is. One of Morgen害羞草研究所檚 men grabs the rocket launcher and scores a direct hit to the mine shaft entrance.

Moments later, assuming Rambo is dead (spoiler, he isn害羞草研究所檛), they pose for a celebratory pic.

Stack害羞草研究所檚 performance through the entire scene is perfect. He is hilariously oblivious/overconfident and the effect is akin to a mouse telling a tiger he害羞草研究所檚 coming to get him.

害羞草研究所淭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,害羞草研究所� Stack said. 害羞草研究所淚t was the very first movie role I had where I wasn害羞草研究所檛 saying 害羞草研究所楬ello害羞草研究所� or picking up somebody害羞草研究所檚 bag in the background, and it seems to be a moment in the film that people tend to remember. I害羞草研究所檝e got a lot of mileage out of what is ostensibly a pretty small part.

害羞草研究所淔orty years later and here we are, still talking about Lt. Clinton Morgen.害羞草研究所�

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, it害羞草研究所檒l be his first visit.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 very excited to be invited up, but my first reaction was, 害羞草研究所榃ait a minute. You couldn害羞草研究所檛 get anyone else?害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 Stack laughed. 害羞草研究所淏ut I害羞草研究所檓 honoured someone thought of me, and it害羞草研究所檚 going to be a lot of fun.害羞草研究所�

Stack admits he害羞草研究所檚 biased, but he believes First Blood was the best of the five Rambo films released between 1982 and 2019.

害羞草研究所淚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,害羞草研究所� Stack noted. 害羞草研究所淨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 that害羞草研究所檚 what made it stand out.害羞草研究所�

That and the performances of lead actors Sylvester Stallone (Rambo) and Stack害羞草研究所檚 good friend Brian Dennehy (Sheriff Will Teasle), who died last year. It was Dennehy who got Stack his role in the film.

害羞草研究所淭here were certain roles he was made for and this was one of them,害羞草研究所� Stack said. 害羞草研究所淗e could play heavy. He could play threatening. He could play 害羞草研究所榊ou better not cross this guy害羞草研究所� better than anybody. The chemistry between those two guys (Dennehy and Stallone), with the story line and Ted Kotcheff害羞草研究所檚 direction, really made the movie.害羞草研究所�

Stack wishes Dennehy could have joined him in Hope.

害羞草研究所淏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.害羞草研究所�

eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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