Rambo was meant to die. Sylvester Stallone’s traumatised Vietnam vet – harassed by small-town cops for being a bit scruffy and triggered into fighting a one-man war – was supposed to shoot himself.

James Cameron tried to retain the social commentary aspects of "First Blood" with his script for "Rambo: First Blood Part II," but Sylvester Stallone made sure most of it was cut. Aside from having ...