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Canadian creator David Morrell invented the Green Beret "John Rambo" character. The book was later adapt by Stallone for his role for the role in First Blood (1982), which also stars Richard Crenna (and Brian Dennehy). The film, which shocked viewers with its controversial take about the Vietnam war that was relatively novel in American consciousness, became undoubtedly a success. In spite of political opinions the film was a worldwide smash, and the sequel came out with Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and received even greater criticism from a variety of quarters due to the storyline of American MIAs believed to be held in Vietnam. However, they insist that bad publicity does not have a place. John Rambo's return to the ring resulted in a significant money-maker for Stallone. It established his status as one of the most famous males of America in the 1980s. Amid a flurry of incredible success, Stallone called on old adversaries Rocky Balboa to climb back into the ring to defend American pride against the Soviet threat , in the form of a massive Russian boxer named "Ivan Drago" as played by the curt Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985). The violence levels in this fourth installment being extreme, it caused a lot of controversy for "Rocky" lovers. The level of violence was particularly high in comparison to preceding Rocky films.