Posted AT 3:36 AM EDT on 09/05/08
A little boy's Stallone-sized dreams
Most people probably remember the sneaky thrill of the first "grownup" movie they watched. In the case of director Garth Jennings, it happened when he was 12, and he saw a friend's older brother's bootleg VHS of Sly Stallone's First Blood - the story of an angry Vietnam vet wreaking vengeance on his tormentors. The movie had an instant effect on him and his friends.
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