Red Dawn

1984
PG
1h 54m

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6.3/10

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It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

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It is the dawn of World War III. In the western mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.It is the dawn of World War III. In the western mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.It is the dawn of World War III. In the western mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

65K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,286

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Videos8

Trailer 2:10

Official Trailer

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'Red Dawn' | Anniversary Mashup

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Red Dawn: The Wolverines

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Red Dawn: The School Invasion

Featurette 2:09

Red Dawn: Casting Lea Thompson And Jennifer Grey

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Trivia
Five of the 36 paratroopers in the beginning of the film got blown as much as a mile off-course during filming. One got stuck in a tree, and had to convince locals that he wasn't really an enemy soldier.

Goofs
When the boys get to the mountains and are arguing about turning themselves in, right before Jed shows them the shot up radio you can see two men in the background with mustaches and sunglasses on. These are obviously not one of the actors because none of them have mustaches.

Quotes
Col. Andy Tanner: All that hate's gonna burn you up, kid.
Robert: It keeps me warm.

Crazy credits
None of the actors are in the opening credits

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Revenge of the Nerds/The Woman in Red/Red Dawn/Tightrope (1984)

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Featured review

Ditto that !

'Far Off Gone' is right on with that summary.

As a teen when this movie came out, us kids had grown up with Cold War news every night on TV. All these ICBMs being made, the 'Star Wars' defense initiative (SDI), even movies like 'War Games' contributed to a overall climate of concern about Russian/USA relations.

Then this movie hit theaters and us teens and younger adults felt we weren't so powerless after all. I can only speak for myself, but the opening scene was very sobering to a 18 year old kid who could relate to the dumbfounded kids in the classroom watching Soviet paratroopers hitting the schoolyard. I guess its one of those things where you had to be at the age and grown up in that era to really understand how the movie was received for its time.

The cast is chock full of stars in their younger years, and acting isn't bad either. Great movie and certainly worth watching at least once.