Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001
Stats: 2,787 reviews
When I was a kid I really wanted to be in Red Dawn. Dated but still worth a watch for prosperity and some good ole fashioned cold war paranoia!
A handful of the same actors from The Outsiders that was released the year before appear in this joke of a movie. A carnage filled, unintentional laugh filled, and ultimately depressing movie. I wasn't excited about seeing it, but my wife picked it out of my UA anniversary coll...( read more)
This film makes more sense to me now as an Iraq allegory. (From their POV.) Still feels like there's some things missing. Millius should have done it as a mini series perhaps. Not looking forward to the remake.
I love this movie , not the most realistic as far as how things would most likely have really happened but still a awesome movie. a good example of the American spirit and patriotism.
i hear they are filming the new red dawn in Michigan i think its coming out next year.
good of the great action movie...wow what a plenty of greatest casts who starring this. i never knew charlie sheen is film debut as matt. go "wolverines" teams!
Colorado high-schoolers become guerrilla warriors when the US is invaded by Russia in this alternate reality set film.
Young Swayze, Grey, Sheen and Thompson are all worth a look in this one, though the concept may be stretched a little thin over the long-ish running time of the...( read more)
Killing off Robert was depressing. Patrick Swayze was OKAY in this movie, but C. Thomas Howell did GREAT I think and found it disturbing when they made his character slowly lose his feelings because of the moose blood...He didn't cry after that, and I liked that in the beginning he accually had emotion when he learned his parents were dead. Good grief people, kill off the favorites :(
why did they have to kill Stepan, he was the best ever (damned wolverines), good movie all round though
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