- Thriller, War, Drama
- 114 min
- PG-13
In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied American soil. Until now.
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
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Classical in form, earnest, unpretentious and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Gimlyon TMDB · Sep 20185/10
Oh you've gotta see _Red Dawn_.... It's not particularly good, but you've got to see it. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._
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Cast
- Patrick SwayzeJed
- Charlie SheenMatt
- C. Thomas HowellRobert
- Lea ThompsonErica
- Darren DaltonDaryl
- Jennifer GreyToni
- Powers BootheAndy
- Brad SavageDanny
- Ben JohnsonMason
- Harry Dean StantonMr. Eckert
Crew
- John MiliusDirector
- Kevin ReynoldsScreenplay
- John MiliusScreenplay
- Ric WaiteDirector of Photography
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
- Thom NobleEditor
- Barry BeckermanProducer
- Buzz FeitshansProducer
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