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Red Dawn

This article is about the 1984 film. For the 2012 remake, see Red Dawn (2012 film). For other uses, see Red Dawn (disambiguation).

Red Dawn
In a cloudy sky, Soviet paratroopers (seen with parashoots) began their descent into Calumet, Colorado. Text reads "In our time no foreign army has ever occupied American Soil. Until now". The film's title is read in red text in both Russian on top (reading Красная рассвет) and English on bottom, followed by the credits on the bottom.
Original theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed byJohn Milius
Screenplay by
Story byKevin Reynolds
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRic Waite
Edited byThom Noble
Music byBasil Poledouris
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date
  • August 10, 1984 (1984-08-10)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian
Budget$17 million[2]
Box office$38 million[1]

Red Dawn is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. The film depicts a fictional World War III centering on a military invasion of the United States by an alliance of Soviet, Warsaw Pact, and Communist Latin American states. The story follows a group of teenage guerrillas, known as the Wolverines, in Soviet-occupied Colorado. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey, with supporting roles played by Ben Johnson, Darren Dalton, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron O'Neal, William Smith and Powers Boothe.

Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film became a commercial success, grossing $38 million against a budget of $17 million. It was the first film to be released in the U.S. with a PG-13 rating under the modified rating system introduced on July 1, 1984.[3] A remake was released in 2012.

  1. ^ a b "Red Dawn (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (August 16, 1984). "'RED DAWN' IS MILIUS' KIND OF MOVIE: JOHN MILIUS". Los Angeles Times. p. i1.
  3. ^ Parker, Ryan (May 23, 2017). "How 'The Temple of Doom' Changed the MPAA Ratings System". The Hollywood Reporter.
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