Red Dawn
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Original theatrical poster by John Alvin
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| Directed by | John Milius |
| Produced by | Sidney Beckerman Buzz Feitshans |
| Screenplay by | John Milius Kevin Reynolds |
| Story by | Kevin Reynolds |
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| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
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| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Russian Spanish |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $38,376,497 |
Red Dawn is a 1984 American war film directed by John Milius, filmed in Metrocolor and Panavision, and co-written by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. It stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, and Jennifer Grey. It is notable for being the first film to be released in the US with a Motion Picture Association of America PG-13 rating.
The film is set in an alternate history timeline in which the United States is invaded by the Soviet Union and its Cuban and Nicaraguan allies. However, the onset of World War III is in the background and not fully elaborated. The story follows a group of American high school students who resist the occupation with guerrilla warfare, calling themselves Wolverines, after their high school mascot.
The United States has gradually become strategically isolated after several European nations (except the United Kingdom) withdraw from NATO. At the same time, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact partners aggressively expand their sphere of influence. In addition, the Ukrainian wheat harvest fails while a Communist coup d'etat occurs in Mexico.
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