On this day, August 10, 1984, "Red Dawn" was released.

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Red Dawn – 1984

January 31, 2010 by H-Man

Rick Swift

"Wolverines"



Swift shot: Classic Milius! If you read my bio, you know this was one of my favorite films growing up, it put things at the time into a perspective I appreciated. Today I have heard it described as silly and frivolous story-telling, bullshit, it was a great film and I will tell you why below…

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We watched "Red Dawn" in history class.

Our teacher said, "If this ever happens, this is what I want you to do," and pressed "Play."

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Love, LOVE Red Dawn. '80s classic.

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Red Dawn


Original theatrical poster by John Alvin

Directed by: John Milius
Release date: August 10, 1984

Red Dawn is a 1984 American action film directed by John Milius, with a screenplay by Kevin Reynolds and Milius. It stars Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron O'Neal, William Smith, and Powers Boothe. It was the first film to be released in the US with a PG-13 rating (under the modified rating system introduced on July 1, 1984).

The film depicts the United States 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, naming themselves "Wolverines", after their high school mascot.

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