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Your support makes all the difference.Red Dawn (1984) A film depicting the invasion of the United States from the north and south by communist forces from Cuba and Russia in the beginning of WWIII and the efforts of partisans from a small mid-western town to turn back the invasion. This film is one of the bases of the beliefs of the citizens’ militias and patriot groups about the possibility off a U.N. takeover of the U.S. The movie and the theory of the New World Order proposed by the militias are similar, invasion by a foreign force, a big gun grab, arrest of gun owners, military equipment being moved on railroads, enemy helicopters re-education facilities (concentration camps), and a citizen force that strikes back.
Director
John Milius
Writers
John Milius (writer)
Kevin Reynolds (screenplay)
Cast
Patrick Swayze... Jed
C. Thomas Howell... Robert
Lea Thompson... Erica
Charlie Sheen... Matt
Darren Dalton... Daryl
Jennifer Grey... Toni
Brad Savage... Danny
Doug Toby... Aardvark
Ben Johnson... Mason
Harry Dean Stanton... Mr. Eckert
Ron O'Neal... Bella
William Smith... Strelnikov
Vladek Sheybal... Bratchenko
Powers Boothe... Andy
Frank McRae... Mr. Teasdale
Trivia
- This was the first motion picture released with the PG-13 rating, which had been created after difficulty rating some movies in 1984, most notably Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). (The Flamingo Kid (1984) was the first film to be *given* a PG-13 rating, but sat on the shelves for five months before being released).
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