Red Dawn
1984 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
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 basis of the beliefs of the citizens militias and patriot groups about the possiblity of 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.
Direction John Milius
Cast Patrick Swayze · C. Thomas Howell · Lea Thompson · Charlie Sheen · Darren Dalton · Ben Johnson · Harry Dean Stanton · Powers Boothe · Jennifer Grey
Soundtrack Basil Poledouris
Screenplay Kevin Reynolds · John Milius
Cinematography Ric Waite
Original title Red Dawn
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