Red Dawn

Genre: Action

Worldwide gross$38.4M

From out of the sky, Soviet, Nicaraguan, and Cuban troops begin landing on the football field of a Colorado high school. In a few seconds, the paratroopers have attacked the school and sent a group of teenagers fleeing into the mountains. Armed only with hunting rifles, pistols, and bows and arrows, the teens struggle to survive the bitter winter and the Soviet K.G.B. patrols hunting for them. Eventually, trouble arises when they kill a group of Soviet soldiers on patrol in the highlands. Soon they will wage their own guerrilla warfare against the invading Soviet troops under the banner of "Wolverines!"

🏆 2 nominations total

Genres

Action, Drama, Thriller

Director

John Milius

Cast

Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson

Released

10 August 1984

Runtime

1h 54m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.3 / 10

Votes

68,214

Metascore

53

Rotten Tomatoes

48%

Box office

$38,376,497

Budget

$17,000,000

Edition

Base