Red Dawn

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

• Director: John Milius
• Genre:Action / Adventure / Drama
• Runtime:114 minutes

Cast

Patrick Swayze : Jed
C. Thomas Howell: Robert
Lea Thompson : Erica
Charlie Sheen : Matt
Darren Dalton : Daryl

The film begins on a September morning in the small Colorado town of Calumet. A local high school teacher pauses mid sentence when he sees paratroopers landing in a field outside the school. These troops, who are Russian Airborne Troops, promptly open fire on the teacher when he goes out to confront them. Pandemonium follows as students flee amid gunfire from the troops.

In downtown Calumet, several fires rage. Cuban and Soviet troops are battling local American forces while simultaneously attempting to restore order after a hasty occupation of the town. Shortly thereafter, Colonel Bella, a Cuban officer, instructs the KGB to go to the local sporting goods store and obtain the paperwork of citizens who own firearms as likely sources of trouble. The resistance subsequently makes extensive use of captured Soviet weapons for greater effectiveness.

Jed Eckert (Patrick Swayze), his brother Matt (Charlie Sheen), and their friends Robert (C. Thomas Howell), Danny (Brad Savage), Daryl (Darren Dalton), and Aardvark (Doug Toby) begin an armed resistance against the occupation forces—calling themselves Wolverines after their high school mascot.Later, an old couple who are long-time friends of the Eckerts, inform them that they are behind enemy lines, in “Occupied America.” The Wolverines learn that Robert’s father has been executed by the Soviets for aiding the guerrillas. The couple charge them with the care of their two teenage granddaughters, Toni (Jennifer Grey) and Erica (Lea Thompson). Lane Smith plays the mayor, and father of Daryl, who tries to appease the occupation authorities, willing to sell out whoever and whatever he must to accomplish his goal. The occupation commander, Colonel Bella, uses the mayor but has no respect for him whatsoever. Read more

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