Movie Review: 'Red Dawn' (1984 Original Version)
Red Dawn Release Date: August 10, 1984 Screenplay by: John Milius and Kevin Reynolds, based on a story by Kevin Reynolds Directed by: John Milius Starring: Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, C. Thomas Howell, Ron O'Neal, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton, William Smith, Powers Boothe, Jennifer Grey Director John Milius' 1984 Red Dawn is one of my favorite "what-if" action movies. Set in the late 1980s, Red Dawn depicts an invasion of the United States in a truly dystopian post-Reagan world. "Soviet Union suffers worst wheat harvest in 55 years. Labor and food riots in Poland. Soviet troops invade. Cuba and Nicaragua reach troop strength goals of 500,000. El Salvador and Honduras fall. Greens party gains control of West German Parliament. Demands withdrawal of nuclear weapons from European soil. Mexico plunged into revolution. NATO dissolves. United States stands alone." - Prologue title cards, Red Dawn Originally conceived by Kevin...