What is Red Dawn (1984 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Red Dawn''''' is a 1984 [[United States|American]] [[war movie|war]] [[action movie]]. It was released in August 1984 with both good and bad [[movie criticism|reviews]]. It starred [[Patrick Swayze]], [[Lea Thompson]], [[Charlie Sheen]] and [[Jennifer Grey]]. The film is set in an alternative 1980s in which the United States is [[invasion|invaded]] by the [[Soviet Union]] and its [[Cuba]]n and [[Nicaragua]]n allies. [[World War III]] is mentioned in the movie, but is not fully explained. The story follows a group of American [[high school]] [[student]]s who [[rebellion|resist]] the [[invasion|occupation]] with [[guerrilla warfare]], calling themselves [[Wolverine]]s, after their high school [[mascot]]. The movie was the first to use a rating of [[PG-13]]. The movie did very well at the [[box office]]. [[Image:Red dawn 1984 movie start of ww3.PNG|thumb|600px|center|[[Approximate]] map of the events described in the movie:<br> '''Blue:''' The [[United States]] and its allies [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[People's Republic of China]].<br/> '''Red:''' The [[Soviet Union]] and its allies [[Cuba]] and [[Nicaragua]].<br/> '''Green:''' The [[neutrality (international relations)|neutral]] countries of [[Western Europe]].<br/> The arrows show the invasion routes, and the red dots show the cities that were destroyed by [[nuclear weapons]] which are [[Washington D.C.]], [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] ([[Nebraska]]), [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] ([[Missouri]]) and [[Beijing]] ([[China]]).]] == Other websites == {{wikiquote}} {{commonscat|Red Dawn (1984 film)}} * {{IMDb title|tt0087985}} * {{Allmovie title|40667|Red Dawn}} * {{tcmdb title|13173|Red Dawn}} {{movie-stub}} [[Category:1984 action movies]] [[Category:1984 thriller movies]] [[Category:1980s war movies]] [[Category:1980s American action movies]] [[Category:American war movies]] [[Category:1980s English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies set in the 1980s]] [[Category:Spanish-language movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by