Red Dawn
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Original theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
| Directed by | John Milius |
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| Story by | Kevin Reynolds |
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| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
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| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Company |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $38 million |
Red Dawn is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius, from a screenplay co-written with Kevin Reynolds, and starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey, with supporting roles played by Ben Johnson, Darren Dalton, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron O'Neal, William Smith and Powers Boothe. Set during a fictional World War III between an increasingly isolated United States and the Soviet Union, the film follows a group of teenage guerrillas, known as the Wolverines, fighting against a Soviet-backed Latin American invasion force in Colorado.
Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film became a commercial success, grossing $38 million against a budget of $17 million. It was the first film to be released in the United States with a PG-13 rating under the modified rating system introduced on July 1, 1984. A remake was released in 2012.