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Red Dawn | 
| Director: John Milius
Actors: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Darren Dalton
Category: DVD
Buy New: $8.95
as of 3/19/2010 09:06 EDT details
Seller: Alotforalittle
Rating:  268 reviews
Sales Rank: 282735
Format: Anamorphic, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 3344429006609
ASIN: B00004WZ8U
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 1984
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com
Truly ridiculous but somehow moving, this right-wing paranoid fantasy by John Milius (The Wind and the Lion) from 1984 concerns a Soviet takeover of the United States and a band of ragtag adolescents who metamorphose into freedom fighters. One can laugh at the notion of Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Russians having worked out a master plan to invade America, but Milius's account of how such a grim day affects a small Western town really does get under one's skin. The cast--most of whom were not yet stars (Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey had probably never heard of a script called Dirty Dancing at the time)--are quite persuasive as nice kids who come to recognize the tragedy of their lost innocence through fierce, uncompromising struggle. Powers Boothe is very good as a pilot who briefly comes to their aid, and Harry Dean Stanton is stirring as a solid working man and father who represents the virtues his sons are fighting for. The DVD release includes production notes, the original theatrical trailer, trivia, scene access, and an optional widescreen presentation. --Tom Keogh
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 True? March 12, 2010
JR (Philadelphia, PA)
This movie is about a battle that took place, from what I can gather, sometime between Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War I. It is about Cuban insurgents that infiltrate a strategic town somewhere in the Rocky mountains. The Soviet Union joins the Cubans to fortify the town which is seemingly unreachable by the American military due to it's logistics. A few fresh faced kids battle the insurgency but ultimately fail in the end. This movie seemed to glorify the actual event which gets little if any mention in historical texts.
 I love this and I'm liberal March 3, 2010
lucysnow (Seattle, WA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Buy this movie for Powers Booth's performance. I use the phrase "I love you so bad it hurts" constantly. I've probably seen this movie 200 times but it's been years so I'm totally buying this.
Re: Tom Keogh's biased, liberal review February 28, 2010
Chris Wilson (Knoxville, TN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In response to the original Amazon review by who is obviously a flaming liberal, I can only say that he is typical of the ignorant morons that we who fought the cold war had to deal with trying to stab us in the back while we worked to prevent exactly the scenario of the film from becoming possible. I have owned the original video in both VHS and DVD for years, and have watched the movie many times over, and have to say that it is one of the best primers on guerrilla resistace warfare that has ever been put on film. If you have never seen this movie, get it, especially if you want to know how it is possible that untrained, under-armed and under-equipped civilians could resist a modern military. Oh, and if we do get invaded, look out for the Tom Keoghs of the world, they'll be working for the enemy.
A Genuine Film Classic! February 11, 2010
Jery Tillotson (new york city)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was totally amazed by this movie which I've just finished watching. As a film fanatic, I have often read and heard about "Red Dawn" but I just couldn't imagine how a cold war theme with a bunch of teenagers could possibly work. Well, now I do. Under the brilliant direction of John Millius and a phenomenal young cast, headed by the late Patrick Swayze in the role of a life time, you're instantly gripped by this scenario of World War III, started in the rural backwoods of Colorado.
Nothing is dumbed down. This rag tag bunch of freedom fightes are portrayed by heroic, immensely likable heroes-and this includes the two young girls who join them, including Jennifer Grey. From what I've read, the director had to constantly fight studio pressures from turning this into the usual Hollywood junk--of showing horny young kids getting the hots for each other and throwing in some dumb potty jokes to break the incredible tension. In this rare movie, the youngsters are so believable, likeable and courageous you remember them long after seeing this movie.
Everyone shines in this true mastepiece--including Boothe Powers as the tragic pilot who is killed but gives leadership to the young heroes. There"s never any cheap emotional scenes. The cast play their roles passionately and we movie-goers are all the better for it. Even the extras and smaller roles are beautifully memorable. Filmed on location in Las Vegas--to serve as the Colorado backdrop--it looks magnificent: rugged, weathered and beautiful.
I'm adding this radiant little powerhouse of a movie to my permanent collection. And to the unforgettable cast, crew and director John Millius--bravo for giving us a masterpiece to treasure!
 Get Classic February 11, 2010
Michael Unger (Coral Springs, FL, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Done in the era of the Cold War it is still a great flic for today. Full of Patriotism and you wind up asking yourself, "could that happen here today?"
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