In the summer of 1984, most of the young stars of “Red Dawn” were relatively unknown, although some had appeared in the 1983 hit coming-of-age film “The Outsiders,” with C.

“Red Dawn” saw a 500% surge in popularity beginning on Feb. 24, the day Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine began, according to data compiled by Parrot Analytics.

FilmDistrict Chief Executive Peter Schlessel declined to discuss “Red Dawn.” Given that final details are still being worked out, however, it likely won’t hit theaters until 2012.

"Red Dawn" first came out in 1984, when Ronald Reagan was president, gas cost around $1 a gallon, and the film's star-spangled vision of a war against Soviet invaders made a lot more sense.