Released during the 1984 Olympics and in an election year rife with Cold War tensions, the original “Red Dawn” is unmistakably a product of its time — a slice of Reagan-era anxiety with a healthy dose ...

In Red Dawn, an American city awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky -– shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and ...

Chris Hemsworth will always be famous for playing Thor in the MCU, but one year after he first suited up as the God of Thunder, he starred in a critically panned action remake that has returned to ...

The 2012 remake of Red Dawn starring Chris Hemsworth centred on a group of young people who defend their American hometown from a North Korean invasion – though it was initially a Chinese invasion.

The term “cash grab” gets bandied around a lot, often by people who seem shocked to learn that Hollywood creates movies in order to profit from them. Indiana Jones 5 was a cash grab; who would want to ...

Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell and Charlie Sheen in the 1984 film "Red Dawn." It seems as far-fetched now as it did during the Cold War: Russia and its allies invading the American interior with ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook During post-production of “Red Dawn,” MGM’s execs changed the nationality of the invading Chinese ...

The mastermind behind Red Dawn, John Milius, infused the film with his trademark blend of patriotism and action, crafting a tale of bravery and defiance in the face of overwhelming odds. Sidney ...

As one of the defining, if now rather jaded, movies of 1984, action-drama Red Dawn is now ready to find a new audience after ...

No film better encapsulated the patriotic fervor of the Reagan era than John Milius’ 1984 cult classic “Red Dawn.” It’s a flag-waving, National Anthem-singing, gun-clutching, commie-killing ...