Red Dawn
Title | Red Dawn |
Publication Type | Film |
Year of Publication | 1984 |
Authors | Milius, John |
Running Time | 114 min |
Date Released | 1984 |
Distributor | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
Country | United States |
Publication Language | eng |
Abstract | Emblematic of heightened Cold War tensions in America during Ronald Reagan's first presidency, Red Dawn imagines World War III from the perspective of high school students in a small Colorado town. Soviets and their Cuban and Nicaraguan allies invade the United States. A group of teenagers head for the Rokcy Mountains, determined to avenge their families and town through guerilla warfare. |
Cast | Patrick Swayze Charlie Sheen C. Thomas Howell Lea Thompson Jennifer Grey Ben Johnson Harry Dean Stanton Ron O'Neal William Smith Powers Boothe |
Credits | Produced by Sidney Beckerman and Buzz Feitshans Directed by John Milius Screenplay by John Milius and Kevin Reynolds Story by Kevin Reynolds Music by Basil Poledouris Cinematography by Ric Waite Edited by Thom Noble |
Genre | Action, Drama |
Entry by GWC Assistants / Work by GWC Assistants :
Type of Literature:
Keywords:
- Guerilla Warfare & (Military) Resistance
- Military & Society
- Military & Gender
- Military & Men/Masculinity
- War & International Politics
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Gender
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Men/Masculinity
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Women/Femininity
- War & Gender
- War & Men
- War & Women
- War, Gender & Home Front
- Popular Culture
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Major Wars:
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Call Number:
43041877
Library:
- WorldCat