Red Dawn
1984 film directed by John Milius
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Summary
Red Dawn is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,290 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Milius[3]
- Screenwriter: Kevin Reynolds[4], John Milius[5], Tony Gilroy[6]
- Composer: Basil Poledouris[7]
- Genre: action film[8], thriller film[9], propaganda film[10], disaster film[11], coming-of-age film[12], war film[13], adventure film[14]
- Cast member: Patrick Swayze[15], C. Thomas Howell[16], Lea Thompson[17], Ben Johnson[18], Harry Dean Stanton[19], Ron O'Neal[20], William Smith[21], Powers Boothe[22], Charlie Sheen[23], Jennifer Grey[24], Frank McRae[25], Darren Dalton[26], Lane Smith[27], Vladek Sheybal[28]
- Producer: Buzz Feitshans[29]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[30], United Artists[31]
- Director of photography: Ric Waite[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Commons category: Red Dawn (1984 film)[34]
- Distribution format: video on demand[35]
- Review score: 5.1/10[36], 50%[37], 53/100[38]
- Color: color[39]
- Country of origin: United States[40]
- Publication date: August 10, 1984[41], December 21, 1984[42], November 9, 1984[43]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[44], Netflix[45]
- Narrative location: Colorado[46]
- Filming location: New Mexico[47]
- Main subject: Cold War[48]
- Film editor: Thom Noble[49]
- Executive producer: Sidney Beckerman[50]
- Title: Red Dawn[51]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[52]
- FSK film rating: FSK 18[53]
- Duration: 114[54], 112[55]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Red Dawn include Operation Red Dawn[56], a military operation[57].
Why It Matters
Red Dawn has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Operation Red Dawn[56], a military operation[57].