Red Dawn [Collector's Edition]

DVD/APPROX. 114 MINS./1984/US PG-13

Main feature:

Release May 13, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio English: Dolby Digital 2.0
French: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles French, Spanish
Studio MGM/UA
Year 1984
Genre Action, Adventure

Special features:

  • Disc 1:
  • Widescreen Feature Film
  • Carnage Counter: This feature on the DVD will keep a running tally of violent acts - deaths, bodily injuries, shots fired, etc. - at the top of the screen so that the viewer can keep count as the film plays.
  • Disc 2:
  • Special Features:
  • Red Daw Rising - a retrospective look at the making of the film.
  • Building the Red Menace - what it took to make World War III"
  • Military Training - this piece explores the extensive training that the actors had to go through in order to become convincing guerilla fighters
  • WIII Comes To Town - This piece goes back to Las Vegas, New Mexico and finds out from locals and extras what happened when 'Red Dawn' came and turned their hometown into the fictional town of Calumet, Colorado and the center of World War III.

Synopsis:



Red Dawn Opens with one of the most shocking scenes ever filmed; on a peaceful morning, through the windows of a high school classroom, students see paratroopers land on the varsity football field: the invasion of the United States has begun! As their town is overrun by foreign nationals, eight teenagers escape to the mountains. Taking the name of their high school football team, the Wolverines, they wage unremitting guerilla warfare in defense of their parents, their friends, and their country. Powerful, chilling and absolutely gripping, this outstanding film features some of today's most popular stars. When it comes to thrrlling entertainment, Red Dawn wins the war with a vengance!

Cast and Crew:

MGM/UA presents
Jennifer GreyThomas HowellCharlie SheenHarry StantonPatrick Swayze"Red Dawn"
produced byBarry Beckerman
produced byBuzz Feitshans
directed byJohn Milius
Production Year: 1984

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