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Director:
John Milius
Writers:
Kevin Reynolds (story)
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Release Date:
10 August 1984 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
A full scale military invasion by foreign troops begins. Total surprise. Almost total success . . . . See more »
Plot:
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(942 articles)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Patrick Swayze ... Jed

C. Thomas Howell ... Robert

Lea Thompson ... Erica

Charlie Sheen ... Matt
Darren Dalton ... Daryl

Jennifer Grey ... Toni

Brad Savage ... Danny
Doug Toby ... Aardvark

Ben Johnson ... Mr. Mason

Harry Dean Stanton ... Mr. Eckert

Ron O'Neal ... Colonel Ernesto Bella

William Smith ... Strelnikov
Vladek Sheybal ... Bratchenko

Powers Boothe ... Lt. Col. Andrew 'Andy' Tanner

Frank McRae ... Mr. Teasdale

Roy Jenson ... Mr. Morris

Pepe Serna ... Aardvark's Father
Lane Smith ... Mayor Bates
Judd Omen ... The Nicaraguan Captain
Michael D'Agosta ... Boy in Classroom
Johelen Carleton ... Girl in Classroom
George Ganchev ... Soldier #1
Waldemar Kalinowski ... Soldier #2
Sam Slovick ... Yuri

Radames Pera ... Stepan Gorsky
Lois Kimbrell ... Mrs. Mason
Elan Oberon ... Alicia
Harley Christensen ... Man on Pole
Fred Rexer ... Tank Survivor
Michael Meisner ... Russian Tanker #1
Victor Meisner ... Russian Tanker #2
Phil Mead ... Mr. Barnes
Sam Dodge ... Man at Drive-In

Ben Zeller ... Man #2 at Drive-In
Dan Sparks ... Man #3 at Drive-In
Benjamin Schick ... Russian Sergeant (as Ben Schick)

George Fisher ... KGB Major

Zitto Kazann ... Political Officer
Chuk Besher ... Door Gunner
J.D. Ruybal ... Cuban Crew Chief (as Jay Dee Ruybal)
Pacho Lane ... Firing Squad Officer
Julius L. Meyer ... Latin Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Krzysztof Janczar ... Soviet Soldier (as Christopher Janczar)
Tom Ireland ... KGB Officer #2 (uncredited)
Tacy Norwood ... Rat Girl (uncredited)
Scott Phillips ... Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Raquel Provance ... Rachel (uncredited)
Gene Scherer ... KGB #1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Milius 
 
Writing credits
Kevin Reynolds (story)

John Milius (screenplay) and
Kevin Reynolds (screenplay)

Produced by
Barry Beckerman .... producer
Sidney Beckerman .... executive producer
Buzz Feitshans .... producer
 
Original Music by
Basil Poledouris 
 
Cinematography by
Ric Waite (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Thom Noble 
 
Casting by
Janet Hirshenson 
Jane Jenkins 
 
Production Design by
Jackson De Govia 
 
Art Direction by
Vincent M. Cresciman  (as Vincent Cresciman)
 
Set Decoration by
Lowell Chambers 
 
Makeup Department
Lance Anderson .... makeup artist
Wes Dawn .... makeup artist
Lola 'Skip' McNalley .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Elliot Schick .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Behnke .... second assistant director
Terry Leonard .... second unit director (as Terry J. Leonard)
Arne Schmidt .... assistant director (as Arne L. Schmidt)
Carol Smetana .... second assistant director (as Carol Jean Smetana)
 
Art Department
Brandy Alexander .... set designer
John Alvin .... poster artist
Adrian Gorton .... assistant art director
Dennis J. Parrish .... property master
William Apperson .... construction foreman (uncredited)
Roy Barnes .... set designer (uncredited)
Greg C. Jensen .... general construction foreman (uncredited)
John R. Jensen .... construction coordinator (uncredited)
George Jenson .... sketch artist (uncredited)
Stuart John .... construction foreman (uncredited)
Billy W. Ray .... carpenter (uncredited)
Curtis A. Schnell .... set designer (uncredited)
Daniel Turk .... foreman (uncredited)
Christopher Windisch .... construction foreman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bub Asman .... sound editor
Alex Bamattre .... sound editor
Fred J. Brown .... supervising sound editor
Carlos Delarios .... sound re-recording mixer (as Carlos De Larios)
Denise Horta .... adr editor
Joe Kenworthy .... sound mixer
Michael J. Kohut .... sound re-recording mixer
Lauren Palmer .... adr editor
Aaron Rochin .... sound re-recording mixer
Michele Sharp .... sound editor
Ken Dufva .... foley artist (uncredited)
Juno J. Ellis .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Tom Fisher .... special effects
Dale L. Martin .... special effects
 
Stunts
Kenny Call .... stunts
Buddy L. Edmunson .... stunts
Tom Elliott .... stunts
Cindy Folkerson .... stunts
Clifford Happy .... stunts
Chris Howell .... stunts
Terry Jackson .... stunt double: Darren Dalton
Soren Jensen .... stunts
Terry Leonard .... stunt coordinator (as Terry J. Leonard)
Bob Lockrow .... stunts
Mike H. McGaughy .... stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Jimmy Medearis .... stunts (as Jim Medearis)
Jeff Ramsey .... stunts
Glenn Randall Jr. .... stunts (as Glenn H. Randall Jr.)
Larry Randles .... stunts
Ross Reynolds .... stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr. .... stunts (as Tom Rosales)
Kerry Rossall .... stunts
Ben Scott .... stunts (as Ben R. Scott)
John-Clay Scott .... stunts
Frank James Sparks .... stunts (as Frank J. Sparks)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Frederick Elmes .... director of photography: second unit
Dana Kershner .... title photographer
Mako Koiwai .... assistant camera
John R. Shannon .... still photographer (as John Shannon)
Carl Boles .... gaffer (uncredited)
Charles A. Carlsen .... grip (uncredited)
Michael J. Schwartz .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Joseph D'Agosta .... additional casting (as Joe D'Agosta)
Elisabeth Leustig .... casting associate (as Elizabeth Leustig)
Sally Jackson .... extras casting (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Chichester .... costumer: men
Julie Starr Dresner .... costumer: women (as Julie Dresner)
George L. Little .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Joan E. Chapman .... assistant film editor (as Joan Chapman)
Bob Kaiser .... color timer
Tom Moore .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Harry V. Lojewski .... music supervisor
Stan Witt .... music editor
Steven Scott Smalley .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Terry Collis .... transportation coordinator
Vic Cuccia .... transportation captain (uncredited)
Billy Kaundart .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
James Ballard .... helicopter pilot
Tim Carroll .... stock contractor
Carline Davis-Dyer .... script supervisor (as Cariline Davis-Dyer)
Karen Day .... location auditor
John Early .... technical advisor (as Captain John Early)
Tom Gehrke .... helicopter pilot
Michael Jarvis .... location manager (as E. Michael Jarvis)
Bob Lockrow .... helicopter pilot
Saralo MacGregor .... assistant: Mr. Milius
Raymond Moggio .... location manager (as Ray Moggio)
Ed Pine .... unit publicist
Fred Rexer .... special advisor
Ross Reynolds .... helicopter pilot
Robert Thorson .... location auditor (as Bob Thorson)
Scott Wead .... helicopter pilot
Clay Wright .... helicopter pilot
Bill Cody .... production assistant (uncredited)
Stephen Dane .... design consultant: Russian helicopters (uncredited)
Kevin King .... payroll accountant (uncredited)
Frank Rousseau .... weapons specialist (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian | Spanish
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:18 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | France:U
Filming Locations:
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico, USASee more »
Company:
United ArtistsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
In the movie, the Wolverines bomb the invaders' regional headquarters. On August 3, 2006, heavy thunderstorms destroyed the 107-year-old Center Block Building in Las Vegas, NM, where the scene was filmed.See more »
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the Wolverines go up to the snow covered battlefield front line and are watching the fighting going on in the distance, you see a lone American tank and some American jets flying over dropping napalm and bombs. You then see one scene of an American F-111 fighter bomber jet aircraft flying, yet the audio of it is that of propellers of a twin engine transport type plane.See more »
Quotes:
Jed Eckert:You got a family?
Col. Andy Tanner:I don't know.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion USA (#7.2)" (1994)See more »

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Red Yawn, 22 October 2012
Author: MRDA from United Kingdom

Old-school Cold War propaganda piece which does a fine job of hitting the ground running, yet forgets to pause for breath long enough to let the characters breathe. As a result of that, and the rather choppy transitions between scenes, this film has the feel of an aborted TV miniseries sliced and spliced into a cinematic clip show. The crew probably should've gone the route of the then-popular invasion series V instead: it would've done the plotting and characterisation wonders!

Nice concept; clumsy execution. Maybe the remake'll rectify the flaws of its father. A fractured mess of a movie that failed to engage me as fully as I thought it would.

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