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Punainen vaara

Original title: Red Dawn
  • 1984
  • PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
63K
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Punainen vaara (1984)
It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
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It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

  • Director
    • John Milius
  • Writers
    • Kevin Reynolds
    • John Milius
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • C. Thomas Howell
    • Lea Thompson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    63K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,111
    244
    • Director
      • John Milius
    • Writers
      • Kevin Reynolds
      • John Milius
    • Stars
      • Patrick Swayze
      • C. Thomas Howell
      • Lea Thompson
    • 453User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    'Red Dawn' | Anniversary Mashup
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    Red Dawn: The Wolverines
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    Red Dawn: The School Invasion
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    Red Dawn: Casting Lea Thompson And Jennifer Grey
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    Red Dawn: The Weapons
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    Casting Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey
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    Photos333

    Patrick Swayze in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Lea Thompson and Powers Boothe in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Lea Thompson in Punainen vaara (1984)
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    Charlie Sheen, Patrick Swayze, and C. Thomas Howell in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Jennifer Grey in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, C. Thomas Howell, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, and Doug Toby in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Charlie Sheen, Patrick Swayze, and C. Thomas Howell in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Lea Thompson in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, and Lea Thompson in Punainen vaara (1984)
    Mark Knapton in Punainen vaara (1984)

    Cast

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    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Jed
    C. Thomas Howell
    C. Thomas Howell
    • Robert
    Lea Thompson
    Lea Thompson
    • Erica
    Charlie Sheen
    Charlie Sheen
    • Matt
    Darren Dalton
    Darren Dalton
    • Daryl
    Jennifer Grey
    Jennifer Grey
    • Toni
    Brad Savage
    Brad Savage
    • Danny
    Doug Toby
    Doug Toby
    • Aardvark
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Mr. Mason
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Mr. Eckert
    • Director
      • John Milius
    • Writers
      • Kevin Reynolds
      • John Milius
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Five of the 36 paratroopers in the beginning of the film got blown as much as a mile off-course during filming. One got stuck in a tree, and had to convince locals that he wasn't really an enemy soldier.
    • Goofs
      When the boys get to the mountains and are arguing about turning themselves in, right before Jed shows them the shot up radio you can see two men in the background with mustaches and sunglasses on. These are obviously not one of the actors because none of them have mustaches.
    • Quotes

      Col. Andy Tanner: All that hate's gonna burn you up, kid.

      Robert: It keeps me warm.

    • Crazy credits
      None of the actors are in the opening credits
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Revenge of the Nerds/The Woman in Red/Red Dawn/Tightrope (1984)

    User reviews453

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Of its time, but still entertaining.
    You can either sit there and pick plot holes in this or just enjoy the ride, I did the latter. Had never heard of this until recently, when I saw a synopsis, and thought it would be my kind of thing. As someone who grew up, during the cold War, it was a time where you never knew what could happen, so those that find this far fetched couldn't have been living at the time, anything was possible back then (is it much different now?).

    The film is decently acted, and you're dropped into the action within minutes, there's very few places where the film drags.

    I bought the blu ray to see it, and as an aside, if you can get it cheap fine, but don't pay over the odds as it's one of the worst blu rays picture quality wise in my collection.

    Definitely worth seeing once and making your own mind up about it.
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    • rocknrelics
    • Jul 31, 2020

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Punainen aamunkoitto
    • Filming locations
      • Johnson Mesa, New Mexico, USA(Utah badlands setting)
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Valkyrie Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,376,497
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,230,381
      • Aug 12, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,376,497
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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