Thursday Throwback Movie: Red Dawn (1984)

Published January 25, 2018 · Updated January 25, 2018

This week’s Thursday Throwback Movie: Red Dawn (1984).

Red Dawn is available to watch FREE on Tubi TV and Vudu. (Check out Vudu’s new website. “New Year. New Look.”)

Red Dawn was a breakout movie for Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, and Jennifer Grey.

TRIVIA: This was the first movie released with a PG-13 rating.

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Thursday Throwback Movie: Red Dawn (1984)

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes

All Critics: 50%
Audience Score: 65%

Taglines

A full scale military invasion by foreign troops begins. Total surprise. Almost total success . . . .

. . . . A Gang of high-school kids become the last line of defense.

In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied American soil. Until now.

The invading armies planned for everything – except for eight kids called “The Wolverines.”

8:44 A.M. A full scale military invasion by foreign troops begins. Total surprise. Almost total success. A gang of high school kids become the last line of defense.