United Artists released Red Dawn to theaters on August 10, 1984. John Milius directs the film which stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Lea Thompson. Originally recorded on November 21, 2011. Red Dawn Movie Summary In 1984’s Red Dawn, the United States is strategically isolated after several European nations withdraw from NATO. The Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact partners use this as an opportunity to expand their influence. Elsewhere, the Ukrainian wheat harvest fails as a communist coup d’etat takes over Mexico. On a lovely September morning, in the town of Calumet, Colorado, a local high school teacher spots Soviet paratroopers landing in a nearby field. The paratroopers open fire on the teacher. Chaos ensues as people flee the invasion. Downtown, Cuban and Soviet troops try to restore order for their occupation. The Cuban Colonel named Bella orders the KGB to retrieve the local sporting good’s store records of gun sales on the ATF’s Form 4473. It lists which citizens have purchased what firearms, and where they live.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Please let us know what you think of the film in the comments section, and rate this movie from one to five stars below as well. If there is a film you’d like us to review, send us an email at comments@moviehousememories.com with your name, location, and film choice. And finally, if you are of the social media persuasion, you can look the MHM Podcast Network up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and if you do, please give us a follow when you find us. Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.