An appealing ensemble of young stars will have some audiences rooting for the Wolverines, but Red Dawn's self-seriousness can never conceal the silliness of its alarmist concept.
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Red Dawn

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Movie Info
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Director -
John Milius -
Producer -
Sidney Beckerman , Buzz Feitshans -
Screenwriter -
John Milius , Kevin Reynolds -
Distributor -
MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
Metro Goldwyn Mayer -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Action , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 10, 1984, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 19, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 54m -
Sound Mix -
Surround