Red Dawn: Directed by Dan Bradley. With Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki. A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

Red Dawn: Directed by John Milius. With Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen. It is the dawn of World War III. In the western mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

A film depicting the invasion of the United States from the south by Communist forces from Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Soviet Union in the beginning of World War III, and then the efforts of partisans from a small Colorado town to turn back the invasion.

Red Dawn (2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Red Dawn (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

"Red Dawn" (from 1984) is a solid entry in the war movie genre. It's a genre I'm not a big fan of, but one which can provide a needed break of mindless action in between all those talkative dramas and rom coms out there.

The city of Spokane, Washington is awakened by a North Korean paratrooper invasion. Marine Corps veteran Jed Eckert and his civilian brother, Matt, escape with a group of friends to an isolated cabin in the woods, where they witness the execution of their father at the hands of the ruthless Captain Cho.

In what’s set to be the last of the shot movies that had been sitting on a shelf during MGM’s financial meltdown to see the light of day, a release has finally been announced for the Red Dawn remake.

Red Dawn: Directed by John Milius. With Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen. It is the dawn of World War III. In the western mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

The first "Red Dawn" depicted a Soviet invasion of a small Colorado town and the scrappy squad of high school teens who eventually ousted them with their hit-and-run guerrilla warfare. Patrick Swayze starred in the original, and Charlie Sheen made his cinematic debut.