| Release Date | 10 August 1984 |
| Tagline | A full scale military invasion by foreign troops begins. Total surprise. Almost total success . . . . |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Johnson Mesa, New Mexico, USA |
| Language | English, Russian, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, War Adventure |
| Themes | Heroic Mission, Survival in the Wilderness, Kids in Trouble |
| Tones | Rousing, Visceral, Confrontational, Menacing, Tense, Ominous, Paranoid |
| Tags | Battle [war], Communist, Countryside, Escape, Hidden, Invasion, Military, One Against Odds, Russia, Small Town, Takeover, Teenagers, Terrorism |
Red Dawn is a 1984 American war film directed by John Milius and co-written by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. It stars Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, C. Thomas Howell and Charlie Sheen.