It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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- TriviaFive of the 36 paratroopers in the beginning of the film got blown as much as a mile off-course during filming. One got stuck in a tree, and had to convince locals that he wasn't really an enemy soldier.
- GoofsWhen the boys get to the mountains and are arguing about turning themselves in, right before Jed shows them the shot up radio you can see two men in the background with mustaches and sunglasses on. These are obviously not one of the actors because none of them have mustaches.
- Quotes
Col. Andy Tanner: All that hate's gonna burn you up, kid.
Robert: It keeps me warm.
- Crazy creditsNone of the actors are in the opening credits
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Of its time, but still entertaining.
You can either sit there and pick plot holes in this or just enjoy the ride, I did the latter. Had never heard of this until recently, when I saw a synopsis, and thought it would be my kind of thing. As someone who grew up, during the cold War, it was a time where you never knew what could happen, so those that find this far fetched couldn't have been living at the time, anything was possible back then (is it much different now?).
The film is decently acted, and you're dropped into the action within minutes, there's very few places where the film drags.
I bought the blu ray to see it, and as an aside, if you can get it cheap fine, but don't pay over the odds as it's one of the worst blu rays picture quality wise in my collection.
Definitely worth seeing once and making your own mind up about it.
The film is decently acted, and you're dropped into the action within minutes, there's very few places where the film drags.
I bought the blu ray to see it, and as an aside, if you can get it cheap fine, but don't pay over the odds as it's one of the worst blu rays picture quality wise in my collection.
Definitely worth seeing once and making your own mind up about it.
- rocknrelics
- Jul 30, 2020
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Amanecer rojo
- Filming locations
- Johnson Mesa, New Mexico, USA(Utah badlands setting)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,376,497
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,230,381
- Aug 12, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $38,376,497
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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