Viewed in
2011
Formats
HDTV
Premise
Patrick Swayze leads his high school classmates to combat an invading horde of commies in his middle-America town.
Loved
Unintentional comedy.
Liked
Cast and opening scene.
Thoughts
Definitely a great bad 1980's movie.
It had an awesome cast. Flanking Swayze was Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Lane Smith, and for 24 fans, Powers Boothe. There were two cool scenes: the memorable opening scene of paratroopers dropping in and invading a small town school and the showdown between helicopters and students on horseback.
After that, the rest of the entertainment was derived from its treasure-trove of unintentional comedy. It was full of ridiculous plot lines, lame dialog, and horrendous over-acting. The movie was hilarious incredulous, such as trying to convince the audience that the the thirty-plus year old Swayze was a high schooler, Russians and Cubans apparating heavily armored tanks into Colorado, and students suddenly learning how to wage guerrilla warfare on commie soldiers. Add along the outdated phones, computers and radio, and it delivered laughs in spades.
Watching it now, Red Dawn was comedy gold.
