Red Dawn Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

In Red Dawn, a city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky – shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerilla group of fighters. Taking inspiration from their high school mascot, they call themselves the Wolverines, banding together to protect one another, liberate their town from its captors, and take back their freedom.

Cited as official plot version from openroadfilms.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Red Dawn.

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  Chris Hemsworth

  ... Jed Eckert

  Transformers One, The Avengers: Age of Ultron

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  Adrianne Palicki

  ... Toni

  G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Legion

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  Josh Peck

  ... Matt Eckert

  Ice Age: Collision Course, Battle of the Year

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  Josh Hutcherson

  ... Robert

  Five Nights at Freddy's 2, The Beekeeper

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  Isabel Lucas

  ... Erica

  The Water Diviner, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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  Connor Cruise

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  Edwin Hodge

  The Purge, The Tomorrow War

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  Jeffrey Dean Morgan

  ... Col. Andy Tanner

  Little America, Rampage

Crew Behind the Film

The Red Dawn behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Dan Bradley last directed The Worker. The film's writer Carl Ellsworth last wrote Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) and Unhinged.

Director

Dan Bradley

Screenwriters

Carl Ellsworth
Jeremy Passmore
Tony Gilroy

Producers

Beau Flynn
Tripp Vinson

Production Details

What we know about the Red Dawn movie production.

Key Facts

• Remake of the 1984 film. Due the to troubles at MGM, Red Dawn does not have a marketing plan for its November release (L.A. Times, May 25, 2010). The net cost of production after tax breaks was $42 million (LA Times, June 10). Although the L.A. Times reported that MGM would delay the movie indefinitely, TheWrap.com reported that MGM still planned a Nov. 24, 2010 release although they require a distributor to cover the cost of marketing and distribution (June 11, 2010). MGM is changing the invading force to North Korea to avoid offending China (March 16, 2011).

Production Updates for Red Dawn

Nov 2011

Completed

Changed Red Dawn movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2011

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Editing the invasion force from China to North Korea at a cost of less than $1 million

Jun 2010

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. Finished except for the soundtrack

Jan 2010

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2009

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Apr 2009

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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