Cry "WOLVERINES!" With 20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Red Dawn

When this movie came out, Russia had invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and there Was Fear that the Russians could invade Western Europe through the Fulda Gap along with its Warsaw Pact Neighbors. Nuclear war was a reality since the late 50s and the movie The Day Aftet hit home with shocking portrayal of the USA being hit by intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear warfare killing Millions instantly. I remember this era well and I was too afraid to join the military then. Today, we are in a very familiar situation all over again.

Some Progressives did not like this movie. A Cuban Officer instructs his men to go to the local sporting goods store to find the list (the Cuban mentioned the Federal Background Check Form by number) to make it simple to confiscate all registered firearms during this Airborne invasion of the USA.

Even back then, Hollywood blacklisted this director because he did not toe the line the way Hollywood does today. I did see his movie Flight of the Intruder and he ended up being a screenwriter for Hunt for Red October. The new Red Dawn, paid for by the Chinese, had North Korea as The Invader and not China.

Fast forward to the modern-day, the US Army, National Guard and Army Reserve are now planning Defender 2020 where we are sending thousands of troops to Europe to defend against a near-peer enemy which is likely Russia after the invasion of the Ukraine.