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10 August 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
A full scale military invasion by foreign troops begins. Total surprise. Almost total success . . . . morePlot:
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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It's Only A Movie... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Patrick Swayze | ... | Jed | |
| C. Thomas Howell | ... | Robert | |
| Lea Thompson | ... | Erica | |
| Charlie Sheen | ... | Matt | |
| Darren Dalton | ... | Daryl | |
| Jennifer Grey | ... | Toni | |
| Brad Savage | ... | Danny | |
| Doug Toby | ... | Aardvark | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | Mason | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Mr. Eckert | |
| Ron O'Neal | ... | Bella | |
| William Smith | ... | Strelnikov | |
| Vladek Sheybal | ... | Bratchenko | |
| Powers Boothe | ... | Andy | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Mr. Teasdale |
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114 minCountry:
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Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:18Fun Stuff
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This film was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as having the most acts of violence of any film up to that time. It was calculated that on average an act of violence occurs at a rate of 134 per hour or 2.23 per minute. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: In the scene where Strelnikov and his special forces soldiers are parading down the street, the belt of the soldier behind the drummer on the far right breaks off. moreQuotes:
Darryl Bates: [he and the other Wolverines are gathering food, weapons and survival equipment from Robert Morris's father's store] And grab some toilet paper; I ain't gonna use no leaves. moreFAQ
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I saw this movie when I was in college in Colorado Springs, Colorado when it came out in 1984. Many people dismiss this movie at best as either a teen fantasy or at worse as a right-wing maniac's delusional vision of the future. Yes, it is a teen movie, but there's a bit more to it than that. I'm basically writing this for those of you who either weren't born or too young to remember those days. I grew up in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Anything mildly patriotic was regarded in bad taste. So when John Millius and his friends decided to make this patriotic teen movie about resistance fighters fighting invaders from the Evil Empire, he was just tapping into the frustration that many people (including myself) felt at that time. The scene I remember most vividly is the one when Patrick Swazye shoots the young Russian political officer in the Chevy Blazer. The audience consisted mostly of guys from nearby Fort Collins and Peterson AFB, and they gave this scene a standing ovation. In this post 11 September world, it's hard to imagine a time when, during the Cold War, flying the flag or loving your native land made many people think you were either a Nazi or a member of the John Birch Society. Now this film isn't "Seven Days in May" or "Fail-Safe." It's just a movie that was made at a time after we had lost a war and many in the world regarded the USA as a paper tiger. That's all.