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 guerrilla group of fighters.
Stunts
Dan Bradley's second unit background shows — chaotic energy
Visual Effects
Digital North Korean flags pasted over original Chinese villains
Acting
Hemsworth treating this like Shakespeare, bless him
Director
Dan Bradley
Chris Hemsworth
Jed Eckert
Josh Peck
Matt Eckert
Josh Hutcherson
Robert Kitner
Isabel Lucas
Erica Martin
Adrianne Palicki
Toni Walsh
Connor Cruise
Daryl Jenkins
Edwin Hodge
Danny
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Sgt. Maj. Andy Tanner
Michael Beach
Mayor Jenkins
Alyssa Diaz
Julie
Matt Gerald
Hodges
Brett Cullen
Sgt. Tom Eckert
Julian Alcaraz
Greg
Will Yun Lee
Captain Cho
Fernando Chien
Lt. Pak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in 2009 with Chinese villains, then shelved for two years while MGM went bankrupt. Released in 2012 with all Chinese flags and insignia digitally replaced with North Korean — a unprecedented case of geopolitical cowardice in post-production.
This was stunt coordinator Dan Bradley's directorial debut — he'd coordinated fights for Bourne and Spider-Man. The original 1984 Red Dawn was the first film released with a PG-13 rating.
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