Red Dawn - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Red Dawn or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Red Dawn

[ronnie]

Both Chris Hemsworth and Kenneth Choi have starred in movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Kenneth Choi as Jim Mortia in Captain America:The First Avenger, Captain America:The Winter Soldier and in Spider-Man:Homecoming

[ray]

When the group is talking about things they miss, one person says Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007). One stage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) is called "Wolverines", taken from the original movie, in which Russia invades America.

[caroline]

Adrianne Palicki just like Chris Hemsworth and Kenneth Choi is also apart of the Marvel Universe family. She portrays Barbara "Bobbi" Morse aka Mockingbird in Agents of shield seasons 2 & 3.

[kenneth]

First film directed by stuntman Dan Bradley.

[jessica]

Body Count: 77. Daryl's fate is unknown, but he is presumed dead.

[michele]

Mark Schlereth: Former NFL superstar, as coach Dolen, the Wolverines football coach.

[bessie]

The invading army in the original 1984 movie was the Soviet Union, which no longer exists, and Cuba. North Korea was chosen as the enemy in this updated version.

[norma]

The encoded messages on Radio Free America are identical to those in the original Red Dawn (1984).

[phyllis]

Chris Hemsworth, who plays a Marine, is younger than Adrianne Palicki, who plays a high school student.

[alyssa]

The invading army was originally Chinese. It was changed to North Korean in post-production, to maintain access to China's box-office.

[kylie]

Some scenes were filmed at the closed Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan, near Detroit. The school cafeteria was the catering hall.

[dustin]

The film was shot and completed in 2009, and originally scheduled for release on November 24, 2010. It was shelved for almost two years, due to MGM's financial troubles.

[jamie]

Early drafts of the script had the protagonists fighting Middle Eastern terrorists.

[kylie]

The film features propaganda pamphlets, posters, and banners featuring People's Liberation Army symbols, such as the August 1 star. The posters attempt to garner support for a Chinese occupation, with slogans such as "Rebuilding Your Reputation", "Repairing Your Economy", and "Fighting Corporate Corruption".

[jim]

Changing the antagonists from Chinese to North Korean reportedly cost less than $1 million. They changed an opening sequence summarizing the backstory (Chinese "repossession" after the U.S. defaults on loans turned into a North Korean invasion), re-edited two scenes, and used digital technology to change Chinese symbols and dialogue to Korean.

[russell]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Adrianne Palicki appeared in Supernatural (2005). Jeffrey was John Winchester, and Adrianne played Sam's girlfriend Jessica.

[sandra]

To help get in shape for the role of a high school quarterback, Josh Peck spent time working out with and practicing with the Saddleback College football team in Orange County, California. Growing up with multiple health problems, Peck had never played football before and didn't know much about the sport in general, but wanted to implement real life quarterback tactics into the film.

[nicholas]

The newscast that was aired with Dan Lewis, a real newscaster (now retired) for the Seattle television station KOMO, giving instructions wouldn't have been seen in Spokane.

[frederick]

Dylan O'Brien auditioned for a role in this film.