Red Dawn
A band of teen patriots must turn the surrounding forest into a guerrilla war zone to rescue their captured townspeople and drive out a sudden foreign invasion before their hometown is erased forever.
“Welcome to the home of the brave.”
Synopsis
A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers descending from the sky. The U.S. has been invaded, and the town becomes the initial target. Citizens are quickly and unexpectedly taken as prisoners, and their hometown is placed under enemy occupation. In response, a group of young patriots flee to the surrounding woods, where they train and reorganize into a guerrilla fighting force.
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A crew of 71+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Richard PearsonShot by Mitchell AmundsenScored by Ramin DjawadiDesigned by Dominic Watkins
Box Office
2012 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$44.8M
Opening weekend: $7.4M — 17% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $7.4M — 17% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,679 theaters
Also known as
- Red Dawnde
- L'Aube rougefr
- Red Dawn - Alba rossait
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Cast & Crew
71 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chris Hemsworth
as Jed Eckert
Isabel Lucas
as Erica Martin
Josh Peck
as Matt Eckert
Josh Hutcherson
as Robert Kitner
Adrianne Palicki
as Toni Walsh
Connor Cruise
as Daryl Jenkins
Edwin Hodge
as Danny
Brett Cullen
as Tom Eckert
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
as Sgt. Maj. Andy Tanner
Alyssa Diaz
as Julie
Michael Beach
as Mayor Jenkins
Julian Alcaraz
as Greg
Supporting cast
46Matt Gerald
as Hodges
Will Yun Lee
as Captain Cho
Fernando Chien
as Lt. Pak
Kenneth Choi
as Smith
Michael A Knight
as Colonel Ivanov
Steve Lenz
as Pete
Noah Smith
as Joe
Lucas Kerr
as Razner / #53
Linda Boston
as Older Woman
Nicholas Yu
as Korean Delegate
Spencer Strong Smith
as Jim
Rusty Mewha
as Brian
Brian D Thibault
as Cashier
Mark Schlereth
as Coach Dolen
Dan Lewis
as News Anchor
Choua Kue
as Female Soldier
Sam Looc
as Driver / Soldier
Zachary Schafer
as Officer
Steven Chan
as Korean Official
Dwight Sora
as Drunk Officer
Cindy Chu
as Female Clerk
Matthew Yang King
as Korean Soldier
Boyuen
as Korean General
Arnold Agee
as Chinese Army Collaborator (uncredited)
Mike Ancrile
as Refugee / Homeless Person (uncredited)
Vincent Rogo Angelini
as Bartender (uncredited)
Bernadette Balagtas
as Government Speaker (uncredited)
Jb Blanc
as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Rick Bobier
as Homeless Street Person (uncredited)
Ron Causey
as Homeless Townsperson (uncredited)
P J Edwards
as New Recruit (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Evola
as Daughter #1 (uncredited)
Jacqueline Forton
as Refugee / Homeless Person (uncredited)
Steven Hauptman
as POW / Football Fan / Homeless Person (uncredited)
Doug Kolbicz
as Wolverines Fan (uncredited)
Chris Kotcher
as New Recruit (uncredited)
Robert Laenen
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Chameria Law
as Chinese Collaborator (uncredited)
Bill Lumbert
as Refugee (uncredited)
Misty Mills
as Refugee (uncredited)
Stephen Oyoung
as Paratrooper 2 (uncredited)
Pak Ho Sung
as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
Courtney Parkinson
as Titans Cheerleader (uncredited)
Simon Rhee
as Captain Cho Soldier (uncredited)
Amanda Bright
as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Ron Yuan
as The Clerk (uncredited)
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