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‘Red Dawn’ a throwback to the Cold War thriller

By Kelly Jane Torrance
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‘Red Dawn’ a throwback to the Cold War thriller

The original “Red Dawn” was released in 1984, five years before the Berlin Wall fell. The Cold War hadn’t yet ended, so the film’s vision of an America invaded by the Soviets — with the help of their Cuban friends — wasn’t completely unimaginable.

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