Posted on 12/02/2024 4:48:25 AM PST by C19fan
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Cold War thriller "Red Dawn," a film by a Hollywood conservative that showcased patriotism, a love for the American military and warned of the dangers of gun control. Yet, it also taught the man behind the movie a deep lesson about the mentality of liberal Hollywood.
Amanda Milius, the daughter of the film’s director, spoke to Fox News Digital about the film’s 40th anniversary, its legacy, and what the movie revealed to her dad. Released in 1984, "Red Dawn" told the story of the Soviet Union invading America and fighting a conventional land battle within the USA. It starred some of the most popular actors of the day and has gone on to be regarded as a cultural touchstone of the Cold War era.
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I like that Milius included the little scene involving Form 4473. Nice touch and way ahead of the curve.
The Russians were part of the invading force just like the Cubans. Then they were part of the occupying force.
Who LED the invasion? An acting part of an invasion is not leading an invasion.
Gutfeld used to have her on his show. Smart, funny, and easy on the eyes.
Even when writing about a 40 year old movie, from the Cold War, about the Soviet Union…the Russian fan-bois come on to defend the Motherland.
What a world we live in.
All after the initial invasion, right?
Those were they days, back when the libs thought Russia was the good guys.
At the time, the movie tried to portray the ChiComs as our allies. That was the period when China was tricking us to believe that they were our friends.
“Democrats haven’t been this mad since Republicans freed the slaves”
Ha!
That is a good observation...:)
On the personal knife issue, on one of my knife forums we got into it pretty deep about 15 or 20 years whether Jesus carried a knife, people carried and brought their own knives for eating, here is a mention about cutlery much later, in the Middle Ages.
“Because hosts did not provide cutlery for their guests during the Middle Ages in Europe, most people carried their own knives, similar to the one at the left, in sheaths attached to their belts. These knives were narrow and their sharply pointed ends were used to spear food and then raise it to one’s mouth.
https://research.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/knives.htm
No, the Russians were part of the initial invasion.
Same response a CSA grunt gave to Harper’s interviewer in 1862 or so
“Why are you fighting young man?”
“Cause you’re here”
Invasions have a way of provoking a response historically
Indeed it was to show Chicoms invading. They also threw a fit when Tom Cruise refused to remove the Taiwan badge on his flight jacket in Top Gun 2.
When this movie came out, we loved it because it matched our thinking. The story wasn’t something we had to be sold on. Our biggest threat was the Soviet Union and the spread of communism. We were young, and the movie was about young people fighting the invasion. And what did young people do for fun in those days? We went to the movies. Perfect recipe for success at the box office.
The movie is on YT free (with ads) if anyone wants to watch it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7V0IZ51wDg
It’s been 40 years since I last watched it.
Milius called himself a Nietzchean, and said that Conan expressed Nietzchean values.
He also called himself a "Mongolist," meaning that he admired Genghis Khan and Mongol culture in general. He posed for the magazine holding a Mongol sword, one of several from his sword & gun collection.
Milius said that liberal Hollywood thought he was a bit crazy, which was a good thing. That if you're right-wing, it helps to be considered crazy, because that makes you colorful, and so liberal Hollywood will be more tolerant of you.
Elsewhere, I later read a story that Milius told about his friend Steven Spielberg. Milius was visiting Spielberg's home, and saw that Spielberg had a vast gun collection, including a working machinegun.
Milius said, "I thought you were for gun control."
Spielberg replied, "Oh, that doesn't apply to people like us."
By which, Milius assumed, Spielberg thought it was okay for wealthy liberals to own guns because, unlike rednecks, wealthy liberals were sane and responsible.
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