Red Dawn

Trivia: According to the Guinness Book of World Records at the time, this film held the record for being the most violent movie ever made, with scenes of violence every five minutes.

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Trivia: The cast underwent an intensive 8-week military training course before filming started.

Trivia: Real Green Berets helped with the actors' boot camp training.

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Mistakes

Revealing mistake: When Col. Tanner is on top of the Russian tank, he is firing his pistol into it. After a few shots, you can see that the slide on his gun locks back, showing that the gun is empty. Tanner does not reload, but is none the less able to keep shooting afterwards. (01:11:25)

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Quotes

Tom Eckert: Boys! Avenge me! Avenge me.

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