It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
Directed by John Milius
guerrilla warfare
future
fight
colorado
invasion
anti-communism
fighting
school shooting
red army
town
Rank
#48 in 1984·#6617 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Patrick Swayze
Jed
Charlie Sheen
Matt
C. Thomas Howell
Robert
Lea Thompson
Erica
Darren Dalton
Daryl
Jennifer Grey
Toni
Powers Boothe
Andy
Brad Savage
Danny
Ben Johnson
Mason
Harry Dean Stanton
Mr. Eckert
William Smith
Strelnikov
Ron O'Neal
Bella
Crew
John Milius
Director
John Milius
Screenplay
Kevin Reynolds
Screenplay
Basil Poledouris
Original Music Composer
Kevin Reynolds
Story
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Leonard
Second Unit Director
Frederick Elmes
Second Unit Director of Photography
Kenny Call
Stunts
Jeff Ramsey
Stunts
Ben Scott
Stunts
Popular Reviews
252 reviews
Deathtoad03
9.0★ · 03/01/26
Very satisfying action. This movie is thought provoking and makes you wonder how far you would go to defend what you love. Very effective
Very satisfying action. This movie is thought provoking and makes you wonder how far you would go to defend what you love. Very effective
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Jayden Murphy
9.1★ · 12/07/25
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Lucy
8.2★ · 03/30/26
because I had just watched the outsiders I cried when robert died
because I had just watched the outsiders I cried when robert died
Maxx
3.0★ · 04/26/26
This is probably a better movie if you understand Russian. I do not
This is probably a better movie if you understand Russian. I do not
