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Wolverines! Red Dawn is coming to 4K Ultra HD in August

June 2, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Shout Factory has announced that writer-director John Milius’ 1984 cult classic Red Dawn is set for a 4K Ultra HD release this August with a brand new restoration; check out the cover artwork and special feature details here…

From legendary director and screenwriter John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Conan The Barbarian) comes the tale of what-could-have-been, had the Cold War gone another way.

When Communist paratroopers descend on a Colorado high school football field, a group of the school’s students wages an all-out guerilla war to save their town — and their country. Featuring an all-star cast, including Patrick Swayze (Road House), Charlie Sheen (Platoon), Lea Thompson (Back To The Future), C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders), Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing), Powers Boothe (Tombstone) and Harry Dean Stanton (Alien), Red Dawn “comes up like thunder” (New York Post)!

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY

  • BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
  • Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

DISC TWO – BLU-RAY

  • BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
  • A Look Back At Red Dawn – Featuring Interviews With Actor Doug Toby, Casting Director Jane Jenkins, Production Designer Jackson DeGovia, And Editor Thom Noble
  • Red Dawn Rising – Featurette
  • Training For WWIII – Featurette
  • Building The Red Menace – Featurette
  • WWIII Comes To Town – Featurette
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

Red Dawn will hit 4K Ultra HD on August 16th.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: C.Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey, John Milius, Lea Thompson, Patrick Swayze, Powers Boothe, Red Dawn

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick is Executive Editor of Flickering Myth, responsible for overseeing editorial coverage across film, television and pop culture.

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