The original Red Dawn movie, a war film depicting a fictional Soviet invasion of the United States, was released.
The remake of the original Red Dawn movie, featuring a fictional invasion of the US by North Korean forces, was released.
The Soviet Union, along with its Cuban and Nicaraguan allies, launches a surprise invasion of the United States starting in small towns in the Rocky Mountains.
A group of high school students in the small town of Calumet, Colorado, led by Jed Eckert, discover the invasion and decide to resist the occupying forces.
The group forms the 'Wolverines,' conducting guerrilla attacks against Soviet troops and supply lines in the region.
The Wolverines' high school is bombed and their families are targeted, raising the stakes of their resistance.
The Wolverines undertake missions to rescue captured comrades held by Soviet forces, strengthening their group.
The Wolverines mount a large-scale attack against Soviet headquarters in the mountains, aiming to cripple the occupying force's command structure.
Following their successful assault, the Wolverines help spark wider uprisings and the beginning of American counteroffensives to reclaim territory.
