TITLE: Red Dawn
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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: United Artists / Valkyrie Films. Australian distributor: United International Pictures.
TAGLINE: “8.44 A.M. A full scale military invasion by foreign troops begins. Total surprise. Almost total success. A gang of high school kids become the last line of defence.”
DIRECTOR: John Milius
CAST: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton, Powers Boothe
GENRE: Action / War / Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Large orange title beneath a glowing dawn sky filled with descending parachutes. White text introduces the invasion scenario, alongside an inset image of armed young resistance fighters. A blue-toned town and mountain landscape fills the lower section.
COLLECTORS NOTES: John Milius’s Cold War action drama follows a group of young Americans who form a resistance movement after an invasion. This Australian Daybill combines the film’s dramatic premise with contrasting orange and blue imagery, offering appeal for collectors of 1980s action cinema and Patrick Swayze memorabilia.
Sold directly from the original projectionist’s family collection, with provenance and authentication.
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