Here's my latest Michigan Firearms Examiner article on the guns of Red Dawn (the original, not the crappy remake).
I can't believe it's been 30 years. I remember seeing that in the theater with my girlfriend.
The guns of Red Dawn 30 years later
This years marks the 30th Anniversary of the Cold War classic “Red Dawn.” The story of a group of high school students fighting a guerilla war against Communist troops first invaded theaters on August 10, 1984.
The movie was co-written and directed by John Milius, a Hollywood veteran known for bringing his love of firearms to his work. Before “Red Dawn” Milius created a pop-culture icon when he armed Clint Eastwood with a Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum in first Dirty Harry movie. In fact, Milius asked for, and received, a high end shotgun as payment for co-writing the first script.
For “Red Dawn” Milius made sure the weaponry appeared as realistic as possible. Stembridge Gun Rentals, “Hollywood’s armory” since the 1920’s, provided around 10,000 firearms for the production. These included both standard and fully automatic firearms."
I can't believe it's been 30 years. I remember seeing that in the theater with my girlfriend.
The guns of Red Dawn 30 years later
This years marks the 30th Anniversary of the Cold War classic “Red Dawn.” The story of a group of high school students fighting a guerilla war against Communist troops first invaded theaters on August 10, 1984.
The movie was co-written and directed by John Milius, a Hollywood veteran known for bringing his love of firearms to his work. Before “Red Dawn” Milius created a pop-culture icon when he armed Clint Eastwood with a Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum in first Dirty Harry movie. In fact, Milius asked for, and received, a high end shotgun as payment for co-writing the first script.
For “Red Dawn” Milius made sure the weaponry appeared as realistic as possible. Stembridge Gun Rentals, “Hollywood’s armory” since the 1920’s, provided around 10,000 firearms for the production. These included both standard and fully automatic firearms."