Episode 72: Dawns, Red

It's another 80s classic (question mark) with a largely overlooked remake as Dan and Keith take on the Red Dawns! Back in Reagan's America, Hollywood wove a tale of America being invaded by a Russian/Cuban alliance, which took a very elaborate amount of set-up to justify, held at bay by rising stars Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey, and Lea Thompson. The fierce Soviet alliance brought America to its knees overnight, but couldn't withstand six teenagers with attitudes. In 2012, after a few years on the shelf, an updated version was released with a new invading enemy... that had to be quickly re-written to keep valuable markets in play. The definitely not Chinese invaders are harassed by the recently famous Chris Hemsworth, The Beekeeper's Josh Hutcherson, The Orville's Adrianne Palicki, and somehow it all makes even less sense. Dan and Keith have some notes on the whole enterprise, from improbable set-ups to which fast food chain clearly didn't pay enough for their product placement. Listen in!