Uber-exploitative 1984 theatrical trailer for John Milius’ Red Dawn.

Arguably the most bizarre thing to ever come out of Milius as a filmmaker (and that’s taking into account his own pro-gun, pro-war, rightwing kamikaze ethos), the movie in itself is an epic blood-and-tears Brat Pack bromance that 25 years later still makes you go “… wait, it’s supposed to be a satire, right?”.

First 20” are a thing of beauty, though, with the stillness and quiet of Anytown U.S.A. coming together in a “before” shot.

The rest of the trailer makes it look like a Continental Death Wish sort of movie, going all out with the “bad guys on a rampage” angle and showing comparatively little of the good ol’ Wolverines fighting back: choice Milius moments are missing - one imagines the deer blood drinking scene (“kinda makes you feel different on the inside”) wouldn’t have flied with mainstream audiences, just like multiple main characters eventually dropping dead.

Random wisdom from YouTube commentators: “Hollywood. In reality the Soviet Union would have raped them up the ass.”