96 - "Red Dawn" (1984)

     The 1980's decade is filled with some very "cheesy" things....but what an awesome decade of "cheese" it was. Red Dawn is quintessential 80's cheese. The movie is about the start of World War III and the Soviets and Cubans are invading America, including air dropping troops into rural parts of Colorado......Okay, you really have to suspend your belief a "tiny" bit for this movie but if you do so there is a lot here to enjoy and have some fun with. A group of high school kids escapes the initial assault and take flight to the Rocky Mountains to hideout. There they band together to survive but also engage in guerilla warfare to fight the invaders. They call themselves the Wolverines and leave their trademark graffiti wherever they attack. Along the way they pick up a US soldier and a couple of female hideouts who all assist in the fight. The cast is filled with a who's who of stars from the 80's including Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C.Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey. Swayze and Grey would team up again a few years later to make Dirty Dancing. Red Dawn is filled with flaws and requires you to look past a couple of things but overall it is just a fun ride. It is definitely a product of it's time and that isn't a bad thing.