Red Dawn

film by Milius [1984]

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Sheen

  • Charlie Sheen
    In Charlie Sheen: Acting stardom in the 1980s and ’90s

    …next film, the action thriller Red Dawn (1984), he joined a cast of other young actors on the brink of stardom, including Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, and Jennifer Grey. During this time Sheen came to be associated with the Brat Pack, the name given to his generational…

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Swayze

  • Patrick Swayze
    In Patrick Swayze

    After appearing in Red Dawn (1984) and Youngblood (1986), Swayze had a major breakthrough with his performance as a seductive dance instructor in the hit romance Dirty Dancing (1987). The film became a cult classic and earned Swayze a Golden Globe nomination. He next starred in a series…

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