Love it or hate it, Red Dawn (a remake of the Swayze-tastic film from ’84) filmed a scene or two in my old home town last week.
From Wikipedia:
“…the opening football scene for the new film; which did not appear in the original film, was shot at the former Detroit Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan.”
I know the original film doesn’t exactly have broad appeal, however, I enjoy it for its over-the-top-Cold-War-paranoia aspect. It is an excellent Cold War media time capsule and as such, I don’t think it should have been remake (but I am thankful that the filming of it brought money not only to Michigan but my home town). I don’t see the new version having the impact the original did when released in the early 1980s.
Anyway, my li’l sis shot a few set photos and I put them online if you are interested in checking them out.
