People bandy about the phrase "recipe for disaster". Beyond actually trying to make disaster, Red Dawn, on paper, seems like it. First slated for release in 2010, when MGM went through financial trouble, the film got benched for a while. When it was finally picked up for release again, the post-production of the film took extra- long as they changed the nature of the invading forces from China to North Korea, to perform better at the Chinese box office.
Oh, and in case you didn't know, this is a remake of a Reagan-era Soviet invasion film. So, set during the height of the commun....