Redeux News: Red Dawn Filmed in Detroit

Downtown Detroit's streets were brimming with excitement Monday as camera crews and movie extras filled the intersection of Griswold and Clifford to shoot scenes for the upcoming movie "Red Dawn."
It is the latest movie to be filmed in Metro Detroit.
The movie, is a remake of the 1984 film that starred the late Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen and C. Thomas Howell, is about a group of teens who band together to save their town and the United States from a foreign military invasion.
The movie comes out in 2010 next fall. The Detroit area and the state of Michigan have been frequent stops by movie companies. The state's film tax incentive has played a big role in the states emerging film industry.

A scene for the movie "Red Dawn" was being filmed downtown Monday at the intersection of Griswold and Clifford. The crew also shot scenes last month in a Mount Clemens neighborhood. The film is a remake of the 1984 version starring Patrick Swayze. (David Guralnick / The Detroit News)