Charlie Sheen?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Red Dawn
Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 11:45 PM)
I've always wondered how Chazz ended up in
Red Dawn
. His old man isn't exactly a rock-ribbed conservative. I don't know Charlie's politics, or if he even cares about such things, but
Red Dawn
seems like an odd choice for the son of one of Hollywood's best known liberal and anti-war activists. The elder Sheen couldn't have been too pleased with his choice here. I wonder if Charlie was rebelling?A journey into the realm of the obscure:
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Hendry_William_French — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 02:49 AM)
I reckon Milius cast him because he wrote Apocalypse Now and Charlie Sheen was there on set quite a lot when they were making it, so he just kind of knew him from that and because of his dad, and was told he was acting, and just chose him?
Despite his dad being a die hard liberal, I don't think Charles holds the same ideals and I'm sure Martin is cool enough to let his kids choose their own path. Charlie went on to play a Navy Seal and a few other flag waving roles. I doubt his dad approved! Charlie's banker wasn't complaining.
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 03:39 AM)
Ahhh, I'd forgotten about the elder Sheen and
Apocalypse
. That's likely the connective thread right there.A journey into the realm of the obscure:
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Hendry_William_French — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 07:04 AM)
I was watching the red dawn documentary and it said some of the actors in this were liberals (Jennifer Grey especially). I think it'd be a shame if actors let their beliefs get in the way of a good role.
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 09:10 AM)
I think it'd be a shame if actors let their beliefs get in the way of a good role.
Definitely. I mean, they call it acting for a reason. Pretty sure Bella Lugosi didn't go around biting people on the neck in real life, but he didn't let it stop him from playing a vampire
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wesperkins — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 04:32 PM)
I believe this was Charlie's first role or his first major role. Even if he had certain viewpoints, I think the excitement of being in the movie would have outweighed them. And since he later plays some roles his dad probably wouldn't like, I don't think politics was too much of a problem for this movie for him.