Continuity mistake: During the beginning, the sky changes numerous times. In some shots it's just plain blue sky. In others it's full on cloudy. It goes back to sunny when the kids leave the school. Also you can tell some shots were filmed later in the day. Use the sun angle to see this.
Red Dawn (1984)
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Directed by: John Milius
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Harry Dean Stanton
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Trivia: Real Green Berets helped with the actors' boot camp training.
Question: When Daryl is confronted by his friends, he tells them that he was forced to swallow something. What was it and why kill him if he was forced to do it?
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Answer: It was a tracking device which gave away their location. Since they couldn't remove it, they decided to kill him as he was now a liability.
Gavin Jackson
They killed him because he betrayed them.
How was Daryl forced to swallow it? Did they manage to apprehend him and force it down his throat, or was it something else entirely?