Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

NewtonFigg This Department of Defense sponsored inanity was done better 20 years earlier by Disney in his cartoon about the little boy living in Naziland. By 1962, it was completely redundant to preach to the American people how nasty it must be to live under a Communist dictatorship. There were recent examples of the suppressions of the uprisings in Poland and Hungary, first person testimonies by refugees and articles by the 100s in the popular magazines. Castro's mass executions of his opponents were even more recent. It would have been terrible if all those well off, white Christians in the movie had to surrender their way of life. No s**t, Dick Tracy.I understand there have been cuts to the original release, and the 28 minute version I saw was not complete. Nowhere in that version is there any clue about what Communism is, besides nasty, and how it could possibly take over the US. Not necessary. Superimpose this lesson over the barrage of propaganda films that preceded it that gave valuable clues on how to recognize a Communist, and you have contributed to a mood of hysteria. How to recognize a Communist: does he read Pravda on the subway? Does he speak against our government? Does he not wear a flag lapel pin (no, no, that was later)? is he an atheist (Jew is close enough)? Does he stir up discontent by advocating better treatment for blacks? Does he think signing loyalty oaths is silly? Maybe there's nothing you and I can do to stop an ICBM, but we sure can stop the subversive worms from destroying us from within. Red Nightmare is just the coach's halftime locker room speech to keep the team fired up against people who call each other comrade and talk about commissars and the proletariat.

MartinHafer I am a history teacher and I find a few of the comments about this movie disconcerting. While I am quick to admit that this film goes way overboard and is a good example of a propaganda film made during the so-called "Red Scare", the fears concerning Soviet domination were not unfounded--though some other reviews seem to indicate this. I remember the era and there were genuine reasons to be afraid--nuclear war seemed imminent and the Stalin years were a recent memory when the film was made, so I can see the context for RED NIGHTMARE (by the way kids, Stalin was bad...okay!). Now the likelihood of the US being invaded and everyone becoming "good little Commies" was incredibly remote to say the least, though the film did a good job showing some of the ways that a totalitarian Communist system would affect the life of a common man or woman. Of course, Jack Webb's deadly earnest delivery and style is incredibly dated when seen today--but back in 1962, the film probably did a great job of scaring the pants off the average viewer. Seen today, it's a quaint but interesting history lesson--showing insight into the thinking and fears of the average American. Because of this, I don't think just laughing the film off does justice to this well-made but a tad preachy short film.

Steyr808 Of course the film was 1950s era propaganda (actually made in the early 60s) but that doesn't mean it was a gross exaggeration of what life in a Communist America would be like.Do you guys really think living in Russia was fun for the Russians? Do you think events depicted in the film didn't happen there? In any case, the film is important for historical purposes as much as anything else. Watch for a young Robert Conrad in the factory scene.This film is available as a "special feature" of the DVD release of "Invasion U.S.A." (1952) and there is a listing of 100 "cold war" era titles of a similar genre.

VidResearcher The government ID and title are" AFIF 120 "FREEDOM AND YOU" AFIF stands for Armed Forces Information Film. Shot on Universal backplate including famous City Hall steps from Bye Bye Birdie and City Square shots from "Back to the Future" series. Only thing film missing is Ann-Margret and Michael C. Fox! Peter Brown actually tries to act and Jack Kelly, he of "Bart Maverick" fame overacts wildly. If you look hard you see Beaver's neighborhood too!Jack Webb looks solemn and oh so sincere. Film ends with shots of everything that was wonderful in 1962 America. Rioting scenes from unidentified countries. Film is good for a few laughs due to it's overtly simplistic examination of Communism.