One of my favorite scenes in the 1984 movie Red Dawn was when Col. Tanner described how the war started. Listen to what he says in this scene and then again. A lot of details are missed by most the first time around.
Powers Boothe was a solid actor. He had that Texas twang and the throwing of the flammable liquid in the fire at just the right time really made the scene powerful.
“What started it?”
“I dunno, two toughest kids on the block I guess…sooner or later they’re gonna fight.”
“That simple?”
“I dunno…..maybe somebody just forgot what it was like.”
On with the scene……
Rourke