Red Scorpion

"They think they control him. Think again."

Apr 19 1989 R 1h 45m
Action, Adventure

A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the rebels.

Plot

Hesitating in the moment he is about to kill the rebel leader, Nikolai fails and is captured. Rather than being killed outright, he is forced to undergo a shamanic initiation ritual. The ingestion of the poison of a local scorpion, and his initiation ceremony, including scarification (a scorpion), give him a new identity and role in the world: the Red Scorpion.

Written by

Robert Abramoff, Jack Abramoff, Arne Olsen

Directed by

Joseph Zito

Cast

Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, South Africa, Namibia

Production Companies

Abramoff Production, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, Scorpion Film Production

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Red Scorpion (1988) BLU-RAY TRAILER [HD 1080P]
Scores
# of Votes
10,442
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
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