Red Scorpion

Name: Red Scorpion
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: 1989-04-21
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.10
Cast: T.P. McKenna, Al White, M. Emmet Walsh, Dolph Lundgren

– A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1988

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.

Styles:

Ridiculous, Bloody, Surprise Ending, Melancholic, Satirical, Bleak, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

Namibia, South Africa, USA

Filming Locations:

Russia, Africa

Genre:

Adventure, Action

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Red Scorpion (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Apr 1989

Language:

English, Russian

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Joseph Zito

Story Written By:

Jack Abramoff, Robert Abramoff, Arne Olsen

Main Actors:

T.P. McKenna, Al White, M. Emmet Walsh, Dolph Lundgren

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.

Production Company:

Shapiro Glickenhaus

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.1/10

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