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Red Scorpion is an English-language action thriller film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, and T. P. McKenna. Produced by Jack Abramoff, who also wrote the screenplay, the movie features a score by Jay Chattaway. The narrative is set in South Africa and centers on the Cold War, following a Soviet commando sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa who begins to doubt his mission.
The film was released in 1988 and 1989, with a runtime of 105 minutes or 97 minutes depending on the source. It was filmed in Namibia and produced by Scorpion Film Production, Abramoff Production, and Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment. Distributed by Netflix via video on demand, the movie has received a review score of 17% and an IMDb rating of 5.2 from 10,237 votes. It is rated R and was followed by Red Scorpion 2.
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Film · TMDB
6.0A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren as Lt. Nikolai Rachenko
- M. Emmet Walsh as Dewey Ferguson
- Al White as Kallunda Kintash
- T. P. McKenna as General Vortek
- Carmen Argenziano as Colonel Zayas
- Alex Colon as Sgt. Mendez
Themes
- cold war
- traitor
- mission of murder
- uprising
- revenge
- agent
- spetsnaz
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Ratings
IMDb
5.2/10
10,237 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
17%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Red Scorpion 2
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- Joseph Zito
- Screenwriter
- Jack Abramoff
- Cast member
- Carmen Argenziano
- Composer
- Jay Chattaway
- Producer
- Jack Abramoff
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- Namibia
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 869928
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-01-05
- title
- Red Scorpion
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 17%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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