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Red Scorpion (1988)

"They think they control him. Think again."

5.9/10 1h 45m Dec 24, 1988
Adventure Action War

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Red Scorpion
Original Language EN
Budget $16,000,000
Revenue $4,192,440
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren
Lt. Nikolai Rachenko
Popularity: 3.1
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Dewey Ferguson
Popularity: 2.8
Al White
Al White
Kallunda Kintash
Popularity: 0.3
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
General Vortek
Popularity: 1.9
Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Argenziano
Colonel Zayas
Popularity: 0.9
Alex Colon
Alex Colon
Sgt. Mendez
Popularity: 0.5
Brion James
Brion James
Krasnov
Popularity: 1.8
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Ruben Nthodi
Ango Sundata
Popularity: 0.1
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Vusi Dibakwane
Guerilla Officer
Popularity: 0.1
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James Mthoba
Guerilla Officer
Popularity: 0.0
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Dinky Motsemme
Guerilla Officer
Popularity: 0.0
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Ernest Ndhlovu
Guerilla Guard
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Director Joseph Zito
Screenplay Arne Olsen
Producer Jack Abramoff
Executive Producer Robert Abramoff, Daniel Sklar, Paul Erickson
Editor Daniel Loewenthal

Production

Scorpion Film Production
Abramoff Production
Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment

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Keywords

cold war traitor mission of murder uprising revenge agent spetsnaz

Reviews from TMDB

GenerationofSwine 1/10
Jan 12, 2023

Well it is pure, unadulterated, conservative propaganda. And it doesn't make any excuses for it. At least, it's pure circa 80s conservative propaganda before everything just went insane. However, unlike Red Dawn, which is also 80s conservative propaganda, Red Scorpion kind of really stinks. It ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 24, 1988
Runtime 1h 45m
Budget $16,000,000
Revenue $4,192,440
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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