Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion (1988)

Genres - Action-Adventure, War  |   Sub-Genres - Propaganda Film  |   Release Date - Dec 24, 1988  |   Run Time - 105 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Description by Wikipedia

Red Scorpion is a 1988 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Joseph Zito. Lundgren appears as a Soviet special forces ("Spetsnaz") operative sent to assassinate an anti-communist rebel leader in Africa, only to side with the rebels. It was produced by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and controversially filmed in South West Africa with the support of the apartheid-era South African government. The film was released in the United States on April 21, 1989. It is the first installment in the Red Scorpion film series.

Movie Info

Box Office

$4,192,440

Tags

Africa, Agent, Cold War, Revenge, Russian, Soviet, Spetsnaz, Tom Savini

Attributes

Filming Location: Namibia
Narrative Location: South Africa
Subject: Cold War

Alternate Titles

Crveni škorpion
RS
Czerwony skorpion
PL
Escorpião Vermelho
BR, PT
Escorpión rojo
MX
Kızıl akrep
TR
Kokkinos skorpios
GR
Le scorpion rouge
CA
Le Scorpion rouge
FR
Punainen Skorpioni
FI
Punane skorpion
EE
Red Exterminator
PH
Red Scorpion
AU, CA, EC, DE, GR, IT, NO, ZA, ES, GB, US
Red Scorpion - Scorpione Rosso
IT
Scorpionul Rosu: Riposta
RO
Soviet le Guerrier Rouge
FR
Vörös skorpió
HU
Κόκκινος σκορπιός
GR
Червеният Скорпион
BG
Червоний скорпіон
UA
レッド・スコルピオン
JP
独创黑虎帮
CN
紅蠍星
TW
赤色威龍
HK
赤色威龙
CN