Red Scorpion (1988)

Directed by

Joseph Zito

Genre

action film, thriller film, propaganda film

Country

South Africa, United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 311 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet special forces soldier is sent to kill a rebel leader in Africa. He ends up switching sides and fighting with the rebels.

action-packedexplosivemachopropagandisticfast-pacedol-timbluntformulaic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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