Red Scorpion (1988) Special edition Blu-ray + DVD out now! plot summary   Nikolai (Dolph Lundgren) is a Spetsnaz-a Soviet agent par excellence trained in deep undercover work. Assigned to infiltrate and squelch a rebel African uprising, Nikolai unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the guerillas' cause, a betrayal that enrages his Russian superiors, who order his immediate termination. Making his escape through the harsh desert in the company of an adversarial American journalist (M. Emmet Walsh), Nikolai allies himself with a tribe of rebel bushmen, his fierceness in combat earning him the nickname "Red Scorpion." Nikolai's new-found independance climaxes in his leadership of the rebels against his former comrades, storming their headquarters in a lethal, no-quarter showdown. -from Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment director/cast   Joseph Zito Director Dolph Lundgren Nikolai Rachenko M. Emmet Walsh Dewey Ferguson Al White Kallunda T.P. McKenna General Vortek Carmen Argenziano Colonel Zias genre Action / Adventure rating R production co(s) Abramoff Productions / Scorpion Film Productions / budget $16 million (US) location(s) Namibia (South West Africa) interesting facts   - The production faced numerous issues, delays and went over-budget by $8-10 miilion ending up costing $16 million. - When the location switched from Swaziland to Namibia (South African ruled), Warner Bros. pulled out from their distribution pick up deal. - Following its nightmarish production and political controversy, Dolph Lundgren decided not to do any public relations for the movie, except in Japan. - "Red Scorpion" has been released worldwide theatrically, except in the U.K. and Sweden. - The director of photography, Joao Fernandez, had previously worked on Gerard Damiano's 70's porn classics "Deep Throat" and "The Devil In Miss Jones". webmaster's opinion   One of my favourite movies - Dolph is an ass-kickin' Russian soldier who slowly develops empathy for others, and it's fascinating to watch the story evolve. Of course, the fact that Dolph beats the snot out of a whole whack o' bad guys isn't too shabby either! web links Internet Movie Database - full details E! Online - Fact Sheet buy the soundtrack Amazon.com Colosseum.de Screen Archives buy this movie - Blu-ray/DVD (Ultimate Edition Region-free) available June 12 pre-order! - (Blu-Ray Special Edition Region-free) - DVD pictures  find movie stills here - Red Scorpion Screenshots Gallery SHARPIRO GLICKENHAUS ENTERTAINMENT presents a SCORPION FILM PRODUCTION a JOSEPH ZITO film DOLPH LUNDGREN in "RED SCORPION" M. EMMET WALSH AL WHITE T.P. McKENNA CARMEN ARGENZIANO ALEX COLON and BRION JAMES and introducing REGOPSTAAN music by JAY CHATTAWAY director of photography JOAO FERNANDES executive producers ROBERT ABRAMOFF DANIEL SKLAR PAUL ERICKSON screenplay by ARNE OLSEN story by ROBERT ABRAMOFF JACK ABRAMOFF ARNE OLSEN produced by JACK ABRAMOFF directed by JOSEPH ZITO   movie links Agent Red | Blackjack | Bridge of Dragons | Command Performance | Cover-Up | Dark Angel | The Defender | Detention | Diamond Dogs | Direct Action | Direct Contact | The Expendables | Fat Slags | Hidden Agenda | Icarus | The Inquiry | Jill Rips | Johnny Mnemonic | Joshua Tree | The Last Patrol | Masters of the Universe | Maximum Potential | The Mechanik | Men of War | The Minion | Missionary Man | The Peacekeeper | Pentathlon | The Punisher | Red Scorpion | Retrograde | Rocky IV | The Shooter | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Silent Trigger | Storm Catcher | Sunny Side Up | Sweepers | Universal Soldier | Universal Soldier A New Beginning | A View to a Kill   back to top