Red Scorpion
Directed by Joseph ZitoHesitating in the moment he is about to kill the rebel leader, Nikolai fails and is captured. Rather than being killed outright, he is forced to undergo a shamanic initiation ritual. The ingestion of the poison of a local scorpion, and his initiation ceremony, including scarification (a scorpion), give him a new identity and role in the world: the Red Scorpion.
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Red Scorpion was released on December 24, 1988.
Red Scorpion was directed by Joseph Zito.
Red Scorpion has a runtime of 1 hr 45 min.
Red Scorpion was produced by Jack Abramoff.
The key characters in Red Scorpion are Lt. Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren), Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh), Kallunda Kintash (Al White).
Red Scorpion is rated R.
Red Scorpion is an Action, Adventure, War film.
Red Scorpion has an audience rating of 3.6 out of 10.