Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion (1989)

  • 10% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 36% of users liked it
    (7,450 ratings)

Dolph Lundgren stars in this controversial action film directed by Joseph Zito (Missing in Action). The beefy Swede plays Soviet KGB agent Lt. Nikolai, who is sent to Africa with orders to eliminate a black rebel. Eventually, Nikolai begins to side with the locals, has a red scorpion tattooed on his… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Jack Abramoff, Robert Abramoff
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1989 Wide
Shapiro Glickenhaus

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    A dull, below-average action pic, lensed in Swaziland.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    The movie's reflective moments belong to Mr. Lundgren's sweaty chest.

  • Richard Harrington, Washington Post

    Beware of its stink.

  • Dan Lybarger, KC Active

    Because it was produced by disgraced (and imprisoned) Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the movie is now loaded with an eerie unintentional laughter it didn't have for its original viewers.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    The film offers little that hasn't been seen in countless others of its ilk.

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  • Emily A


    Oh my god, you guys, this movie is great. Okay, maybe the movie itself isn't super-fantastic, but it turns out that watching a schlocky film in the middle of the night and getting to wolfwhistle at the screen like a construction worker is my idea of a good time. We watched a… More

  • EightThirty .


    I saw this when I was small...It was cool at the time : )

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