Film1987105 min

Red Scorpion

Name: Red Scorpion
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Released: 1987
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, T. P. McKenna, Carmen Argenziano

Taste attributes: actionadventurewarhistoricalespionagetried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"They think they control him. Think again."

Boxlist takeSweeping and conventional: a realistic war film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 170 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the rebels.

Synopsis: TMDB