# Red Scorpion (1988)

> A Soviet special forces assassin becomes a scarred revolutionary icon after a shamanic ordeal turns a failed mission into an anti-communist action crusade.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7292

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, War
- Director: Joseph Zito
- Cast: Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, T. P. McKenna, Carmen Argenziano, Alex Colon, Brion James, Ruben Nthodi
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098180/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bombastic, macho, politically charged, retro action marathon, cult movie night

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- [Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/7353)
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- [Invasion U.S.A. (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/9613)
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- [Red Heat (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/4779)
- [The Package (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/19799)

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