---
title: 'Red Scorpion (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Zito'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'South Africa'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-scorpion-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098180/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Red Scorpion (1988)

1988 · 106 min · Action, Thriller · South Africa, United States


## Synopsis

Red Scorpion is a 1988 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Joseph Zito. Lundgren appears as a Soviet special forces ("Spetsnaz") operative sent to assassinate an anti-communist rebel leader in Africa, only to side with the rebels. It was produced by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and controversially filmed in South West Africa with the support of the apartheid-era South African government. The film was released in the United States on April 21, 1989. It is the first installment in the Red Scorpion film series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Zito](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-zito)
- **Screenplay:** [Jack Abramoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-abramoff)
- **Producer:** [Jack Abramoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-abramoff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jay Chattaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-chattaway)
- **Director of Photography:** [João R. Fernandes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-r-fernandes)

## Cast

- [Dolph Lundgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolph-lundgren)
- [T. P. McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-p-mckenna)
- [Carmen Argenziano](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-argenziano)
- [Al White](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-white)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)

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