Red Scorpion

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Red Scorpion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Zito
Written by	Jack Abramoff Robert Abramoff Arne Olsen
Produced by	Jack Abramoff
Starring	Dolph Lundgren M. Emmet Walsh Al White T. P. McKenna Carmen Argenziano Alex Colon Brion James
Cinematography	João Fernandes
Edited by	Daniel Loewenthal
Music by	Jay Chattaway
Production company	Abramoff Productions
Distributed by	Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment (United States) Vestron Pictures (International)[1][2]
Release dates	December 1988 (1988-12) (South Korea) April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21) (United States)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4.2 million[3]

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.