Red Scorpion
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Red Scorpion is a 1988 Cold War–era action film starring Dolph Lundgren as a Soviet special forces officer sent to assassinate an African rebel leader.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Red Scorpion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9968405 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Red Scorpion Context triple: [Dolph Lundgren, knownFor, Red Scorpion]
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A.
Scorpion II
Scorpion II was a predynastic Egyptian ruler, likely a king of Upper Egypt, who reigned shortly before the unification of Egypt under Narmer.
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B.
Strike Back
Strike Back is a British action–drama television series centered on covert military operations and counterterrorism missions around the world.
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C.
License to Kill
"License to Kill" is a 1989 James Bond film best known for its darker tone and for featuring the title song performed by soul singer Gladys Knight.
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D.
Red Heat
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy-cop action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi, directed by Walter Hill.
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E.
Killer Force
Killer Force is a 1976 action-thriller film about a security chief investigating a suspected diamond heist at a South African mine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Red Scorpion Target entity description: Red Scorpion is a 1988 Cold War–era action film starring Dolph Lundgren as a Soviet special forces officer sent to assassinate an African rebel leader.
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A.
Scorpion II
Scorpion II was a predynastic Egyptian ruler, likely a king of Upper Egypt, who reigned shortly before the unification of Egypt under Narmer.
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B.
Strike Back
Strike Back is a British action–drama television series centered on covert military operations and counterterrorism missions around the world.
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C.
License to Kill
"License to Kill" is a 1989 James Bond film best known for its darker tone and for featuring the title song performed by soul singer Gladys Knight.
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D.
Red Heat
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy-cop action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi, directed by Walter Hill.
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E.
Killer Force
Killer Force is a 1976 action-thriller film about a security chief investigating a suspected diamond heist at a South African mine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War film
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action film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| characterRole | Dolph Lundgren as Lt. Nikolai Rachenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | João Fernandes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Joseph Zito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | James R. Symons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Cuban military advisors
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Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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political film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Red Scorpion 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them. ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nikolai Rachenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | MPAA R rating ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jay Chattaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | fictional African country ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Soviet Spetsnaz officer is sent to assassinate an African rebel leader but ultimately defects and helps the rebels. ⓘ |
| producer |
Avi Lerner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Abramoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 105 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Al White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brion James NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmen Argenziano NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolph Lundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ M. Emmet Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ T.P. McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-communism
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defection from Soviet Union ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 1980s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Red Scorpion Description of subject: Red Scorpion is a 1988 Cold War–era action film starring Dolph Lundgren as a Soviet special forces officer sent to assassinate an African rebel leader.
Referenced by (2)
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