Black Scorpion II
| Black Scorpion II: Aftershock | |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Winfrey |
| Written by | Craig J. Nevius |
| Produced by | Craig J. Nevius |
| Starring | Joan Severance Whip Hubley Garrett Morris Laura Harring |
| Cinematography | Mark Kohl |
| Edited by | Louis F. Cioffi |
| Music by | Kevin Kiner |
| Distributed by | Showtime |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, also known as Black Scorpion II: Ground Zero, is a 1997 action comedy film directed by Jonathan Winfrey and starring Joan Severance as a crime fighting superhero. Roger Corman was the executive producer.[1][2][3][4]
Darcy Walker is a police detective in Angel City, a fictionalized version of Los Angeles. Her secret identity is the Black Scorpion, a comic book style vigilante. The Black Scorpion does not have any super powers but, like Batman, she fights for justice using a combination of martial arts and advanced technology, including her high-tech car, the Scorpionmobile. The film's exaggerated characters and unrealistic events are portrayed with a humorous camp aesthetic.
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock is a sequel to 1995's Black Scorpion. It was followed in 2001 by a Black Scorpion TV series that starred Michelle Lintel in the title role.
Plot[]
Darcy Walker (Joan Severance), returns as the Black Scorpion whilst the City of Angels is in the midst of a crime wave. When a series of earthquakes shake up the major metropolitan area, Prof. Undershaft (Sherrie Rose) had pioneered groundbreaking technology made to prevent such disasters in the future. But the duplicitous and corrupt Mayor Worth () had her life's work sabotaged in order to embezzle tremor insurance. Assigning blame for the fault device ruining the city on its creator, now Black Scorpion must protect the city from the now vindictive Seismologist turned lethal supervillain femme fatale; Aftershock.
Cast[]
- Joan Severance as Darcy Walker / Black Scorpion
- Whip Hubley as Rick
- Garrett Morris as Argyle
- Laura Harring as Babette
- Sherrie Rose as Prof. Ursula Undershaft / Aftershock
- Stoney Jackson as Gangster Prankster
- Matt Roe as Mayor Artie Worth
- Stephen Lee as Captain Strickland
- Terri J. Vaughn as Tender Lovin'
- Steven Kravitz as Slugger
- Rick Rossovich as Construction Foreman
- Kenneth Londoner as John
References[]
- ^ Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, AllMovie. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "Black Scorpion, Comic Vine. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
External links[]
- Black Scorpion II at IMDb
- Black Scorpion II at AllMovie
- Black Scorpion II at Letterbox DVD
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