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Release Date
• USA: Apr 19, 2002
• UK: 19 Apr 2002
DVD Release Date
• R1: Oct 1, 2002
Budget $60,000,000
Official Website:
The Scorpion King Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and some sensuality.
Running Time
1 hour, 34 minutes
Country USA, Germany
Production Companies
Alphaville Films, BT Film, Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG, Universal Pictures, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. (WWF)
Studio Alphaville, Misher, Stephen Sommers Film, WWF Entertainment
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Other Titles
• The Scorpion King
• The Mummy 3
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Revenge, Love, Betrayal, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Thieves, Fantasy, Cult Classic
Tagline: Warrior. Legend. King.
Plot: Five thousand years ago, a ruthlessly ambitious warlord named Memnon believed he was destined to rule the scattered peoples of the desert. With an army of crude barbarians at his command, he swept across the mountains and plains, enslaving those he did not slaughter. He struck with a merciless precision that filled those who opposed him with dread because as his enemies were acutely aware, Memnon's strategies were plotted by a seer who advised him on when, where and how to attack. He never lost a battle.Only a few tribes, never natural allies, stand between Memnon and the throne. Knowing his final strike is inevitable, they grudgingly unite against their common foe by enlisting the services of Mathayus, a man descended from generations of Akkadian assassins skilled in the deadly arts, to eliminate the sorcerer and deprive Memnon of his most dangerous asset. Thus, Mathayus enters a battle that demands all the cunning, courage and strength he can rouse from his powerful core. Slipping into Memnon's palace in the notorious city of Gomorrah, Mathayus discovers that the evil leader's visionary is a woman, the beautiful Cassandra. Rather than kill her, he takes Cassandra hostage, deep into the desolate Valley of the Dead. Although he and his scrappy band of allies would be severely
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 | Jonathan Hales
The Mirror Crack'd, Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure |
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The Rock
The Mummy Returns, Doom, Be Cool |
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 | Kelly Hu
X2, Cradle 2 the Grave, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan |
 | Bernard Hill
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic |
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 | Steven Brand
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Beyond Bedlam, Stone & Ed | Grant Heslov
True Lies, The Birdcage, Good Night, and Good Luck. | |
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John Debney
Sin City, The Passion of the Christ, Bruce Almighty |
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