The Scorpion King (2002)

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Studio: Universal Pictures
Studio: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Apr 19, 2002
Running Time: 91 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
In the notorious city of Gomorrah, an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or perish. Knowing their enemy relies on the visions of a sorcerer, they hire a skilled assassin, Mathayus to eliminate the visionary. After infiltrating the enemy camp, Mathayus discovers that the sorcerer is in fact a beautiful woman. Rather than eliminate her, he takes her deep into the desert badlands, knowing that the ruler's henchman will stop at nothing to rescue her and bring her back. Seriously wounded in the ensuing battle, Mathayus must find the strength to lead his scrappy band of allies back to Gomorrah for a final confrontation.
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Mathayus/The Scorpion King
Cassandra/The Sorceress
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General Thorak
Memnon
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King Pheron
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The Scorpion King is back--but this time he's the good guy trying to destroy an evil ruler, free the people of the land and win the love of a sorceress fair. All in a day's work for this hunky hero.

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In The Scorpion King, we go back five thousand years--pre-king years, as it were--to where we meet Matayus (The Rock), one of the last of the race Akkadians, a desert tribe known for their expert assassins. When an evil ruler, Memnon (Steven Brand), wreaks havoc on the land, annihilating all… Continued