numlok says:"Jack Abramoff used to be a Hollywood movie writer/producer. He made one (incredibly bad) film: Red Scorpion. This quicktime trailer is an excellent "reimagining" of that movie a'la Brokeback Mountain.
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Jan 24, 2006
Jack Abramoff homoerotic thriller: Red Scorpion (starring Dolph Lundgren)
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