Black Scorpion II

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]

Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
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Directed byJonathan Winfrey
Produced byCraig J. Nevius
Written byCraig J. Nevius
StarringJoan Severance
Whip Hubley
Garrett Morris
Laura Harring
Music byKevin Kiner
CinematographyMark Kohl
Edited byLouis F. Cioffi
Distributed byShowtime
Release date
  • May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 (Matt Roe) 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

References
  1. Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. Firsching, Robert. Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, AllMovie. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. Black Scorpion II: Aftershock, Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. "Black Scorpion, Comic Vine. Retrieved February 22, 2015.


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