''Black Scorpion II: Aftershock'', also known as ''Black Scorpion II: Ground Zero'', is a 1997 American

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directed by Jonathan Winfrey, written by Craig J. Nevius, and produced by

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. It is the sequel to ''

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'' (1995), and stars

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, reprising her role as the titular crime-fighting

. It aired on

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on May 13, 1997. Darcy Walker is a police detective in Angel City, a fictionalized version of Los Angeles. Her secret identity is the Black Scorpion, a

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style vigilante. The Black Scorpion does not have any super powers but, like

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, 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

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aesthetic. The film was followed in 2001 by a ''Black Scorpion'' TV series that starred

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in the title role.

Plot

Darcy Walker returns as the Black Scorpion while Angel City is in the midst of a crime wave. When a series of earthquakes shake up the major metropolitan area,

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Prof. Undershaft 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, and assigned blame for the fault device ruining the city on her. Now Black Scorpion must protect the city from the vindictive Undershaft, who has become the lethal supervillain femme fatale Aftershock.

Cast

as Darcy Walker / Black Scorpion *

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as Rick *

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as Argyle *

Laura Harring Laura Elena, Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen (née Martínez Herring; March 3, 1964), known professionally as Laura Harring, is a Mexican-American actress. In 1985, Harring became the first Hispanic woman crowned Miss USA. She later began her a ...

as Babette *

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as Prof. Ursula Undershaft / Aftershock *

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as Gangster Prankster * Matt Roe as Mayor Artie Worth * Stephen Lee as Captain Strickland *

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as Tender Lovin' * Steven Kravitz as Slugger *

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as Construction Foreman * Kenneth Londoner as John

References

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