Product Details

• Actors: Angel Aviles, Rubén Blades, Jessika Cardinahl, Jose Chaidez, John Doe
• Directors: Brian Cox
• Writers: Brian Cox
• Producers: Anant Singh, George Moffly, Sanjeev Singh, Sudhir Pragjee
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: New Line Home Video
• VHS Release Date: September 23, 1997
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304346360
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #440,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD MOVIE, I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH WATCHING, March 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Scorpion Spring [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My friends and I rented this movie and we watched it together. We all agreed that this movie was pretty good. It wasn't fantastic, but we all throught it was worth watching. I am also a big Matthew McConaughey fan, so I was a little disappointed that he had a small role in this film. He plays the part of a bad guy, but you'll only see him during the last 20 minutes of the movie, but the film does have other great actors such as, RUBEN BLADES(who in real life is not only an actor but a song writer). He's the Border patrol agent that goes after the illegal aliens and drug smugglers. He's a very talented actor and turns his role as a Border patrol agent into a very real charactor. And let's not forget ESAI MORALES(the coyote and drug smuggler), who's a superb actor. He's well known for his roles in movies such as, "the Elian Gonzalez story", "Mi familia", "The principal" and "La bamba". I'm a really big fan of Esai morales and enjoyed watching him in this movie, which in my opinion was filled with suspense, drama and it gave me the sense of being in a small Arizona border town. I enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to anyone..........

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, seems very like something that occurs for real., May 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Scorpion Spring [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I rented this movie while out with some friends. We watched it and all agreed it was great. We liked the area in which it was taped(desert, cactus, sand). It made it all seem very true to life. I liked the idea that this movie had well known and very professional actors. The movie is about two guys who are traveling, they run across two mexicans( a women and a man). They get entangled in a drug smuggling ring which only leads to more and more problems for these guys. The border patrol, the local Sheriff, the mexican police and the drug dealers all become involved. It's great. I recommend this movie to anyone. There's a little violence, but it doesn't contain any sex scenes, bloody battles or offensive language.

2.0 out of 5 stars Fails To Deliver, March 26, 2011

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MadMacs (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scorpion Spring (DVD)

I'm certain that the script for Scorpion Spring reads like the tantalizing twisted misadventures of two guys who meet on the road. A very intriguing concept - especially for a fan of 'road pictures' like myself.

But it plays as a lackluster, flat, and unsatisfying ninety-minutes of film. So much potential that fails to deliver. Which, ironically, is a plotline in the flick itself.

There are moments that this thing could've really taken off. In fact, I fully expected them. With actors like Alfred Molina, Esai Morales and the always enjoyable Ruben Blades - this should have been a slam dunk. But as soon as a potential apex of drama builds - it gets dropped off. Time and time again. Like some guy who enjoys telling jokes then repeatedly forgets the punchlines. In Scorpion Spring, we're left with a bunch of jokes with no punchlines - none. Even the "gimmes" are pissed away or not even explained.

Example: The final scene leaves one of the main characters without a resolution, so the audience never learns what eventually happens to her! Film School 101 - unless you're intentionally shooting for befuddlement and confusion, a.k.a. The European Ending, then have a resolution for the main characters.

This Brian Cox (not the amazing English actor) is not a director of note for a reason.

The most interesting aspect of this project is asking yourself how Director Cox got Matthew McConaughey to do a small bit part in his film.

Unfulfilling and sadly uninteresting - because I really wanted this to work.

Instead, check out "Delusion [VHS]" (1991) - to see what can be done with the same material, same small budget and not a big name star in sight.