A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.
In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for. Now with the help of the trickster Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fufill his destiny and become the great Scorpion King.
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Dwayne Johnson has said that he intentionally shied away from using any trademarks of his WWF character The Rock, in order to give the Scorpion King character a life of its own. The only exception was "The People's Eyebrow," which he does in response to another character's reference to a harem. He said he included the People's Eyebrow to acknowledge the "millions and millions" of Rock fans. However, The Rock's Entry music is included briefly in the score.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Mathayus is fighting the guy with the flaming swords, the swords go out twice.
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Quotes
[first lines]
[the barbarian chieftain is holding up a skull]
Barbarian Chieftain:
We have killed Babylonians!
[the barbarians cheer, he holds up another]
Barbarian Chieftain:
We have killed Mesopotamians!
[the barbarians cheer]
Barbarian Chieftain:
But we have never had the pleasure of killing... an Akkadian. Jesup:
[Tied up]
May the gods have pity on you, for my brother will not.
[Mathayas storms in and kills the Barbarians]
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