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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Scorpions do not roar, but it helps make these giant ones more menacing. The close up shots of the scorpions' faces also look nothing like real scorpion faces, which is strange because the faces on the stop-motion models look fine.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The film features giant scorpions raiding farms and villages, and then attacking Mexico city.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The film features giant scorpions raiding farms and villages, and then attacking Mexico city.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Scorpions do not roar, but it helps make these giant ones more menacing. The close up close-up shots of the scorpions' faces also look nothing like real scorpion faces, which is strange because the faces on the stop-motion models look fine.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The film features giant scorpions raiding farms and villages, and then attacking Mexicocity.City.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The film features giant scorpions raiding farms and villages, and then attacking Mexico
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* TooDumbToLive: The army tries killing the scorpion with an electrified cannon shell (essentially, a giant taser.) After it fails, a soldier reels the shell back by its cord- and then holds it in his hands without first telling the team by the generator to turn the power off. He gets electrocuted.
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* TooDumbToLive: The army tries killing the scorpion with an electrified cannon shell (essentially, a giant taser.) taser). After it fails, a soldier reels the shell back by its cord- cord, and then he holds it in his hands without first telling the team by the generator to turn the power off. He gets electrocuted.
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* AchillesHeel: The weak spot of the scorpions is in their necks.
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* BigBad: While there are several giant scorpions, the plot focuses on a particularly large one that ruthlessly kills off its smaller kin and becomes the main antagonist for the climax.
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* OffModel: A weird live action example; the scorpion scenes are constantly intercut with closeups of a drooling scorpion head that looks nothing like the head of the stop-motion model. And the face on the poster only looks vaguely like the actual head model, with an inexplicable asymmetrical mandible for some reason.
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* GratuitousSpanish: There's the occasional phrase like Teresa telling her co-workers "vámonos" to tell them to hustle to the volcano.
* ImmuneToBullets: The scorpions pretty much are. When the time comes to take out the huge one rampaging through Mexico, the only effective weapon is [[HighVoltageDeath a big spear connected to a lot of electricity]] (and it tears apart a lot of tanks and helicopters and soldiers to get it into position).
* ImmuneToBullets: The scorpions pretty much are. When the time comes to take out the huge one rampaging through Mexico, the only effective weapon is [[HighVoltageDeath a big spear connected to a lot of electricity]] (and it tears apart a lot of tanks and helicopters and soldiers to get it into position).
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The special effects, by Willis O'Brien (''Film/KingKong1933''), were considered cutting edge back in the day it was released.
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The special effects, by Willis O'Brien (''Film/KingKong1933''), of ''Film/KingKong1933'' fame, were considered cutting edge back in the day it was released.
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'''''The Black Scorpion''''' is a 1957 giant monster movie directed by Edward Ludwig.
When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts, geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and his partner Dr. Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) venture out to perform a geological survey. When they do so, they discover a destroyed house and police car, as well as an abandoned baby.
'''''The Black Scorpion''''' is a 1957 giant monster movie directed by Edward Ludwig.
When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts, geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and his partner Dr. Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) venture out to perform a geological survey. When they do so, they discover a destroyed house and police car, as well as an abandoned baby.
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When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts,
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The special effects, by Willis O'Brien (''Film/KingKong''), were considered cutting edge back in the day it was released.
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The special effects, by Willis O'Brien (''Film/KingKong''), (''Film/KingKong1933''), were considered cutting edge back in the day it was released.
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* SouthOfTheBorder: The film takes place around Mexico City.
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* SouthOfTheBorder: The film takes place around Mexico City. It's actually a US-Mexico co-production.
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* BMovie: This is a silly, just for fun, monster movie.
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* BMovie: This is a silly, just for fun, monster movie.Don't take this movie too seriously and you'll have fun with it.
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* PrehistoricMonster: A rarity among 50s giant monsters, the scorpions and other giant arthropods aren't mutations, just prehistoric animals released from underground by an earthquake (giant scorpions really did exist during prehistory, but obviously none got close to the size of the ones in the film).
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* PrehistoricMonster: A rarity among 50s '50s giant monsters, the scorpions and other giant arthropods aren't mutations, just prehistoric animals released from underground by an earthquake (giant scorpions really did exist during prehistory, but obviously none got close to the size of the ones in the film).
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This trope list is for things that happen in the movie itself. Things that happen in episodes of WLIIA and MST go on the pages for WLIIA and MST.
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* GagDub: Was given one in an episode of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. The scene chosen was the laboratory scene. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/WhoseLineIsItAnywayUSOriginal Transcript here.]]
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: A soldier fires a giant makeshift [[ShockAndAwe taser]] at the killer scorpion, and not only does he miss the target, he kills himself trying to reload the cannon. It's up to Dr. Scott ([[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 clapclapclapclap]]), a ''[[ScienceHero geologist]]'', to finish the job.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: A soldier fires a giant makeshift [[ShockAndAwe taser]] at the killer scorpion, and not only does he miss the target, he kills himself trying to reload the cannon. It's up to Dr. Scott ([[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 clapclapclapclap]]), Scott, a ''[[ScienceHero geologist]]'', to finish the job.
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* GagDub: Was given on in an episode of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. The scene chosen was the laboratory scene. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/WhoseLineIsItAnywayUSOriginal Transcript here.]]
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* GagDub: Was given on one in an episode of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. The scene chosen was the laboratory scene. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/WhoseLineIsItAnywayUSOriginal Transcript here.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Scorpions do not roar, but it helps make these giant ones more menacing.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Scorpions do not roar, but it helps make these giant ones more menacing. The close up shots of the scorpions' faces also look nothing like real scorpion faces, which is strange because the faces on the stop-motion models look fine.
* MonstrousCannibalism: The largest scorpion kills the smaller ones near the end, making the task of getting rid of all the scorpions a lot easier for the protagonists.
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* OffModel: A weird live action example; the scorpion scenes are constantly intercut with closeups of a drooling scorpion head that looks nothing like the head of the stop-motion model.
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* OffModel: A weird live action example; the scorpion scenes are constantly intercut with closeups of a drooling scorpion head that looks nothing like the head of the stop-motion model. And the face on the poster only looks vaguely like the actual head model, with an inexplicable asymmetrical mandible for some reason.
* PrehistoricMonster: A rarity among 50s giant monsters, the scorpions and other giant arthropods aren't mutations, just prehistoric animals released from underground by an earthquake (giant scorpions really did exist during prehistory, but obviously none got close to the size of the ones in the film).
* PrehistoricMonster: A rarity among 50s giant monsters, the scorpions and other giant arthropods aren't mutations, just prehistoric animals released from underground by an earthquake (giant scorpions really did exist during prehistory, but obviously none got close to the size of the ones in the film).
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When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts, geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and his partner Dr. Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) venture out to perform a geological survey. When they do so, they discover a destroyed house and police car, as well as an abandoned baby. Continuing on with the baby to the village of San Lorenzo, they learn that villagers have disappeared, that livestock have been killed, that homes have been destroyed and that strange roars have been heard in the night. The villagers suspect all this to be the work of demonic bulls. Scott also meets and falls in love with local rancher Teresa Alvarez (BMovie scream queen Mara Corday) and makes friends with a young boy named Juanito. One night, the cause of all the trouble is revealed; giant prehistoric scorpions that were released from the cavern they lived in by the volcano. Although the cave is successfully sealed after an expedition into its depths, the largest scorpion manages to escape, wherein it makes its way to Mexico City for a final showdown...
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When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts, geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and his partner Dr. Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) venture out to perform a geological survey. When they do so, they discover a destroyed house and police car, as well as an abandoned baby. baby.
Continuing on with the baby to the village of San Lorenzo, they learn that villagers have disappeared, that livestock have been killed, that homes have been destroyed and that strange roars have been heard in the night. The villagers suspect all this to be the work of demonic bulls. Scott also meets and falls in love with local rancher Teresa Alvarez (BMovie scream queen Mara Corday) and makes friends with a young boy namedJuanito. Juanito.
One night, the cause of all the trouble is revealed; giant prehistoric scorpions that were released from the cavern they lived in by the volcano. Although the cave is successfully sealed after an expedition into its depths, the largest scorpion manages to escape, wherein it makes its way to Mexico City for a final showdown...
Continuing on with the baby to the village of San Lorenzo, they learn that villagers have disappeared, that livestock have been killed, that homes have been destroyed and that strange roars have been heard in the night. The villagers suspect all this to be the work of demonic bulls. Scott also meets and falls in love with local rancher Teresa Alvarez (BMovie scream queen Mara Corday) and makes friends with a young boy named
One night, the cause of all the trouble is revealed; giant prehistoric scorpions that were released from the cavern they lived in by the volcano. Although the cave is successfully sealed after an expedition into its depths, the largest scorpion manages to escape, wherein it makes its way to Mexico City for a final showdown...
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** Wait, what necks?
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* YouFailBiologyForever: Scorpions do not roar.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: A soldier fires a giant makeshift [[ShockAndAwe taser]] at the killer scorpion, and not only does he miss the target, he kills himself trying to reload the cannon (see WhatAnIdiot on the YMMV tab). It's up to Dr. Scott ([[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 clapclapclapclap]]), a ''[[ScienceHero geologist]]'', to finish the job.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Corday.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: A soldier fires a giant makeshift [[ShockAndAwe taser]] at the killer scorpion, and not only does he miss the target, he kills himself trying to reload the cannon (see WhatAnIdiot on the YMMV tab).cannon. It's up to Dr. Scott ([[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 clapclapclapclap]]), a ''[[ScienceHero geologist]]'', to finish the job.
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* ShockAndAwe: The key to destroying the scorpions is to rig an armor-piercing shell with electrical cables and shoot it into the scorpions' necks (wait, ''what'' necks?) to electrocute them.
* SouthOfTheBorder
* TagalongKid: Juanito, who stows away with the heroes' expedition to find the killer scorpions; he even ''refers to himself'' as a stowaway. Ostensibly he's come along to help, although what exactly he thinks he can contribute is never brought up even to be dismissed. He graduates to full-blown [[TheLoad Load]] status when he stows away ''again'' with the heroes' expedition down into the scorpion cavern, where he is menaced by the monsters (imagine!) and must be rescued.
* ShockAndAwe: The key to destroying the scorpions is to rig an armor-piercing shell with electrical cables and shoot it into the scorpions' necks (wait, ''what'' necks?) to electrocute them.
* SouthOfTheBorder
* TagalongKid: Juanito, who stows away with the heroes' expedition to find the killer scorpions; he even ''refers to himself'' as a stowaway. Ostensibly he's come along to help, although what exactly he thinks he can contribute is never brought up even to be dismissed. He graduates to full-blown [[TheLoad Load]] status when he stows away ''again'' with the heroes' expedition down into the scorpion cavern, where he is menaced by the monsters (imagine!) and must be rescued.
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PrettyInMink: Teresa normally dresses in sensible ranch clothes, but when going to Mexico City, she dresses up, including a mink wrap and white fur hat.
* ScaryScorpions: Giant ones, that go after livestock and people.
* ShockAndAwe: The key to destroying the scorpions is to rig an armor-piercing shell with electrical cables and shoot it into thescorpions' necks (wait, ''what'' necks?) last scorpion's neck to electrocute them.
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SouthOfTheBorder: The film takes place around Mexico City.
* TagalongKid: Juanito, who stows away with the heroes' expedition to find the killer scorpions; he even ''refers to himself'' as a stowaway. Ostensibly he's come along to help, although what exactly he thinks he can contribute is never brought up even to be dismissed. He graduates to full-blown [[TheLoad Load]] status when he stows away ''again'' with the heroes' expedition down into the scorpion cavern, where he is menaced by the monsters(imagine!) and must be rescued.
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* ShockAndAwe: The key to destroying the scorpions is to rig an armor-piercing shell with electrical cables and shoot it into the
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* TagalongKid: Juanito, who stows away with the heroes' expedition to find the killer scorpions; he even ''refers to himself'' as a stowaway. Ostensibly he's come along to help, although what exactly he thinks he can contribute is never brought up even to be dismissed. He graduates to full-blown [[TheLoad Load]] status when he stows away ''again'' with the heroes' expedition down into the scorpion cavern, where he is menaced by the monsters (imagine!) and must be rescued.
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* GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks: The only thing Dr. de la Cruz uses ''his'' test tubes for is to make tequila.
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* YouFailBiologyForever: Scorpions do not roar.
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Not to be confused with the 1995 television series ''BlackScorpion'', nor the various sequel series and DirectToVideo movies that followed it. Nor, indeed, to the infamous {{WCW}} storyline from the early 1990s.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Possibly intentional. Forrester mistakenly attributes the film's special effects to Ray Harryhausen. Joel later correctly identified O'Brien in one of the host segments.
* RunningGag: Joel and the Bots clap whenever Dr. Hank Scott's name is spoken.
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'''''The Black Scorpion''''' is a 1957 giant monster movie directed by Edward Ludwig.
When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts, geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and his partner Dr. Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) venture out to perform a geological survey. When they do so, they discover a destroyed house and police car, as well as an abandoned baby. Continuing on with the baby to the village of San Lorenzo, they learn that villagers have disappeared, that livestock have been killed, that homes have been destroyed and that strange roars have been heard in the night. The villagers suspect all this to be the work of demonic bulls. Scott also meets and falls in love with local rancher Teresa Alvarez (BMovie scream queen Mara Corday) and makes friends with a young boy named Juanito. One night, the cause of all the trouble is revealed; giant prehistoric scorpions that were released from the cavern they lived in by the volcano. Although the cave is successfully sealed after an expedition into its depths, the largest scorpion manages to escape, wherein it makes its way to Mexico City for a final showdown...
The special effects, by Willis O'Brien, were considered cutting edge back in the day it was released.
Was shown on episode 113 of ''MysteryScienceTheater3000''.
Not to be confused with the 1995 television series ''BlackScorpion'', nor the various sequel series and DirectToVideo movies that followed it. Nor, indeed, to the infamous {{WCW}} storyline from the early 1990s.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AchillesHeel: The weak spot of the scorpions is in their necks.
** Wait, what necks?
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
** BigCreepyCrawlies
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever
* BMovie
* ImmuneToBullets: The scorpions pretty much are.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Corday.
* OffModel: A weird live action example; the scorpion scenes are constantly intercut with closeups of a drooling scorpion head that looks nothing like the head of the stop-motion model.
* ScaryScorpions
* SouthOfTheBorder
* YouFailBiologyForever: Scorpions do not roar.
!!The ''{{MST3K}}'' presentation contains examples of:
* DidNotDoTheResearch: Possibly intentional. Forrester mistakenly attributes the film's special effects to Ray Harryhausen. Joel later correctly identified O'Brien in one of the host segments.
* RunningGag: Joel and the Bots clap whenever Dr. Hank Scott's name is spoken.
* VisualGag: Joel and the 'Bots holding up giant hot dogs during the film's opening sequence.
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'''''The Black Scorpion''''' is a 1957 giant monster movie directed by Edward Ludwig.
When a volcano in [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexico]] erupts, geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and his partner Dr. Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) venture out to perform a geological survey. When they do so, they discover a destroyed house and police car, as well as an abandoned baby. Continuing on with the baby to the village of San Lorenzo, they learn that villagers have disappeared, that livestock have been killed, that homes have been destroyed and that strange roars have been heard in the night. The villagers suspect all this to be the work of demonic bulls. Scott also meets and falls in love with local rancher Teresa Alvarez (BMovie scream queen Mara Corday) and makes friends with a young boy named Juanito. One night, the cause of all the trouble is revealed; giant prehistoric scorpions that were released from the cavern they lived in by the volcano. Although the cave is successfully sealed after an expedition into its depths, the largest scorpion manages to escape, wherein it makes its way to Mexico City for a final showdown...
The special effects, by Willis O'Brien, were considered cutting edge back in the day it was released.
Was shown on episode 113 of ''MysteryScienceTheater3000''.
Not to be confused with the 1995 television series ''BlackScorpion'', nor the various sequel series and DirectToVideo movies that followed it. Nor, indeed, to the infamous {{WCW}} storyline from the early 1990s.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AchillesHeel: The weak spot of the scorpions is in their necks.
** Wait, what necks?
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
** BigCreepyCrawlies
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever
* BMovie
* ImmuneToBullets: The scorpions pretty much are.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Corday.
* OffModel: A weird live action example; the scorpion scenes are constantly intercut with closeups of a drooling scorpion head that looks nothing like the head of the stop-motion model.
* ScaryScorpions
* SouthOfTheBorder
* YouFailBiologyForever: Scorpions do not roar.
!!The ''{{MST3K}}'' presentation contains examples of:
* DidNotDoTheResearch: Possibly intentional. Forrester mistakenly attributes the film's special effects to Ray Harryhausen. Joel later correctly identified O'Brien in one of the host segments.
* RunningGag: Joel and the Bots clap whenever Dr. Hank Scott's name is spoken.
* VisualGag: Joel and the 'Bots holding up giant hot dogs during the film's opening sequence.
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