Red Thunder

Red Thunder is an action film starring Soldier Boy and his team, Payback. The film depicts fictional events during the . It is considered a cult classic.
==History==
===Release and Reception===
Red Thunder was released in 1983 starring Soldier Boy and the rest of the members of Payback. The film's main stars, Soldier Boy, Crimson Countess, and Gunpowder, attended the red-carpet premiere for Red Thunder. The film was a success, and in the years following its release, Red Thunder became a classic with reruns on television and is available to watch on Vought+. The success of the film also spawned two sequels.
===Controversy===
Following Soldier Boy's attack on Vought Tower, all of his film and television appearances were removed from Vought+, including Red Thunder. After receiving several complaints online, Vought International decided to bring back all Solider Boy related content back to the steaming service, along with a content warning that glosses over Soldier Boy’s violent actions, blaming the Russians for radicalizing him.
==Plot==
In the film, Soldier Boy is tied up, and he’s faced off with a Soviet commander named Yuri Valisivich Kasimov. The latter threatens the American captive, saying he doesn’t look like a hero. Soldier Boy jokes that he is in town to buy rugs, gets a fist to the gut. Yuri informs him that he has captured his girlfriend Crimson Countess and his sidekick Gunpowder and have also acquired their dossier with all their plans. Engaged, Soldier Boy threatens to kill every "commie bastard" who tries to hurt his Payback comrades. Yuri continues to taunt him while Soldier Boy plays the heartfelt hero. He does with a very thin veil, but it works long enough for the TNT Twins to strike Yuri. The twins free him and they head to the airfield to stop the airstrike and rescue their teammates.
==Cast==
*Soldier Boy as himself
*TNT Twins as themselves
*Crimson Countess as herself
*Gunpowder as himself
*Unknown Actor as Yuri Valisivich Kasimov
==Transcript==
Characte 	Line
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	At last, the famous American hero, Soldier Boy. You don't seem like much of a hero to me.
Soldier Boy 	You wouldn't know a hero if they walked in here and blasted you in the face.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	My name is Colonel Yuri Valisivich Kasimov, commander of Soviet forces in this sector. Where will the American weapons be delivered to the Afghan rebels?
Soldier Boy 	I don't know what you're talking about, Chief. I'm just in town to buy some rugs.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	Do not test my patience. I know why you are here. Because we have your Western whore girlfriend, Crimson Countess. Your preteen sidekick, Gunpowder, and their dossier, with all your plans.
Soldier Boy 	Bullshit. You son of a bitch. If you hurt a hair on either of their heads, I'll kill every last one of you Commie bastards.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	One man against the entire Soviet army. Who do you think you are? God?
Soldier Boy 	No. God would have mercy. I won't.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	Your friends are in the village of Mirabad, but I have just ordered an airstrike.
Soldier Boy 	There are no rebels in Mirabad. Only civilians.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	Then you had better tell me where the weapons are or dasvidaniya to the villagers and your friends.
Soldier Boy 	And the Kremlin speak of peace and disarmament. Yet here you are attacking innocent people. So much for Soviet honor.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	What about you Americans? Nothing but arrogant cowboys. You cannot stop the inevitable.
Soldier Boy 	These people would rather die than be Soviet slaves.
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	It's too late. Afghanistan is ours.
Soldier Boy 	Wrong. It's free. And I'll stand by our Mujahideen brothers until the end. You know what else I'll do?
Yuri Valisivich Kasimov	What?
Soldier Boy 	I'll distract you.
TNT Twins 	TNT. Detonate!
Soldier Boy 	What took you so long?
Tommy 	You try running with this much sand in your butt.
Tessa 	Hell of a time for humor, Tommy.
Soldier Boy 	Come on, hurry up. We got to get to the airfield. The Reds are about to launch a raid on Mirabad.
==Trivia==
*Red Thunder is a parody of American anti-communist propaganda films that were popular in the 1980s, notably and . In these films, Russians were often portrayed as sinister, brutal, and dangerous, while the American protagonists were depicted as heroic, patriotic, and powerful in their fight against the forces of communism.
*In the film, Soldier Boy praises the in their fight against the Soviet Union. This is a reference to in which according to an urban legend had a dedication to the Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan in the end credits but was changed in later releases.
*After being hit by the TNT Twins, Yuri makes the Wilhelm scream.
*Red Thunder is considered a personal favorite of Cameron Coleman.
==Video==
File:Soldier Boy - Red Thunder Scene
==References==
Category:In-Universe Media
Category:Films