Cobra (1986)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers:

Paula Gosling (novel)
Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Crime is the disease. Meet the Cure.

Plot:

City cop is on the trail of a serial killer. Loaded with action and violence. Stallone fans will love...

Plot Keywords:

Witness | Psychopath | Police | Supermarket | Detective

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Brigitte Nielsen	...	Ingrid
Reni Santoni	...	Sergeant Gonzales
Andrew Robinson	...	Detective Monte
Brian Thompson	...	Night Slasher
John Herzfeld	...	Cho
Lee Garlington	...	Nancy Stalk
Art LaFleur	...	Captain Sears (as Art La Fleur)
Marco Rodríguez	...	Supermarket Killer (as Marco Rodriguez)
Ross St. Phillip	...	Security Guard
Val Avery	...	Chief Halliwell
David Rasche	...	Dan
John Hauk	...	Low Rider
Nick Angotti	...	Prodski
Nina Axelrod	...	Waitress

Runtime:

87 min | Germany:73 min (heavily cut) | Finland:78 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Ultra Stereo (35 mm prints) (as Eagle Stereo)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (re-release) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (cut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) | UK:18 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1986) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1990) | Brazil:14 | Australia:R | Canada:14A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Mexico:C | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1989) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1986-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cannon Group

Trivia:

In the diner scene where Cobretti brings over the fake hamburger to Ingrid, there is an oval frame on the wall that says "King Cobra" - a brand of beer.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the chase scene there is damage to the front of the Nightslasher's car, but in some of the scenes it disappears, and then reappears.

Quotes:

Detective Monte: Cobretti, no hard feelings. You, uh, kind of overdid it around here. I personally would have looked for a more subtle solution, but that's not your style. No hard feelings.
[Cobretti and Monte shake hands, and then Cobretti punches Monte]
Cobretti: No hard feelings.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

Soundtrack:

Angel of the City

Revenge of the 80's: Sylvester Stallone's hey days!

Cobra (1986) was one of the many star vehicles that showcased Sly Stallone. This happens to be one of his better ones. The cheese and sleaze factor hits the roof in this one as Stallone stars as maverick cop Cobratti (his first name is pretty silly and has to be heard). A group of underground psychos are brewing and have formed a cult of killing machines. Meanwhile a model (Brigitte Nielsen) has been marked for death after escapes from one of their minions clutches. It's up to Cobratti and his cop buddy (Reni Santori) to topple this blood thirsty cult. But can they do it?

I happen to enjoy this movie, it's so cheesy and sleazy and impossible not to like! Stallone mumbles and grunts his way through the film whilst Ms. Nielsen is nothing more than eye candy. Reni Santori mugs for the camera and does his best to deliver his goofy and inane dialog as the movie's designated comic relief. He also has bad timing in these movies because something always happens to him. The villains are pretty straight forward sweaty and delusional psychos who need to learn some basic manners.

If you like cheesy action movies with heavy doses of sleaze, this one's a sure winner. But if you're looking for something serious or poignant, look elsewhere because you ain't going to find it here!

Highly recommended!