Cobra (1986)

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers:

Paula Gosling (novel), Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

City cop is on the trail of a serial killer. Loaded with action and violence. Stallone fans will love this Rambo-like movie with Stallone on the chase instead of the run.

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Plot Keywords:

witness | supermarket | psychopath | knife | police | 

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Taglines:

This is where the law stops... and I start.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kobra

Filming Locations:

Dell Ave, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$49,042,224 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 73 min (heavily cut) 78 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Sylvester Stallone was signed to play the lead in Beverly Hills Cop, he did a lot of work on the screenplay, turning it into an action extravaganza that the studio couldn't afford. He eventually left Beverly Hills Cop and channeled his ideas for that project into this movie.

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Goofs

When Cobra is riding in the back of the pick-up in which Ingrid is driving it smashes through a burning roadblock and the pick-up's hood is shown flying through the air. Later the hood is still attached.

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Quotes

Gonzales: I would kill for some...
Marion Cobretti: What?
Gonzales: Gummy bears.

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Connections

Spoofed in Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Angel of the City"
Performed by Robert Tepper
Written by Robert Tepper
Produced by Joe Chicarelli
Courtesy of Scotti Brothers Records

User Reviews

80's entertainment at it's best

First of all....to all the people who bash this film, I have one question for you. Did you see the cover? If after seeing the cover, Stallone with sunglasses an Uzi in his hand and a match in his mouth, and you still rented this and hated it you deserve what you get. If you want to watch "Masterpiece Theater" and pretend not to be bored then go ahead. Leave action movies for the fans of the genre.

This movie doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not. It's a violent, campy, 80's Stallone vehicle that is a lot of fun.

Cobra is a cool character with catchy one liners and an awesome 50 Merc Coup. He wears sunglasses and a match in his mouth. A rouge cop who works the zombie squad and is a lonely guy until he meets an aspiring model who he's been hired to protect.

If you dont like Stallone then this film will not change you're mind.

4 **** stars

Ps. The movie is an editing masterpiece. Edited by Don Zimmerman who edited "Being There"