Cobra [Blu-ray]

Director: George Pan Cosmatos George Pan Cosmatos

Overview

Sylvester Stallone stars as a cop named Marion Cobretti -- Cobra for short -- in this action-thriller whose mile-a-minute pacing, dash of humor, and impressive stunts will entertain the most demanding fans. His partner is Gonzales (Reni Santoni) and both work for a special unit that is called in when ordinary methods fail. Cobra and Gonzales are assigned to track down a serial killer and at the same time protect Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen), who seems a likely bet to become victim number 17. The action heats up when they discover that the "one" serial killer is really a whole gang of neo-Nazi locos.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2019
UPC:	0826663192933
Original Release:	1986
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sylvester Stallone	Marion Cobretti
Brigitte Nielsen	Ingrid
Reni Santoni	Gonzales
Andrew Robinson	Actor
Lee Garlington	Nancy Stalk
John Herzfeld	Cho
Art LaFleur	Capt. Sears
Val Avery	Chief Halliwell
Brian Thompson	Night Slasher
David Rasche	Dan
Christine Craft	TV Reporter
Bert Williams	Comdr. Reddesdale
Marco Rodríguez	Supermarket Killer
Nick Angotti	Prodski
Nina Axelrod	Waitress
Ross St. Phillip	Security Guard
John Hauk	Actor
Helen Kelly	Actor
Ron Jeremy	Actor
Kurt Hulett	Actor
Julie Hampton	Actor
Brian Edwards	Actor
Malik Carter	Night Guard
Deborah Dalton	Nurse #2
Scott Dockstader	Killer #2
Ken Hill	Garage Bystander
Karen Kondazian	Nurse
Fred Lucky	Sketch Artist
Robert Martini	Apartment Killer #1
Joe Masino Jr	Killer #3
Dorothy Meyer	Nurse #1
Paul Dion Monte	Supermarket Clerk
Joe Stone	Killer #1
Jim Wilkey	Apartment Killer #2
Leslie Morris	Reporter #1
Clare Torao	Reporter #2
Steve Lentz	Reporter #3
Glenda Wina	Reporter #4
Michael Bershad	Reporter #5
Joe Fowler	Reporter #6
Joe Bonny	Policeman #1
Brad Bovee	Innocent Bystander
Kevin Breslin	Supermarket Kid
Roger Aaron Brown	Policeman #2
John Cahill Lawless	Father of Blonde Girl
Louise Caire Clark	Woman in Car
Gregory Cruz	Janitor
Harry Demopoulos	Dr. Demopoulos
Laura Drake	Murdered Waitress
Arthur Kassell	Internal Affairs Man #2
Clare Nono	Reporter #2
Sylvester Levay	Composer

Technical Credits

Sylvester Stallone

Wendell Wellman

George Pan Cosmatos	Director
Sylvester Stallone	Screenwriter
Yoram Globus	Producer
Menahem Golan	Producer
James D. Brubaker	Executive Producer,Producer
Terry Leonard	Stunts
Fred J. Brown	Sound Effects
Teri Dorman	Sound Effects
Evelyn Dutton	Sound Effects
Michael Evje	Sound Effects
Stanley B. Gill	Sound Effects
Tony Munafo	Producer
Terry J. Leonard	Stunts
Wendell Wellman	Screenwriter
Joy Todd	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Sylvester Stallone's Cobra is the epitome of ultra-violent '80s cop flicks. Made just a year after their collaboration on Rambo, director George P. Cosmatos takes the action star to new cheese levels with the character of Marion Cobretti, a hard-nosed cop that -- surprise, surprise -- does not play by the rules. With his mirrored shades and a match in his teeth, Cobra lives to be the one renegade cop to end all others. Seen in this light, the flick is a glorious example of violent masculinity that could only exist in the Reagan Era -- in fact, Stallone even has a framed picture of the esteemed president in his office! Looking back, the film couldn't be any more stereotypical -- there's the hero's amped-up vehicle that gets trashed before the film is done, never mind the expendable partner, corny one-liners, and constantly pissed superior officers. What Cosmatos brings to the film is his firm grasp on action directing that's highlighted with fine stunt work and superior choreography (as evidenced in the pickup truck chase in which Sly is mowing down evil biker cultists). The cult in question puts an interesting spin on the flick, as it gives the film a misogynist horror edge that might have stemmed from the slasher pics of its time. In the villain role, Brian Thompson is perfect as the hulking maniac -- even if he repeated this same performance one too many times afterward (most notably in 1988's Alien Nation). In the end, the problem with the film lies in its nature, which will easily not gel with audiences looking for anything other than a slick '80s pic with Stallone spewing one ridiculous line after another as he struts around in tight blue jeans, blowing things up and smooching his then model wife-turned-horrible actress, Brigitte Nielsen -- but then again, if they're not watching Cobra for that, then what's the point?