Cobra

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 05 23 (USA)

UPC: 085391159421

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Not For Children, Profanity]

Summary: Crime is the disease and Sylvester Stallone is the cure in Cobra, a high-octane rehash of the Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry films, burnished to a 1980s action sheen. Stallone is Marion Cobretti, a cop called in when regular police methods have failed. Cobra is sent to get a cult of Charles Manson-like serial killers and to protect Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen), a beautiful, statuesque witness who is set to testify against them. Cobra deposits Ingrid in an out-of-the-way town for safe-keeping, but a mole in the police department tips off the killers. The gang comes racing into town to get Ingrid, but Cobra is there waiting for them, ready to spring into action. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Action

Features: Feature-length commentary by director George P. Cosmatos
Behind-the-scenes documentary
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Interactive menus
Production notes
7 theatrical trailers
Scene access
Languages & subtitles : English, Fran?ais & Espa?ol

Cobra

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/24/1998

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DS Dolby Surround (4.0), DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 87 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Cobra [FS]
1. Heavy Metal [2:46]
2. Supermarket Psycho [4:20]
3. The Way of the New World [2:47]
4. Disease Meets Cure [3:12]
5. Room to Park [3:32]
6. New Victims- and a Witness [4:55]
7. "Do What You Do Best" [1:19]
8. Working [2:51]
9. Ingrid Attacked [3:20]
10. "She Knows Your Face" [4:13]
11. Hospital Stalker [4:23]
12. Blood Flows [4:51]
13. Somebody on the Inside [1:11]
14. Hot Wheels [7:02]
15. He's the Psycho [1:42]
16. Tell It to the Judge [1:56]
17. A Tougher Name [2:30]
18. Crazy to get Involved [2:37]
19. A Good Idea [4:32]
20. Motel Mayhem [4:12]
21. Hitting the Road...Hard! [2:11]
22. The Factory [1:58]
23. Fire With Fire [2:06]
24. Where the Law Stops [2:47]
25. Hooked [2:35]
26. No Hard Feelings [2:31]
Side #2 -- Cobra [WS]
1. Heavy Metal [2:46]
2. Supermarket Psycho [4:20]
3. The Way of the New World [2:47]
4. Disease Meets Cure [3:12]
5. Room to Park [3:32]
6. New Victims- and a Witness [4:55]
7. "Do What You Do Best" [1:19]
8. Working [2:51]
9. Ingrid Attacked [3:20]
10. "She Knows Your Face" [4:13]
11. Hospital Stalker [4:23]
12. Blood Flows [4:51]
13. Somebody on the Inside [1:11]
14. Hot Wheels [7:02]
15. He's the Psycho [1:42]
16. Tell It to the Judge [1:56]
17. A Tougher Name [2:30]
18. Crazy to get Involved [2:37]
19. A Good Idea [4:32]
20. Motel Mayhem [4:12]
21. Hitting the Road...Hard! [2:11]
22. The Factory [1:58]
23. Fire With Fire [2:06]
24. Where the Law Stops [2:47]
25. Hooked [2:35]
26. No Hard Feelings [2:31]

Jeremy Wheeler

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? ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Nick Angotti  Actor 
Ken Hill  Actor 
Ross St. Phillip  Actor 
Nina Axelrod  Actor 
Robert Martini  Actor 
Jim Wilkey  Actor 
Malik Carter  Actor 
Leslie Morris  Actor 
Kevin Breslin  Actor 
Joe Fowler  Actor 
Laura Drake  Actor 
Roger Aaron Brown  Actor 
Dorothy Meyer  Actor 
Fred Lucky  Actor 
Louise Caire Clark  Actor 
Deborah Dalton  Actor 
Claire Nono  Actor 
Wendell Wellman  Screenwriter 
George Pan Cosmatos  Director 
Yoram Globus  Producer 
Menahem Golan  Producer 
Sylvester Levay  Composer (Music Score) 
Sylvester Stallone  Screenwriter 
James D. Brubaker  Executive Producer 
Sylvester Stallone  Actor 
Brigitte Nielsen  Actor 
Reni Santoni  Actor 
Andrew Robinson  Actor 
Lee Garlington  Actor 
John Herzfeld  Actor 
Art La Fleur  Actor 
Brian Thompson  Actor 
David Rasche  Actor 
Val Avery  Actor 
Marco Rodriguez  Actor 
Christine Craft  Actor 
Bert Williams  Actor 

Country: USA