Cobra

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/23/1986

DVD Release Date:

02/24/1998

Run Time:

90min.

Starring:

Sylvester Stallone , Brigitte Nielsen , Reni Santoni , Andrew Robinson , Lee Garlington

Director(s):

George Pan Cosmatos

Distributor(s):

Warner Brothers

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action

Plot: 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. Read More

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