King Cobra
Event Films (2016)
Crime, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#362
6*
Seen ItYes
(2/20/2017)
826663173321
IMDB   5.6
91 mins USA / English
Blu-ray  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
James Franco Joe
Christian Slater Stephen
Garrett Clayton Sean Paul Lockhart / Brent Corrigan
Keegan Allen Harlow
Molly Ringwald Amy
Alicia Silverstone Janette
Spencer Lofranco Mikey
Sean Grandillo Caleb
Rosemary Howard La voisine bruyante
Edward Crawford Tyson
Ron Simons Hardy
Director
James Franco
Justin Kelly
Producer James Franco
Vince Jolivette
Cinematography Benjamin Loeb
Music Tim Kvasnosky


Based on the 2007 murder of gay adult film impresario Bryan Kocis.
“Stephen (Christian Slater), an adult-entertainment producer who discovers the next big star Brent Corrigan (Garett Clayton), finds himself the target of Joe, a rival producer and former male escort (James Franco) with a bad temper and a burning desire to become a movie kingpin, who’ll stop at nothing to steal his rival’s star.”
Edition Details
Edition 2 Disc Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Distributor Shout! Factory
Release Date 2/14/2017
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles Spanish; English (SDH)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 2
Personal Details
Purchase Date 11/19/2016
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon - Preorder
Purchase Price $19.99
Links - CGii LGBT film site
Tribeca Film Festival
HuffingtonPost
King Cobra at Core for Movies
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org
References
Streaming, VoD NetFlix
Lists ‡ Advocate: The 12 Best LGBT Films of 2016

Notes
I read a piece about King Cobra in connection with the Tribecca Film Festival and thought it should be interesting -- I therefore placed a preorder for the the dvd when scheduled for release in February of 2017 -- Since it was based on the murder of a gay porn producer, I anticipated a nice juicy salacious thriller -- Unfortunately, after I received and viewed the film, I found it disappointing -- Character development was weak -- Overall, the plot was flat with little depth --I developed little empathy for any of the protagonists -- As a bit of history, some may find it interesting -- as of this writing, it is available on NetFlix as well as purchase dvd.