Synopsis
It's 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home. But as Brent's rise and demands for more money put him at odds with his boss, he also attracts the attention of a rival producer and his unstable lover who will stop at nothing to squash Cobra Video and steal its number one star.
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Cast
- Garrett ClaytonSean Paul Lockhart / Brent Corrigan
- Christian SlaterStephen (Bryan Kocis)
- Keegan AllenHarlow Cuadra
- James FrancoJoe Kerekes
- Alicia SilverstoneJanette
- Molly RingwaldAmy
- Spencer LofrancoMikey
- Sean GrandilloCaleb
- Rosemary HowardLa voisine bruyante
- Edward CrawfordTyson
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
At heart, King Cobra compellingly traces the palpable tension between the performative nature of gay porn and the privacy of queer shame. - 83
IndieWire
At heart, King Cobra compellingly traces the palpable tension between the performative nature of gay porn and the privacy of queer shame. - 80
TheWrap
Movies don’t get much juicier, funnier, creepier, sadder, or smarter than writer-director Justin Kelly‘s King Cobra. - 80
TheWrap
Movies don’t get much juicier, funnier, creepier, sadder, or smarter than writer-director Justin Kelly‘s King Cobra. - 75
The Film Stage
King Cobra is a lurid piece of business that, at times, goes gleefully over the top while lacking the kind of gut punch you might expect in the film’s third act. - 75
The Film Stage
King Cobra is a lurid piece of business that, at times, goes gleefully over the top while lacking the kind of gut punch you might expect in the film’s third act. - 70
Screen Daily
Justin Kelly’s King Cobra bears the distinction of being the first optimistic black comedy set in the world of gay porn production that’s also extremely classy. - 70
Screen Daily
Justin Kelly’s King Cobra bears the distinction of being the first optimistic black comedy set in the world of gay porn production that’s also extremely classy.
