Cobra nero (1987)

Director:

Stelvio Massi

Writer:

Danilo Massi (writer)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

There's muscle in his venom and fire in his heart!

Plot:

A lone cop struggles to protect a female photographer from a gang of psychopathic bikers.

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Maverick | Policeman | Detective | Standoff

Cast

Fred Williamson	...	Detective Robert Malone
Eva Grimaldi	...	Elys Trumbo
Bruno Bilotta	...	Bandit Leader (as Karl Landgren)
Maurice Poli	...	Chief Max Walker
Vassili Karis	...	Malone's Partner
Sabrina Siani	...	Walker's Daughter
Aldo Mengolini	...	Politician
Sabina Gaddi	...	Nurse
Laura Lancia	...	Girl
Gaetano Russo	...	Alan (as Ronald Russo)
Rita Bartolini	...	Model
Luciana Cirenei	...	Neighbour
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Guardsman at Hospital (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa	...	Bandit (uncredited)

Directed by
Stelvio Massi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Danilo Massi		writer

Produced by
Luciano Appignani	....	producer (as Lucciano Appignani)

Original Music by
Paolo Rustichelli

Cinematography by
Stelvio Massi		(as Stefano Catalano)

Film Editing by
Alessandro Lucidi

Stunts
Giovanni Cianfriglia	....	stunts
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunts
Umberto Moschini	....	stunts
Angelo Ragusa	....	stunts
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt coordinator
Pietro Sarubbi	....	stunts
Claudio Zucchet	....	stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunts (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Lilli Bonolis	....	assistant editor

Distributors

• Antoniana Home Video (Italy) (VHS)
• Brentwood Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinéma Plus Distribution (Canada) (VHS)
• Filman International (worldwide)
• Quality Video Inc. (USA) (DVD)
• RBC Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
• Starlight
• Toshiba EMI (Japan) (VHS) (as "Burakku kobura")
• Tower Vision (Sweden) (VHS)
• Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (1988) (USA) (video)

Also Known As:

The Black Cobra

Runtime:

UK:85 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18

Quotes:

[first lines]
Detective Robert Malone: [on the police radio] Yeah, what is it?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Planet X: (#2.5)" (2006)

More Gluteus Maximus kicking with The Hammer!

The ever watchable Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson headlines in this action outing that owes more than just a little to the Sylvester Stallone hit Cobra.

The plot for instance is directly stolen - erm, I mean borrowed from the aforementioned Hollywood flick and involves a group of disillusioned social misfits led by Karl Landgren (Apocalypse Mercenaries/Demons 2) who are terrorising the city with their decidedly antisocial behaviour. During one attack however, a sexy female photographer (the lovely Eva Grimaldi) manages to snap a few shots of our naughty boy in the act as it were. She manages to escape with her life but subsequently finds herself on the receiving end of the gangs unwanted attention as they desperately hunt her down in order to reclaim the evidence she has of them (oh and to kill her of course!)

Where is our main man the Hammer during all this? Well, as it turns out he is given the assignment to protect our damsel in distress. Needless to say - any film with Fred Williamson in it always features a fair quota of ass kicking and this is no exception, although it has to be said that the action isn't handled with nearly as much enthusiasm by the director as it could and indeed should have which is a real shame.

Nonetheless, the film remains at least enjoyable throughout and doesn't outstay it's welcome with it's relatively short running time.

Followed by three sequels (although the final one barely features Williamson in it!)