King Cobra

Video
1999
PG-13
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

3.3/10

2.7K

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Action Adventure Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

A mutated snake escapes from a laboratory and terrorizes the residents of a small California brewery town.A mutated snake escapes from a laboratory and terrorizes the residents of a small California brewery town.A mutated snake escapes from a laboratory and terrorizes the residents of a small California brewery town.

Directors
- David Hillenbrand
- Scott Hillenbrand
Writers
- David Hillenbrand
- Scott Hillenbrand
Stars

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IMDb RATING

3.3/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- David Hillenbrand
- Scott Hillenbrand
Writers
- David Hillenbrand
- Scott Hillenbrand
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 1:34

King Cobra (1999)

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Storyline

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Trivia
Using sleeping gas on Seth makes sense when you realize overdosing on anesthetic is just as lethal as poison and the tube wasn't properly sealed, and thus a lethal dose might have become a survivable one.

Goofs
The snake in this movie has a spectacle shape on the back of its hood which is the trademark for the Indian cobra (naja naja) not the king cobra (ophiophagus hannah) (although it could be argued that the Indian cobra is acting, and playing the part of a king cobra for the movie).

Quotes
Nick Hashimoto: Snakes kill more people in one year than sharks do in one hundred years.

Connections
Referenced in Game Box 1.0 (2004)

Soundtracks
Stop Me
Written by Ron Wasserman and Jim Cushinery
Performed by Fumes

User reviews48

Featured review

The saving grace is in the ending...

What makes KING COBRA a step above your typical direct to video B horror film? Well, (I hate to say it)the ending is downright thrilling.....not giving away any details but the confrontation between Pat Morita's herpetologist/snake wrangler character and the giant cross-breeded snake is a great showdown...leading to the main characters (local policewoman and doctor who happen to be dating)last ditch effort to destroy the snake. Do not rent this film expecting JAWS. However, every now and then a subpar film rolls along teetering between a * and ** rating until the last half hour pushes into a respectable ** and a half star rating. KING COBRA is one such film. (then again the drop kick scene may very well be worth the price of rental...) Gore fans may be disappointed due to its PG-13 rating and its reliance on "appear from behind" scares...go into this accepting its low budget and you should be ok