Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a rewatch.Writer/director Justin Kelly tackled the real-life scandal that embroiled adult gay performer Brett Corrigan in this sordid, steamy drama.
In 2005, Corrigan made his adult video debut, working for adult video magnate and general creeper Stephen Kocis (Christian Slater).
Two years later, Kocis would be dead, murdered by two business rivals Joe Kerekes (James Franco) and Harlow Cuadra (Keegan Allen).
King Cobra follows the rise of Corrigan and concurrent decline of Kerekes & Cuadra in the lead-up to Kocis’ death. What precipitated the killing, and was Corrigan involved?For all Kelly’s technical polish, a sexpot turn by.