Was this an attempt by Stallone to establish a THIRD franchise next to Rocky and Rambo? because i mean, it had it, it had the it factor.
Rocky: Preachy puncher
Rambo: Jungle's Man With No Talk
Cobra: ???

no, he wanted it to be a commercial failure.

really? damn, thats gay.

I wish Demolition Man would have become a franchise.

Cobra is probably my favorite Stallone trilogy, next to the Cliffhanger trilogy.

Uh...it made about $160 million (worldwide I think, but still huge numbers for 1986) during its run and was a hit for the first couple of weeks the summer it was released. It was a critical failure to the nth degree, but this was Stallone at the height of his drawing power.

I do think it might have had possibility for a franchise, but I think Stallone's problems with his then wife/co-star made this one something he didn't want to re-visit.

The Expendables is his third franchise. Cobra probably could have been, if it wasn't so cheesy. Personally, that's what I like about it, but it's hard to build a franchise that way. I'm sure he intended it to be a tough Dirty Harry-esque movie, but it was just too ridiculous to be taken seriously. It's great for what it is - like Over the Top - but it's not franchise material by any stretch of the imagination.

That makes sense as being his street man trilogy (wait what Jumpcuts ).

Cliffhanger and Cobra are in the same Stallone trilogy, moron. They make up the Stallone movies that start with the letter C trilogy with Cop Land being the TDK of the trilogy.

I thought this thread was going to finally answer why he cuts the pizza in half with scissors

I want 2 Cliff 2 Hanger: Hang Harder.

A character undertone, layered subtext to the niches of Marion.

Cause its bad ass.

Because everyone eats it that way. I bet you eat your candy bars with your hands, too.

Personally, I'm holding out for Stop! Or My Mom Will Draw and Quarter You.

Oscar Part II: Gimme an Oscar.

Not really. Cobra was originally conceived as Beverly Hills Cop, but Stallone and the studio disagreed on how the film should have been, so he developed it with a different studio and name altogether.

If he were really badass, he would've used nail clippers.

Tango and Cash.

Because crime is a disease and scissoring is the cure.

You all need to remember that Cobra was financed by Cannon Films. Warner Bros only distributed the movie. Cannon was notorious for making cheap low budget action films. If I recall correctly, they had financial problems through most of their run as a film studio. I'm sure the profits from Cobra went to paying down debt.

If Warner Bros would have been the sole financier of the movie, then I think a franchise could have existed.