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Edoardo
Margheriti direct his first film with this action movie made
exclusively for the foreign market and home Video. It's a sort of a sequel
of a different genre of film directed by Stelvio Massi: "The
Black Cobra", but in reality "The
Black Cobra 2" has in common with his prequel only the
title and the leading actor: Fred
Williamson, ex Football star who won a
Superbowl with the San
Francisco 49rs and famous actor - director. Williamson was also a leading,
together with Jim Brown, of the film "Take
a Hard Ride" (1975) directed by Antonio
Margheriti. The
film was produced by Luciano Appignani
with l'Immagine Cinematografica,
which in 1985 produced also a film by Antonio: "Jungle
Raiders". During that film, Luciano was able to appreciate
the quality and ability of Edoardo which was the Assistant Director and
the Special Effects Supervisor, but also direct a big Second Unit for some
action sequences. After that film, Edoardo was hired by Appignani as Line
Producer for the thriller: "Fashion Crimes"
(La Morte è di
Moda - 1987) by Bruno Gaburro . The
following year Luciano Appignani
offer to Edoardo the chance to direct his first film: "The
Black Cobra 2" which was suppose to be shoot in Sydney, Australia.
In fact they start the preproduction in Sydney for over a month, where
they also found the other leading actor: Nicholas Hammond,
famous to be one of the child in: "Sound of
Music" and the leading in two film on the Marvel
Superhero:"Spiderman". Unfortunately,
when they were almost ready to start shooting the film, the Australian
Unions give them some problems and the Italian Producer decide to suspend
the film and recall them back to Italy. Edoardo was forced to prepare all
again in the Philippines, where he had a big experience, in few days and
to make the film with a shorter budget. The
movie, even if shows a good technical direction and fair action sequences,
was affected by the shortness of money which can be noticed in the entire
production. (A.Z.) |
Technical
Data
Title
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Black
Cobra 2
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Aka
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The Black Cobra 2
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Genre
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Action
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Year of Production
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1989
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Time
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96'
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B/W - Color
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C
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Distribution
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Filman
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Production
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L'Immagine
Cinematografica
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Director
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Edoardo
Margheriti (Dan Edwards)
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Produced by
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Luciano Appignani
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Screenplay
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n.a.
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Photography by
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Guglielmo Mancori
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Art Director
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n.a.
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Editor
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Alessandro Lucidi
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Music by
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Aldo Salvi
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Cast
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Fred Williamson
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Role
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Robert Malone
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Nicholas Hammond
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Kevin Mc Call
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Emma Hoagland
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Peggy Mallory
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Najid Jadali
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Asad Kabuli
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Ned Hourani
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Mustapha
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Edward Santana
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Capt. Marton
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Mike Monty
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Brennan
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Story
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di: |
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For
his natural rudeness and violence when fighting crimes in Chicago, detective Robert Malone (Fred Williamson)
from Chicago Police Dept., being suspended from duty and assigned to a
interchange program with the Interpol. His Captain and friend hope that
working in a new environment will teach him something and the time he'll
spend in this sort of vacation make the Chicago Major calm down and forget
about Malone. The cop his forced to accept and travel to the Philippines
where, the same day of his arrival, attire problems like a human magnet,
involving also the Interpol agent which his assigned to him, the Lten. Mc
Call (Nicholas
Hammond).
Malone will be involved and discover a plan of terrorist and will fight
them in his action style, teaching it also to Mc Cole, which at the end
will become similar to his companion. |
Curiosity
and Reviews
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Like
my father with his movies, I do not like this film. Honestly I've made it
at my best, doing any kind of sacrifice to make it better, but I've had to
face with an unfair budget and a lousy script. The results never satisfied
me, even if I've recently receive some compliments from some
viewers.
Anyway
the movie was very much liked by the foreign sellers and was sold very
well all over the world. Especially I remember that Japan and South Korea
were enthusiastic, as much that they ask immediately for a sequel, "The Black Cobra 3"
also known as "Manila
Connection".
The
sequel was written and organized so fast that I had no time even to finish
editing "Black Cobra
2", traveling to the Philippines immediately after the
first cut. Unfortunately, "The Black Cobra
3" was made even worst that the first one, with les
money and a story which was even worse. But I was young and I want to work
and love to work. With today experience probably I would refuse the job,
like I did with other similar project after, or I've simply make it
better.
Edoardo
Margheriti |
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