King Cobra: Sobre uma indústria de filmes recreativos masculinos
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King Cobra: On the Male Adult Film Industry
Author’s note: This text was originally more explicit, but I made some adjustments after Blogger flagged it as inappropriate and added a warning. So I edited anything that could be interpreted as adult content. It was originally written in full on December 7, 2015, and I’ll be reposting it now — likely losing whatever engagement it once had. New phase, necessary revisions. It was also written before the scandals involving James Franco came to light.
You know that actor who stars in major productions and at the same time is so genuinely cool and unpredictable that you can’t quite figure out what side he’s on? That’s James Franco. He’s been in major Hollywood productions — even Oscar-winning ones — in recent years, and at the same time he stepped away to focus on his studies, only to return with a more politically and socially layered approach to his work. Let’s just leave it at that without putting any labels on the guy. He also did a somewhat underground project available on Netflix called Interior. Leather Bar., which revisits supposedly lost footage from Cruising (1980), the controversial film starring Al Pacino about a serial killer targeting men who enjoy the company of other men.
So do you get Franco’s ambiguity? If not, never mind. In this particular venture, among other projects, he decided to produce King Cobra, which tells part of the early success story of Brent Corrigan (convincingly played by Garrett Clayton). For those unfamiliar with Corrigan, he was a successful performer in the gay adult film industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s — back when the internet was a very different place. A world without today’s free streaming adult sites.
Back to the film: Corrigan was discovered by producer Stephen (a terrific Christian Slater), who trademarked the young man’s stage name — Corrigan was only 17 at the time — and made a lot of money from his videos. Not long after, Corrigan filed a lawsuit, unhappy with how little he was actually earning. Into this already tangled situation step rival producer Joe (James Franco) and his boyfriend and top performer Harlow (Keegan Allen). Unfortunately, the two aren’t exactly masterminds, and they decide to “take care of” Stephen in order to profit from Corrigan themselves.
A highlight for fans is the presence of Alicia Silverstone. Another familiar face I only recognized after checking the credits was Molly Ringwald — far removed from the neon-pink teen icon image that made her famous. They play Corrigan’s mother and Stephen’s sister, respectively.
Based on the true story of a gay adult film producer, the script doesn’t offer much in terms of innovation. Despite some steamy scenes and a few rather bizarre moments, you’d have to be a straight, conservative, self-proclaimed “family values” type to act shocked. “Sure, Jan.” If a site like XVideos required users to register with their real names and published an annual list of viewers and what they watched, who do you think would show up on it?
In the end, the film isn’t exactly outstanding. It feels rushed in some parts and oddly empty in others, never quite building real tension. It’s a gay story told with a conservative audience in mind, sprinkled with a few scenes clearly meant to provoke them. Although the cast is solid, the real standout is Slater, who has been delivering consistently strong performances since shedding his former “angry young man” image.
Still, it’s worth watching if only to gain some insight into the world of adult films made for men who are attracted to other men.

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