King Cobra (2016)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Sean Paul Lockhart / Brent Corrigan	Garrett Clayton
Stephen Kocis	Christian Slater
Harlow Cuadra	Keegan Allen
Joe Kerekes	James Franco	½
Janette Lockhart	Alicia Silverstone	-
Mikey	Spencer Lofranco	-
Amy Kocis	Molly Ringwald	-

Review

Writer/director Justin Kelly welcomes you to the world of medium-budget gay porn during the fairly early Internet era, in which 17-year-old Sean/Brent (Garrett Clayton) becomes a porn sensation after hooking up with stay-at-home producer Stephen Kocis (Christian Slater). Kelly views the sexual orientation of his characters as unremarkable, which is refreshing. But of course, these aren't your regular gays next door – these are people living in an outlandish world. And Kelly constantly mitigates the story's outrageous, tragic nature with droplets of black humour and a distancing tone. He doesn't want you to feel the tragedy, he wants you to comfortably observe it. But it's all quite morbidly fun, like a gay porn version of Larry Clark's Bully. There are fine performances, particularly by Christian Slater as the porn producer and Keegan Allen as the half-witted escort Harlow Cuadra. James Franco co-starred and co-produced.