On this date, in 1941, future director George Pan Cosmatos was born in Italy.  Cosmatos would go on to direct some of the most financially successfully (if critically lambasted) films of the 80s.  He’s also credited as being the director on Tombstone, though it’s generally agreed that Cosmatos largely deferred to Kurt Russell on that film.  (Cosmatos was a last minute replacement for the film’s original director.)

Other than Tombstone, Cosmatos is best-known for the films that he did with Sylvester Stallone.  And today’s scene that I love comes from the 1986 film, Cobra.  In this short but unforgettable scene, we get a chance to learn a little about the Cobra lifestyle.  If you have any doubt that Cobra’s a badass, just wait until you see how eats a pizza.  He handles his guns just as well as he handle a slice of Pepperoni and a pair of scissors.  That Night Slasher better watch out!