7.3
“He's a cop who believes no one is above the law.”
Above the Law (1988)
April 8, 19881h 39mEN
6.1
787 votes
Overview
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Director
Andrew DavisWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7.5M
Revenue
$18.9M
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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User Reviews
Wuchak
7.0**_The next generation in Eastwood cop thrillers_** An ex-CIA martial artist, is now a vice squad detective in Chicago (Steven Seagal) where he and his new partner (Pam Grier) investigate a drug ring, but are shocked when the drug lord (Tony Salvano) is let go by the Feds, which can be traced to his nemesis in the CIA (Henry Silva). "Above the Law” (1988) was Seagal’s cinematic debut. He claimed he picked the movie from a pile of scripts that Warner Brothers had lying around for Clint Eastwood. I bring that up because the film is basically the next generation in Eastwood’s detective thri…
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