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Above the Law (1988) 5.9
A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop and uncovers CIA wrongdoing. Director:Andrew Davis |
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Cast
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Detective Lukich
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Tony Salvano
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Sara Toscani
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Miguel Nino | ... |
Chi Chi Ramon
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Nicholas Kusenko | ... |
FBI Agent Neeley
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Joe Greco | ... |
Father Joseph Gennaro
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Nelson Fox
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| Gregory Alan Williams | ... |
FBI Agent Halloran
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Uncle Branca
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Metta Davis | ... |
Rosa Toscani
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Joseph F. Kosala | ... |
Lieutenant Strozah
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Ronnie Barron | ... |
CIA Bartender
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In Japan, the Sicilian martial arts expert Nicolo "Nico" Toscani is recruited by the CIA Special Agent Nelson Fox to join the Special Operations Forces in the border of the Vietnam and Cambodia. In 1973, Nico witnesses the torturer Kurt Zagon interrogating prisoners of war and he is disgusted and quits the CIA, returning to Chicago. Fifteen years later, Nico is married with a baby with his wife Sarah and they live in the same house of his mother. Nico is a tough and incorruptible narcotics detective of the Chicago Police Department very close to his partner and friend Delores 'Jacks' Jackson and his friend Detective Lukich. When Nico and Jacks investigate a drug traffic operation, they arrest the gang of the drug dealer Tony Salvano but they find that they are smuggling the plastic explosive C4 instead. However there is an interference of the FBI and Salvano and his partner are released by FBI Agent Neeley (Nicholas Kusenko) and the detectives are forbidden of proceed with the ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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He's a cop who believes no one is above the law. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
22 April 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Nico See more »Filming Locations:
Backlot, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$18,869,631 (USA)Company Credits
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Dolby Stereo (4 channels)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Nico Toscani: Number 4? I wanna be number 1.
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The sword-fighting sequence was staged using Steven Seagal's own martial arts students. See more »Goofs
During the shootout in the garage, when Nico drives a car, his front-right tire gets punctured in the gunfight. Afterwards the front-right tire is whole again, but the front-left tire is damaged instead. See more »Quotes
Special Agent Neeley FBI: Listen Toscani, I want to congratulate you. You just made number 4 on the most wanted list.Nico Toscani: Number 4? I wanna be number 1.
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This movie obviously isn't deep, but it is fun. The plot moves along quite nicely, there's plenty of humor, and the martial arts scenes are very well done. Seagal actually does have a presence on screen (as opposed to say, Chuck Norris or Claude Van Damme). The movie is low budget, but it has the virtue of recognizing the fact and not attempting effects shots that don't work (as opposed to "Under Siege 2").
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