Por encima de la ley

Título original: Above the Law

1988
18
1h 39min

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Steven Seagal in Por encima de la ley (1988)

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Un veterano de Operaciones Especiales de Vietnam que trabaja como policía en Chicago descubre irregularidades de la CIA.Un veterano de Operaciones Especiales de Vietnam que trabaja como policía en Chicago descubre irregularidades de la CIA.Un veterano de Operaciones Especiales de Vietnam que trabaja como policía en Chicago descubre irregularidades de la CIA.

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- 1 nominación en total

Curiosidades
Henry Silva broke Steven Seagal's nose in the final fight scene. Seagal was rushed to the hospital. The next day Seagal was back at work. He stayed up all night icing it, so that he wouldn't get a black eye.

Pifias
During the search in Nico's house, an officer calls Steven Seagal "Steve" instead of "Nico."

Citas
Nico Toscani: You know something Fox. Right now in Europe they're trying some 80 year-old camp guard for Nazi war crimes. And all around our country they got guys on death row for murdering 1, 2, 3 guys. And they probably deserve what they're going to get. But you & I... we know a couple of people that are personally responsible for the death of what, 50,000 non-military personnel? Librarians, teachers, doctors, women, children. All dead! We've wiped-out entire cultures! And for what? Not one C.I.A. agent has ever been tried, much less accused of any crimes. You guys think you're above the law. Well, you ain't above mine.

Versiones alternativas
German uncut DVD came out in 2006 with all violent scenes intact.

Conexiones
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Colors/18 Again!/Above the Law/Bad Dreams (1988)

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6/10

Seagal Unfairly Criticized As Actor

This was Steven Seagal's first movie and pretty much summed up the way his films were going to go: marital arts-crime stories with overly despicable villains and our hero saving the women by out-fighting everyone. Jean Van Damme and others followed with the same recipe which, by and large, has been pretty successful.

Before I saw this, I had read national critics blasting Seagal's acting talents but that was unfair; he's not a bad actor. It was also a surprise to see Sharon Stone playing a nice role and without makeup! That certainly changed quickly with her Basic Instinct-type persona.

It was fun to see Henry Silva again. As a kid growing up in the '50s and '60s, I used to see Silva on television a lot. He always played a bad guy, and played the part well....as he still does.

Overall, a decent action flick but not one of Segal's more memorable films. He make a big upgrade with his next film, "Hard To Kill."