Above the Law

1988
R
1h 39m

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6.0/10

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Dark Comedy Martial Arts Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

35K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
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.

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

Quotes
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.

Alternate versions
German uncut DVD came out in 2006 with all violent scenes intact.

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

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Featured review

7/10

Pretty entertaining

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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