Code of Silence (1985)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers:

Michael Butler (story) &
Dennis Shryack (story) ...

Release Date:

3 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Eddie Cusack's a good cop having a very bad day.

Plot:

A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Drugs | El Train | Police Code Of Silence | Limousine

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Eddie Cusack
Henry Silva	...	Luis Comacho
Bert Remsen	...	Commander Kates
Mike Genovese	...	Tony Luna
Nathan Davis	...	Felix Scalese
Ralph Foody	...	Cragie
Allen Hamilton	...	Pirelli
Ron Henriquez	...	Victor Comacho
Joe Guzaldo	...	Nick Kopalas (as Joseph Guzaldo)
Molly Hagan	...	Diana Luna
Ron Dean	...	Brennan
Wilbert Bradley	...	Spider
Dennis Farina	...	Dorato
Gene Barge	...	Music
Mario Nieves	...	Pompas

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #27615) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Trivia:

The script was originally offered to Clint Eastwood who turned it down.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when he approaches the tied up woman with the hammer the pointed end is facing forward. After being shot a second time and lying dead on the ground the flat end is facing forward.

Quotes:

[Noticing some painters going into an apartment]
Music: What the hell are those guys up to?
Brennan: Going to work, what do you think?
Music: At this hour?
Brennan: Don't worry about it. Let it roll! They've got a hard ass for a boss, just like us.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Above the Law (1988)

No code of conduct...

Chuck Norris stars as Eddie Cusack a tough cop who finds himself in the middle of an all out mob war one that finds him in the position of being the only who can protect a mafia princess(Molly Hagen) from an assassin's bullets. At the end Norris saves his martial arts and turns into a one man army with the help of a police robot. Code Of Silence interestingly predates Robocop and in the climax we see what could have very well inspired ED-209, in any case Norris' stoic demeanor actually provides the film with a hero that is quite believable and the action sequences are slick, spectacular as well as gritty. 1985 was really Norris' year since Missing In Action 2, Invasion USA and this were all very enjoyable. Indeed his streak would extend until the awful Firewalker. Code Of Silence has aged somewhat but for a better than usual policer, few can top Code Of Silence.

* * * out of 4-(Good)