Code of Silence (1985)

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.

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers:

Michael Butler (screenplay), Dennis Shryack (screenplay)

Stars:

Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen

Cast

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

Storyline

Eddie Cusack is a Chicago police officer about to bust some members of the Comacho gang when the gang is shot up by a rival drug gang from the neighboring building, led by Tony Luna. Victor Comacho is the only survivor of the Comacho gang and his older brother, Luis, who is the leader of the gang, retaliates by killing Luna's family and kidnaps Luna's daughter, Diana. Cusack must face Tony Luna and Luis Comacho alone because nobody on the police force is willing to help him since he was the only cop who broke the code of silence by testifying against a fellow cop who killed an unarmed teenager, but Cusack is not really alone. A police robot called "Prowler" aides Cusack as he takes down the gangs.

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Plot Keywords:

police | rescue | gun | robot | drugs | 

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Taglines:

The toughest cop in the world.... just got tougher.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sale temps pour un flic

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures, Raymond Wagner Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Considered as something of a comeback-vehicle for Kris Kristofferson after Heaven's Gate. He found it way too violent and did Flashpoint (1984) instead made a year before this film and written by the same two guys who wrote this film.

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Goofs

When Dorato is searching the bar for Cusack he walks past a Frenzy video game machine, the only video game in the bar (next to a Playboy pinball). But the sound of the Moon Cresta video game is heard instead.

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Quotes

Kates: Where's Cusack?
Cragie: He's saving the world.

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Connections

Referenced in Kung Tai Ted: Ninja Death III (2010)

User Reviews

This was Chuckies high water mark...

This came out after he had made some increasingly better films, which also made more $$ than earlier foot-in-face efforts...His stuff like 'Lone Wolf McQuade' and 'Missing in Action I and II' were hits, weren't terrible and showed him on the rise. Then came this in the spring of '85, it made a lotta $$$ and was actually seen as starting a new phase to his career. It got good reviews too.

It was seen as being like a good Bronson or Eastwood flick.

Then he fell off the wagon with two more hits-Invasion USA and Delta Force, before tanking with the Firewalker and Missing III. Never recovered save for the '93- TV series. That at least is okay. Its too bad things went that way, for as Code shows, it didn't have to happen.

This is a good flick, I liked the action, Henry Silva is an effective baddie, the El-train stunts are fun, the foot in face stuff not too insulting to yer intelligence, Norris seems to show some real concern for the young gal he is protecting, etc. You have to also like the corrupt cop angle here. They didn't blow that either.

This one is good and is better remembered than you would think.

*** outta ****

Henry