Code of Silence (1985)

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers:

Michael Butler (screenplay) &
Dennis Shryack (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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 | Robot | Rescue | Gun | Drugs

Cast

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
Miguel Nino	...	Efren (as Miquel Nino)
Ronnie Barron	...	Doc
Joseph F. Kosala	...	Lieutenant Kobas (as Joe Kosala)
Lou Damiani	...	Lou Gamiani
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina	...	Partida (as Nydia Rodriquez Terracina)
Andre Marquis	...	Sanchez
John Mahoney	...	'Prowler' Representative
Dennis Cockrum	...	Hood in Tavern
Zaid Farid	...	Hood in Tavern
Howard Jackson	...	Officer Johnson
Alex Stevens	...	Angel
Don Pike	...	Hood on Yacht
Les Podewell	...	Coroner
Trish Schaefer	...	Molly Luna
Martha Oton	...	Tony Luna's Mother
Jack Kandel	...	Eenie Verona
James Fierro	...	Vito
Tom Letuli	...	Samo
Jeff Hoke	...	Gallery Artist
Gary Pike	...	Scalese's Driver (as Gary T. Pike)
Frank Strocchia	...	Police Gym Attendant
Jack Decker	...	Dispatcher #1
Sue Kelly	...	Dispatcher #2
Michael E. Bradley	...	Dispatcher #3
Sally Anne Waranch	...	Children's Counselor
Jerry Tullos	...	Review Board Clerk
Catalina Caceres	...	Grandmother at Hearing
Shirley Kelly	...	Artist's Benefactor
Angela Zimm	...	Gallery Person
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Hernandez	...	Court Observer (uncredited)
Ross L. Kulma	...	Tailor (uncredited)
Robert Minkoff	...	Bit (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Davis

Writing credits
Michael Butler		(screenplay) &
Dennis Shryack		(screenplay) and
Mike Gray		(screenplay)
Michael Butler		(story) &
Dennis Shryack		(story)
John Mason		uncredited

Produced by
Raymond Wagner	....	producer

Original Music by
David Michael Frank		(as David Frank)

Cinematography by
Frank Tidy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christopher Holmes
Peter Parasheles

Casting by
Nan Charbonneau
Richard S. Kordos

Production Design by
Maher Ahmad		(as Maher Ahmed)

Set Decoration by
Karen O'Hara

Makeup Department
Mike Bacarella	....	special makeup effects artist
Ilona Bobak	....	hair stylist
Lillian Toth	....	makeup artist

Production Management
David Epstein	....	post-production supervisor (as David B. Epstein)
John G. Wilson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James A. Dennett	....	first assistant director
Richard Feld	....	second assistant director
Don Pike	....	second unit director

Art Department
William Arnold	....	art department assistant (as Bill Arnold)
Alan Broadbent	....	painter
Connie Chera	....	sketch artist
Frank D. Dambra	....	head painter
Marjorie Fritz-Birch	....	assistant props
Tom Gagnon	....	swing gang (as Thomas Gagnon)
Cliff Hallerud	....	head carpenter (as Clifford O. Hallerud)
Gary Happ	....	carpenter
Aaron Holden	....	property master (as Aaron C. Holden)
Ray Mondoux	....	carpenter
Joel Prihoda	....	swing gang (as Joel F. Prihoda)
Thomas Sedor	....	first assistant props
Paul Stanwyck	....	paint foreman
Kenneth Turek	....	leadman
Andrew Zawacki	....	construction coordinator (as Andrew M. Zawacki)

Sound Department
Terry Lynn Allen	....	sound designer (as Terry L. Allen)
Terry Lynn Allen	....	sound supervisor (as Terry L. Allen)
Lorna Anderson	....	assistant sound editor
Lon Bender	....	sound designer (as Lon E. Bender)
Lon Bender	....	sound supervisor (as Lon E. Bender)
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Carlos deLarios)
Jill Demby	....	adr editor
Alfred T. Ferrante	....	sound recordist
Cameron Frankley	....	sound editor
Joe Gilbert	....	assistant adr editor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Dale R. Janus	....	boom operator (as Dale Janus)
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor
Jeffrey P. Kloth	....	sound
Michael J. Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Elliott Koretz	....	sound editor (as Elliot L. Koretz)
Cliff Latimer	....	sound editor
Joseph A. Mayer	....	supervising adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist (as Dan O'Connel)
Lettie Odney	....	adr editor (as Letty Odney)
Maggie Ostroff	....	assistant sound editor
Dan M. Rich	....	sound editor (as Dan Rich)
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott D. Smith	....	sound mixer (as Scott Smith)
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	sound editor (as Mark Stoeckinger)
Jeffrey A. Williams	....	cable person
Ed Golya	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Hugo Weng	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
George Lindberg	....	additional special effects assistant
Bob Shelley	....	special effects assistant
Bob Shelley	....	special effects foreman
Arthur Ziemke	....	additional special effects assistant

Stunts
Hank Baumert	....	stunts
Darwin Benjamin	....	stunts (as Dar Benjamin)
George Berry	....	stunts
Courtney R. Bradie	....	stunts
Michael Dillard	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (as Ed Fernandez)
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunts (as Dean Ferrandini)
Tony Ferrandini	....	stunts (as Anthony Ferrandini)
James Fierro	....	stunts (as Jim Fierro)
Randy Greene	....	stunts
Michael Hernandez	....	stunts (as Mike Hernandez)
Joel Hornstein	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts (as Rick LeFevour)
Stacy Logan	....	stunts (as Stacey Logan)
Jon Maldonado	....	stunts (as Jon Maldinado)
Aaron Norris	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Norris	....	stunts
Michael O'Connor	....	stunts
Tom Oldberg	....	stunts (as Tom Oldgerg)
Don Pike	....	stunts
Gary Pike	....	stunts (as Gary T. Pike)
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
Angel Roman	....	stunts
Alex Stevens	....	stunts
Robert Wall	....	stunts (as Bob Wall)
Michael S. Walter	....	stunts
Kay Whipple	....	stunts (as Kay H. Whipple)
Jeff Williams	....	stunts
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William L. Allen Sr.	....	electrician (as Bill Allen)
Art Bartels	....	best boy grip
Kevin Bassett	....	second unit camera
William Birch	....	camera operator (as Bill Birch)
James Blanford	....	camera operator
Donald Carlson	....	first assistant camera (as Donald C. Carlson)
Robert C. Carlson	....	second assistant camera
Dominic Contursi	....	electrician
Phil Contursi	....	grip
Eugene F. Crededio	....	gaffer (as Gino Credidio)
Ronald Crededio	....	electrician (as Ronald Credidio)
William Dambra	....	dolly grip
Robert W. Faison	....	second assistant camera (as Robert Faison)
Brian C. Glover	....	first assistant camera
Cheryl Bell Hawley	....	second assistant camera
Mark Hogan	....	electrician
Michael M. Krevitt	....	key grip
Robert McLain	....	grip
Frank Miller	....	camera operator
Mike Moyer	....	best boy electric
James F. Roorda	....	grip (as James Roorda)
Ronald Sherman	....	generator operator
Bonde Stengren	....	electrician
Tom Stuebe	....	grip (as Thomas Stuebe)
James Zenk	....	still photographer (as Jim Zenk)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Antonetti	....	costumer
Jay Hurley	....	key costumer
Jennifer Jobst	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Russ Kingston	....	assistant editor
Dana Reston	....	assistant editor
Mark W. Smith	....	assistant editor
Christian Wagner	....	first assistant editor (as Christian Adam Wagner)

Music Department
George Doering	....	musician
Ken Wilhoit	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Richard Deangelo	....	transportation captain (as Richard DeAngelo)
George DiLeonardi	....	transportation co-captain
Steve Hardy	....	driver
Patrick Lynn	....	driver
Danny Maxwell	....	driver (as Daniel Maxwell)
John P. McAuliffe	....	driver (as John McAuliffe)
Michael R. Nigre Jr.	....	driver (as Michael Nigre Jr.)
Arnie Plutz	....	driver (as Arnold Plutz)
Robert C. Vos	....	driver (as Robert Voss)
George Voss	....	driver

Other crew
Alicia Anthony	....	post-production auditor
Kevin Bassett	....	chicago crew
James A. Dennett II	....	production assistant (as Jamey Dennett)
Kim S. Hobbs	....	craft service
John Iltis	....	unit publicist
Cheri Jacobs	....	secretary: Mr. Wagner
Lori Koravos	....	production accountant (as Lori LeNoble)
Joseph F. Kosala	....	technical advisor (as Joe Kosala)
Ross L. Kulma	....	first aid (as Ross Kulma)
Eileen McCahill	....	secretary: Mr. Davis
Terry Mettger	....	assistant accountant
Richard Moskal	....	location manager
Kurt Nichols	....	craft service
Ruben Quintero	....	caterer (as Jose Ruben Quintero)
Sioux Richards	....	script supervisor
Michael Sudalnik	....	craft service
Walter Vermilye	....	catering assistant
Susan Knox Wilson	....	production office coordinator

Thanks
Dov Hoenig	....	special thanks

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Flashstar (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• GoodTimes Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS) (reissue)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chicago Audio Works  production sound services
• Chicago Film Office  special thanks
• Chicago Police Department  special thanks
• Chicago Studio Rentals Inc.  location equipment
• Chicago Transit Authority  special thanks
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints by (as DeLuxe)
• Illinois Film Office, The  special thanks (as State of Illinois Film Office)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios  sound re-recorded at (as MGM/UA)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Robot Defense Systems Inc.  provider: "Prowler"
• Rosen & Knutsen Casting  extras casting (as Rosen/Knutsen)
• Universal Recording Corporation  sound post-production

Also Known As:

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 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:16 (2011) (re-rating) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Trivia:

Considered as something of a comeback-vehicle for Kris Kristofferson after Heaven's Gate (1980). He found it way too violent and did Flashpoint (1984) instead.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Comacho's thugs chase Diana, the black van parked on the street changes position between shots - from right side of the street to left side, and again to right.

Quotes:

Diana Luna:What do you do when you don't have someone?
Eddie Cusack:You find someone!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Anmäld försvunnen (1986) (TV)

Good,No-nonsense butt-kicker that's kinda been forgotten

To me,it's kind of unfortunate that many people,when people mention the name Chuck Norris think mostly of "Walker:Texas Ranger"(if they're not thinking of the barrage of Internet facts and the Home Gym infomercials he's been doing with Christie Brinkley),which is a shame. "Walker..." may've offered people who enjoy their television simple,straight-forward and moralistic(not to meniton full of round-house kicks),but to me,Mr.Norris seems better suited for movies,where his quiet,confident and likable minimalism as an actor--which perfectly balance his awesome fighting skills--can go from introduction through denouement of a three-to-four act movie involving situation,rising tension,action,climax and conclusion,all in the tight space of two hours or so(As opposed to a recurring character over the space of twenty-plus episodes per season). But that's just my humble Opine.

THis story isn't particularly taxing,as following suit with many of this genre: Tough,upright,fair and moral Chicago Sgt.Eddie Cusack(guess who?)has two looming problems on his hands--an IAD investigation into the shooting of a young boy in the projects involving two of his undercovers,one of whom becomes his de facto partner,and a gang war brewing between Italian and Bolivian(?) drug-families,which has him becoming the guardian of a scared Mafia princess(Molly HAgan). Cusack'll need his not only his toughness but also his wits(And a police robot,to boot)to play both families(the Latino family led by Henry Silva,a piece of excellent casting) off each other AND dodge the repercussions of bitter,corrupt fellow cops to make sure that justice is preserved and the innocent young woman in his care is not made yet another mob war casualty.

Directed by rising star director Andrew DAvis(in another seven years,he'll helm the surprise hit "UNder Siege" and in eight,the blockbuster "The Fugitive"),this show uses A lot of Chicago--it's scenery,it's landmarks,neighborhoods and(last but not least)it's actors,none the least of which is someday acting staple but then former Chicago cop himself Dennis FArina(As Chuck's easy-going partner and erstwhile comic relief)--and it's all used to very good effect. About the only thing that doesn't cut muster here is the almost CAsio-like music that scores this,but being that this was a 1985 release,I'm figuring that this show was no more or less guilty of that than most films of the era. I got this movie out of the cheap,cheap CHEAP bin at the local music and movie resold store,and I must say that it better than makes up for the price paid. This film's been swept under,but to me,coupled with such lost classics as "The Octagon","Lone Wold McQuade" and "Eye for an Eye" are definitely worth your Norris film library,if you are so inclined to start one,of course.