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08/04/1988 Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller 1h 39m
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He's a cop who believes no one is above the law.

Overview

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.

  1. Andrew Davis

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Steven Seagal

    Nico Toscani

  2. Pam Grier

    Delores 'Jacks' Jackson

  3. Henry Silva

    Kurt Zagon

  4. Sharon Stone

    Sara Toscani

  5. Ron Dean

    Detective Lukich

  6. Daniel Faraldo

    Tony Salvano

  7. Joe Greco

    Father Joseph Gennaro

  8. Vince Viverito

    Giuseppe

  9. Chelcie Ross

    Nelson Fox

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-03-29
**_The next generation in Eastwood cop thrillers_**

An ex-CIA martial artist, is now a vice squad detective in Chicago (Steven Seagal) where he and his new partner (Pam Grier) investigate a drug ring, but are shocked when the drug lord (Tony Salvano) is let go by the Feds, which can be traced to his nemesis in the CIA (Henry Silva).

"Above the Law” (1988) was Seagal’s cinematic debut. He claimed he picked the movie from a pile of scripts that Warner Brothers had lying around for Clint Eastwood. I bring that up because the film is basically the next generation in Eastwood’s detectiv...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$7,500,000.00

Revenue
$18,869,631.00

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