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Code of Silence (1985) -- A gangster loses his life while trying to escape from sergeant Cusack.
Code of Silence (1985) -- Sergeant Cusack makes a phone call from the backroom of an art gallery where people are doing cocaine.
Code of Silence (1985) -- A gangster uses a hostage to escape.
Code of Silence (1985) -- Two men try to hold up a bar where police hang out.
Code of Silence (1985) -- The family of a rival gang is gunned down.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Andrew Davis
Writers:
Michael Butler (story) &
Dennis Shryack (story) ...
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Release Date:
3 May 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama more
Tagline:
Eddie Cusack's a good cop having a very bad day. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Why don't you give it to me right now...? more

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 ... 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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Astrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Trivia:
This is the first movie where Ron Dean and Joseph F. Kosala, whose play Brennan and Kobas, played together. Later they met again in Above the Law (1988) and The Fugitive (1993). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the initial shoot-out, a bad-guy is shot and falls off a make-shift bridge. He very clearly lands on his back. In the next shot, we see him lying dead, face-down. more
Quotes:
[Camacho and Cusack run into each other in a public building]
Luis Comacho: One day, I would like to give you a gift of a Columbian neck-tie.
[Camacho's underlings laugh]
Luis Camacho: It's very special. You slit the throat, pull out the tongue and on you, (Camacho laughs), it would look beautiful.
Cusack: [smirking] Why don't you give it to me right now?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Living on Tokyo Time (1987) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Why don't you give it to me right now...?, 11 May 2007
8/10
Author: haildevilman from Tokyo, Japan

Chuck's best film. That may not say too much, but come ON.

The action actually took a back seat to the plot about the alcoholic/burnt out veteran whom no one was willing to see the truth about. Great drama involving the rookie who wants to do the right thing and Chuck's reality check.

The warring drug gangs were full of clichés even if it was done well. A bit of racial profiling too. Colombians killing everybody even closely related to their nemesis. And the Italian gang just being unable to leave well enough alone. The actors here (especially Henry Silva) did a great job with the material.

A decent slam-banger with a lot of good scenes in it. And for once, Chuck's somnambulist acting was a plus. Clint was the original choice here. It's easy to imagine him in the role too. But then, Chuck always was the second string Clint.

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