Above the Law (1988)
- Starring:
- Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, (more)
- Director(s):
- Andrew Davis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Martial arts hero Steven Seagal developed, co-wrote, co-produced, choreographed, and debuted in this thrill ride -- a cop film with more attitude, and more plot, than its star had duties on the set. Seagal is Nico Toscani, 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. When the FBI orders his squad to ignore the mysterious shipment of military explosives they seized from a notorious narcotics dealer, Nico defiantly pursues his own investigation. With the help of his partner Jax (Pam Grier), he sifts through a tangled web of Catholic priests, illegal immigrants, and trained assassins to uncover a drug cartel run directly out of the CIA by an official named Zagon Henry Silva. Nico remembers the man from his CIA days in Vietnam, when Zagon used the agency (and the war) as a front for smuggling opium. At the time, Nico was too outranked to thwart him, but he will no longer let Zagon abuse his position to remain immune from prosecution -- especially now that the official has plans to murder a U.S. senator. Zagon may be above the law of most men, but he is certainly not above Nico's. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast:
- Steven Seagal - Nico Toscani
- Henry Silva - Zagon
- Daniel Faraldo - Salvano
- Nick Kusenko - Agent Neeley
- Chelcie Ross - Nelson Fox
- Nydia Rodriguez Terracina - Bomb Woman
- Gene Barge - Detective Henderson
- Michael Rooker - Men in Bar
- Dennis Phun - Asian Prisoner
- Mario Nieves - Man with Gun
- Rom Milanovich - Man in Bar
- Gene Hartline - Man in Bar
- Chantara Nop - Cambodian Irregular
- Joe D. Lauck - Senator Harrison
- Mike James - Officer O'Hara
- Cheryl Hamada - Watanabe
- Gary Goldman - CIA Interrogator
- Lisa Tejero - Refugee Woman
- Alex Ross - Luigi
- Christopher Peditto - Pimp
- Henry Godinez - Father Tomasino
- India Cooper - Sanctuary Nun
- Gregory Alan Williams - Agent Halloran
- Le Tuan - Interpreter
- Lee de Broux - CIA Interrogator
- Craig Dunn - Aikido Fighter
- Toni Fleming - Grandma Zingaro
- Pam Grier - Delores Jackson
- Ron Dean - Lukich
- Sharon Stone - Sara Toscani
- Joe V. Greco - Father Gennaro
- Thalmus Rasulala - Deputy Superintendent Crowder
- Patrick Gorman - CIA Interrogator
- Ronnie Barron - CIA Bartender
- Juan Ramirez - Machete Man
- Miguel Nino - Chi Chi
- Tom Muzila - Aikido Fighter
- Joseph Kosala - Lt. Strozah
- Clare Peck - Judge Alspaugh
- Mike Nakayama - NEC Show Rep
- Chris Karchmar - Refugee Man
- Sandy Holt - Hostess
- Rafael Gonzalez - Abandano
- April Tran - Asian Prisoner
- Terry Stewart - Machete Man's Buddy
- Al Rasho - Grocery Owner
- Danny Goldring - Zagon's Aide
- Metta Davis - Rosa Toscani
- Mike Coglianese - Branca's Bodyguard
- Jack Wallace - Uncle Branca
- Anthony Cannata - Wiseguy Hitman
- John Drummond - TV Reporter
- Zaid Farid - Street Dude
- Ralph Foody - Federal Clerk
- Director(s):
- Andrew Davis
- Writer(s):
- Ronald Shusett, Steven Seagal, Steven Pressfield
- Producer(s):
- Robert Solo, Steven Seagal, Andrew Davis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Graphic Violence, Profanity, Adult Language, Not For Children)
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