Code of Silence (1985)

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers:

Michael Butler (story) &
Dennis Shryack (story) ...

Release Date:

3 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

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 | Drugs | Chicago Illinois | Drug Addiction | Chase

Cast

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

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #27615) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Trivia:

The script was originally offered to Clint Eastwood who turned it down.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when he approaches the tied up woman with the hammer the pointed end is facing forward. After being shot a second time and lying dead on the ground the flat end is facing forward.

Quotes:

Cragie: Take a shot, kid! Little nerve killing.
Nick Kopalas: Look, I'm not nervous, all right, Cragie? I just gotta take a leak.
Cragie: You gotta take a leak, do it now.
Nick Kopalas: On some poor bastard's grave?
Cragie: Who cares? If someone was smart, they'd rip out all these graves and plant tomatoes. These people are no good. They're dead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Above the Law (1988)

Norris's acting performance

This movie was made right at the time I call "the peak" of Chuck Norris's career. I was really quite surprised at the 5.6 rating this movie got from viewers. As far as Norris goes, this is really good stuff. He uses many classic one liners, always staying a step ahead of Victor Camacho and "Crazy" Tony Luna's bunch. If you enjoy the "honest cop" movies, this should be near the top of your list. I would rate it right there with Clint Eastwood's performance in "Magnum Force". To top it all off, the soundtrack is really a typical 80's theme. I really wish someone would release the music from some of Chuck's movies, like Delta Force.