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Code of Silence (1985)
Directed by Andrew Davis
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Overview
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Rated R | Length 101 minutes
Actors
Chuck Norris | Mike Genovese | Henry Silva | Bert Remsen | Ralph Foody | Nathan Davis | Allen Hamilton | Ron Henriquez | Joe Guzaldo | Molly Hagan | Ron Dean | Wilbert Bradley | Dennis Farina | Gene Barge | Mario Nieves | Miguel Nino | Lou Damiani | Joseph F. Kosala | Ronnie Barron | Nydia Rodriguez Terracina | Andre Marquis | Howard Jackson | Alex Stevens | John Mahoney | Dennis Cockrum | Zaid Farid | Don Pike | Les Podewell | Trish Schaefer | Jack Kandel | James Fierro | Tom Letuli | Gary Pike | Martha Oton | Jeff Hoke | Frank Strocchia | Jack Decker | Sue Kelly | Michael E. Bradley | Sally Anne Waranch | Jerry Tullos | Catalina Caceres | Shirley Kelly | Angela Zimm | David Banoso | David Hernandez | Ross L. Kulma | Robert Minkoff | Christine Wagner | Robert Wall | Bill Walters
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19/2019 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 05/24/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
I grabbed this DVD from the library mainly because I hadn’t seen it before, and it was based in Chicago in the eighties, which was about the time I was coming into Chicago a lot as a teenager to see shows and buy music.
While I enjoyed it, it’s not a great movie, especially in the pathos of Chuck Norris movies. Norris doesn’t do much in the way of hand-to-hand ass kicking here; it’s mostly gun play and bad acting.
The movie appears to be entirely shot on location in various parts of Chicago, including areas on the North side, where I used to live. It was a trip seeing places I recognized. Everything was dirtier and sleazier back then. We often don’t appreciate just how great a job the late Mayor Daley did in beautifying Chicago.
The other cool thing in Code of Silence is the police ‘robot’ called the Prowler! The remote control is about the size of a mid-80’s Chevy Impala transmission, but it does a great job of laying down the law in the final warehouse showdown.
Henry Silva plays the bad guy and Chicago native and ex-policeman Dennis Farina plays Norris’ sidekick. What would a Chicago movie involving cops be without Farina in it?
Again, not an earth shattering movie, but for me at least, a fun watch.
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