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Code of Silence

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Code of Silence (1985)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:4

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Two rival gangs are sparring over the drug trade in the Chy-town. During a bloody three-way shootout among the gangs and the police, an officer wrongfully shoots an innocent bystander. Lt. Cusak... Two rival gangs are sparring over the drug trade in the Chy-town. During a bloody three-way shootout among the gangs and the police, an officer wrongfully shoots an innocent bystander. Lt. Cusak refuses to join the code of silence regarding the shooting, and he is ostracized by the other cops. But when a young woman's life is endangered, the lieutenant goes alone into the gangsters' lair. Without backup, Cusack fights the bad guys in an armored tank. [More]

Starring: Chuck Norris, Nathan Davis, Henry Silva, Bert Ramsen

Starring: Chuck Norris, Nathan Davis, Henry Silva, Bert Ramsen, Michael Genovese, Molly Hagan, Dennis Farina, John Mahoney, Ron Dean

Director: Andrew Davis

Director: Andrew Davis
Screenwriter: Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack, Mike Gray
Producer: Raymond Wagner
Composer: David Michael Frank

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The program, however, is by no means the worst effort Norris has ever participated in and the ending, in which he single-handedly wipes out an entire brigade of bad guys, has a certain heroic charm to it.

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
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Kickin', jabbin' Chuck Norris actioner. Stick with reruns of his TV fare.

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04/23/07
Steve Crum
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the essence of cool

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10/23/04
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Janet Maslin
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Chuck Norris' best film.

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Walker: Texas Ranger - The Early Years

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