Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Chuck NorrisEddie Cusack
- Mike GenoveseTony Luna
- Henry SilvaLuis Comacho
- Bert RemsenCommander Kates
- Ralph FoodyCragie
- Nathan DavisFelix Scalese
- Allen HamiltonTed Pirelli
- Ron HenriquezVictor Comacho
- Joe GuzaldoDet. Nick Kopalas
- Molly HaganDiana Luna
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The ads for Code of Silence look schlocky, and Chuck Norris is still identified with a series of grade-zilch karate epics, but this is a heavy-duty thriller - a slick, energetic movie with good performances and a lot of genuine human interest. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Chuck Norris takes a big leap in his film career with Code of Silence, a solid cops 'n' drug dealers picture filmed last year in Chicago. Norris' big step is that this time he stars in a much more realistic action film, one with a credibility only slightly undone by a few of his martial arts maneuvers at the end. - 70
Variety
Code of Silence is a predictability cacophonous cops-and-crooks yarn [by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack] that is actually quite good for the type. - 60
Washington Post
A conventional cop thriller leavened with a tablespoon of style and a quarter-cup of garbagey fun. - 50
Miami Herald
Sounds like Dirty Harry, looks like Dirty Harry, plays like Dirty Harry. The big difference is that Norris is not so mean as Eastwood, nor so interesting. Eastwood's Harry is flawed, even philosophical in his grumpy way; Norris' Sarge is just a nice guy who can kill you a hundred different ways. [06 May 1985, p.B6] - 50
The New York Times
Code of Silence, as directed by Andy Davis, has a slick look and adequate pacing, though its action sequences tend to fizzle as they end.
