Above the Law
Above the Law (also known as Nico: Above the Law) is a 1988 American action thriller film written, produced and directed by Andrew Davis. It marks the acting debut of Steven Seagal, who co-produced and co-wrote the film also starring Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo and Henry Silva. Seagal plays Nico Toscani, an ex-CIA agent, Aikido specialist and a Chicago policeman who discovers a conspiracy upon investigating the mysterious shipment of military explosives seized from a narcotics dealer.
Plot
Raised in Palermo, Sicily, Italian-American Nico Toscani develops a fondness for Aikido martial arts, soon traveling to Japan for him to study the technique.
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| author | Andrew Davis Ronald Shusett Steven Pressfield Steven Seagal |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | Andrew Davis |
| editor | Michael Brown |
| events | Chicago Police Department Vietnam War |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | aikido beat cop bulletproof vest church cia agent discover disturb drug trade drug trafficker drug trafficking federal agent first wife force morning palermo police department police sergeant sicily traffic travel |
| musicBy | David Michael Frank |
| producer | Andrew Davis Steven Seagal |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago Hawaii |
| theme | martial arts war |