Above the Law

Late-night expressway, windshield wipers slicing at sleet. A black Firebird idles under a flickering sodium lamp, chrome reflecting the rain like shattered glass. A stocky unmarked Chevy pursues, then shoves the Firebird toward a guardrail. Nico Toscani exits the car, aikido stance in a rumpled suit, holster gleaming—one hand cuffs a thug, the other smashes a car antenna into his own badge before tossing it into the river. A director sandwiched between Dirty Harry and Rolling Thunder revives the vigilante cop’s myth in one-liners and concrete overcoat justice.

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Andrew Davis directed Above the Law in 1988. See Andrew Davis's full filmography, where to start with Andrew Davis, or where to go after you've seen everything by Andrew Davis.

Above the Law was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.