Above the Law | 1988 | Teaser | UK Quad
Above the Law (also known as Nico) is a 1988 film directed by Andrew Davis. He also co-produced the film with Steven Seagal and co-wrote the screenplay with Steven Pressfield and Ronald Shusett. It is based on an original story devised by Steven Seagal and Andrew Davis. The film stars Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo and Henry Silva. The storyline follows Sergeant Nico Toscani, a native of Palermo, is a detective in the Chicago Police Department’s vice squad. Before joining the Chicago PD he was recruited into the CIA by Special Agent Nelson Fox. He was involved in covert operations on the Vietnamese-Cambodian border during the Vietnam War. Whilst there he became disgusted with the station chief Kurt Zagon, due to his ethics in torturing POWs. A stand-off occurs wh...