Probably the best of Steven Seagal's three-word-titled action films from the 1990s was his debut, ABOVE THE LAW. Seagal plays Nico, a tough cop who pulls off the biggest drug bust of his career, only to have the FBI throw a wrench in it: why are they protecting one of the country's biggest drug lords, and what does it have to do with Nico's covert work in Vietnam? As his temper explodes all over Chicago, Nico's sixth-degree black belt in aikido proves helpful in his search for answers. Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier plays Nico's partner, Jax.
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Full Frame - 1.33
Screenplay
Andrew Davis: Director, action thrillers, began as a Cinematographer
Screenplay
Ronald Shusett:
Screenplay
Steve Pressfield: Screenwriter
Story
Andrew Davis: Director, action thrillers, began as a Cinematographer
Story
Steven Seagal: Actor, EXIT WOUNDS (2001), ABOVE THE LAW
Music
David Frank: music
Review 1:
"...Robert Steadman's eye for capturing all of the action without crowding the picture is well executed..."
Source: Variety
04/06/1988
Review 2:
"...Davis packs it with excitingly grimy Chicago atmosphere, and the actors, Seagal included, give it a terse, hard-bitten energy..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C14 04/08/1988