{"id":2092,"date":"2007-01-10T10:42:18","date_gmt":"2007-01-10T17:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2021-01-21T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T19:18:34","slug":"code-of-silence-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2092","title":{"rendered":"Code of Silence (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You want to take on the whole world by yourself? Now you&#8217;re gonna get your chance, Cusack!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Poster.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn honest Chicago cop (Chuck Norris) tries to protect a teenage girl (Molly Hagan) who is caught in the middle of her Italian family&#8217;s gang warfare with Colombian drugpins. In the meantime, Norris breaks the &#8220;code of silence&#8221; in his police force by testifying against a crooked fellow cop, and finds himself without backup.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chuck Norris Films<\/li>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Gangs<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nChuck Norris&#8217;s &#8220;breakthrough&#8221; film (which, as Peary notes, got good reviews upon its release) is a surprisingly entertaining action flick with decent performances and fine production values. Interestingly, the title&#8217;s &#8220;code of silence&#8221; doesn&#8217;t even become an issue until more than halfway through the film, at which point it simply provides a convenient excuse for Norris to take on an entire gang of Colombians on his own. As Peary notes, Molly Hagan &#8220;is the picture&#8217;s real plus&#8221; &#8212; we genuinely care about this resilient young woman, who never asked to be caught up in her family&#8217;s fatal troubles. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Molly Hagan as the young woman Norris is determined to protect<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Hagan-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\nSeveral scenes of unexpected humor &#8212; including one in which two utterly incompetent burglars attempt to hold up a police bar<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Bar-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many excitingly choreographed action sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Code-of-Silence-Train-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The toe-tapping synthesized &#8220;80s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply to see Chuck Norris in what may be his finest film role (though I haven&#8217;t seen enough of his other movies to say for sure). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0088936\/\">IMDB entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/05\/03\/movies\/screen-chuck-norris-is-a-chicago-police-inspector-in-code-of-silence.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/code-of-silence-1985\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/69446.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You want to take on the whole world by yourself? Now you&#8217;re gonna get your chance, Cusack!&#8221; Synopsis: An honest Chicago cop (Chuck Norris) tries to protect a teenage girl (Molly Hagan) who is caught in the middle of her Italian family&#8217;s gang warfare with Colombian drugpins. In the meantime, Norris breaks the &#8220;code of silence&#8221; in his police force by testifying against a crooked fellow cop, and finds himself without backup. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Chuck Norris Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2092\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2092"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64979,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions\/64979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}