Above the Law
“He's a cop who believes no one is above the law.”
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Above the Law performed
Budget
$7.5M
Worldwide Gross
$18.9M
Gross Profit
$11.4M
Return
2.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Nico Toscani
Steven Seagal
Nico Toscani
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Pam Grier
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Kurt Zagon
Henry Silva
Kurt Zagon
Sara Toscani
Sharon Stone
Sara Toscani
Detective Lukich
Ron Dean
Detective Lukich
Tony Salvano
Daniel Faraldo
Tony Salvano
Father Joseph Gennaro
Joe Greco
Father Joseph Gennaro
Giuseppe
Vince Viverito
Giuseppe
Nelson Fox
Chelcie Ross
Nelson Fox
Uncle Branca
Jack Wallace
Uncle Branca
Man in Bar
Michael Rooker
Man in Bar
Man with Gun in Bar (uncredited)
Matt McColm
Man with Gun in Bar (uncredited)
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