On May 3, 1985, the action film Code of Silence premiered in theaters. Directed by Andrew Davis, the movie starred Chuck Norris as a tough Chicago cop caught between a brutal drug war and a corrupt police force. The film also featured Dennis Farina in one of his earliest screen roles.
Code of Silence had a budget of 7 million dollars and became a box office success, earning 20.3 million dollars. It was praised for its gritty realism, strong direction, and one of Chuck Norris’s more grounded performances.
Fun fact: Code of Silence was originally written for Clint Eastwood but was reworked for Chuck Norris who delivered what many critics called the best acting performance of his career.
Code of Silence had a budget of 7 million dollars and became a box office success, earning 20.3 million dollars. It was praised for its gritty realism, strong direction, and one of Chuck Norris’s more grounded performances.
Fun fact: Code of Silence was originally written for Clint Eastwood but was reworked for Chuck Norris who delivered what many critics called the best acting performance of his career.
