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May 3, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: May 3, 1985 - Code of Silence Premieres in Theaters.

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...

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