Au dessus de la loi

Original title: Number One with a Bullet

1987
R
1h 43m

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4.8/10

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Robert Carradine and Billy Dee Williams in Au dessus de la loi (1987)

A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.

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A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.

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4.8/10

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Trivia
Jim Belushi was originally cast as Detective Nicholas Barzak. He even worked on the screenplay, but other commitments got in the way and he was replaced by Robert Carradine. Belushi received a "screenplay by" credit.

Goofs
When Nick and Frank pull up to ATC, the red Corvette is parked diagonally beside the blue car. But when Frank gets out, it's parked straight.

Quotes
Det. Barzak: [Chasing a gunman through the streets] Freeze! Police! FREEZE! I don't know why I tell 'em to freeze - they never freeze.
[Gunman gets hit by cab; goes thru windshield]
Det. Hazeltine: He shoulda froze.
Det. Barzak: Well, it's not like we didn't tell him, man.

Connections
Referenced in Tribunal de nuit: Guess Who's Listening to Dinner? (1991)

Soundtracks
Round Midnight
Written by Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams & Bernard Hanighen (as Bernie Hanighan)
Produced by Martin J. Bram (as Martin Bram)

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Featured review

Awful?

It's been a long time since I've seen it...but I recall the title theme being exceptionally good.

I was a big fan of Valerie Bertinelli, too, so I'd have watched this just for her, probably.

She & Billy Dee (who I'd already seen in "Hit", which is enormously better than this, among others), plus the title music, are really about the only reasons to watch this clear Lethal knockoff. (If you want a much better spin on Lethal, have a look at "Bon Cop, Bad Cop".)