On November 9, 2026, Toy Robot Video (a new sub-label of Arrow Video) will be releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Above the Law (aka Nico), a 1988 actioner from martial arts legend Steven Seagal (A Good Man) and director Andrew Davis (Code of Silence).
In the film, a former Special Operations Vietnam vet (Seagal) works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.
Above the Law sports an all-star supporting cast that includes Pam Grier (Foxy Brown), Henry Silva (Megaforce), Sharon Stone (Casino), Chelcie Ross (Basic Instinct) and Jack Wallace (Death Wish).
Limited Edition Features:
- Limited Edition slipcase
- Collector’s cards
Features:
- NEW! 4K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director Andrew Davis
- NEW! Audio Commentary with director Andrew Davis and actress Pam Grier
- NEW! Sounds of Seagal, interview with composer David Michael Frank
- Archival interview with Steven Seagal during the promotion of Above the Law
- Theatrical Trailer (New 2K scan from the interpositive)
🔥 Footnote: Steven Seagal has often said that Above the Law is his favorite film, and most fans would probably agree. There have even been talks of an Above the Law 2 over the years, but despite remaining in development hell, the sequel has never managed to get off the ground (read about it here).
Pre-order today at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Watch the film’s classic Trailer below:
They had me at “audio commentary with Andrew Davis & Pam Grier! I suspect that’ll be kind of a good cop, bad cop kind of deal with Pam being nice to Steven & Andrew talking about how Steve was a skinny, decent guy back then!
Women beater. The lowest of scum
I’d certainly agree that revelations about Steven Seagal’s character have certainly put his movies in the “guilty pleasure” category. Seagal’s certainly not the only famous martial arts movie star who turned out to be less of a good guy in real life than the characters he portrayed in his movies (Bruce Lee & Jean Claude Van Damme, for instance, both had drug problems & infidelity issues, Jackie Chan had a child out of an affair, he’s basically betrayed Hong Kong for the PRC despite the fact that he had the life he did because his parents fled to Hong Kong from China) but I do think of him as the most egregious of the bunch, calling him an a**hole seems like an understatement. But I still consider his first 5 or so movies good action movies, they also have nostalgic value for me, as a viewer I just have to separate the art from the artist (and he certainly wasn’t the only “artist” involved in their creation).
Noice. Happy Arrow/Toy Robot are releasing Warner Bros action classics. I’m crossing my fingers that in due time Showdown in Little Tokyo will get a release with all features (including an extended that was screened once).