When Chuck Norris Filmed a Kick-Butt Action Movie in Illinois

We already miss Chuck Norris. Before he became the ultimate pop culture icon for strength, he was an action movie star and that includes a kick-butt flick he filmed entirely in Illinois.

Do you remember this classic Chuck Norris flick from 1985?

Code of Silence was filmed in Chicago, Illinois from October 1, 1984 through November 26, 1984 according to IMDb. Here are the many Chicagoland locations where Chuck Norris and cast made their action movie magic:

• Lower Wacker Drive, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois
• Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois
• River Forest, Illinois
• Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois

The city of Chicago should have been listed as a co-star as the Windy City was a backdrop for all of Chuck's scenes. One of the slogans for the movie was "Chuck Norris is a good cop having a bad day". The synopsis was "A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop". What's worse for a bad guy than Chuck Norris? Chuck Norris with a RPG.

According to Box Office Mojo, Code of Silence was filmed in Chicago for a modest budget of $7 million dollars. It would go on to gross over $20 million after it's release on May 3, 1985. That's because nothing was impossible for Chuck Norris. We miss him a ton already.