Action U.S.A. (released in the Philippines as Above the Law) is a 1989 American action film directed by Hollywood stuntman John Stewart who was also known for his works on the 1973 film Scorpio and the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Plot
A woman is protected by two FBI agents after the murder of her boyfriend by gangsters wanting his stolen diamonds.
Cast
Gregory Scott Cummins as Osborn
Cameron Mitchell as Frankie Navarro
Barri Murphy as Carmen
William Hubbard Knight as McKinnon
William Smith as Conover
Ross Hagen as Drago
Hoke Howell as Hitch
David Sanders as Lucky
Rod Shaft as Billy Ray
Release
Action U.S.A. was first released as Above the Law in the Philippines on March 25, 1989.
Critical response
Variety called the rediscovered film as "an excellent example of the type of escapist fun that packed drive-in theaters as recently as a decade ago but is now without a natural home."
Availability
It had been available on VHS by First Look Home Entertainment
before being released on Blu-Ray November 2020 by Vinegar Syndrome. It was also made available on demand by Alamo Drafthouse.