Product Details

• Actors: Ed Adams, Dennis Burkley, Hollie Chamberlain, Linda Fiorentino, Brian Law
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005ONLF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,351 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Beyond the Law" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Charlie Sheen is a fearless cop, who goes undercover in order to infiltrate a notorious motorcycle gang, in this film based on a true story. He soon finds a new outlaw persona taking hold of him and risks destroying himself by getting too close to the evil he has sworn to fight.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A riveting, raw treatise on one man's fight to save his soul, July 15, 1999

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[e-mail] (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Law [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Charlie Sheen is excellent as Don Saxon, a displaced police officer trying to reconcile his good heart and need to do what's right with the fact that he murdered his abusive uncle when he was six years old. Saxon (Sheen) is haunted by his past. He is forced to come face to face with who he really is by assuming the alter ego of Sid, an undercover cop infiltrating drug and gun smuggling biker gangs. There are times when Saxon cannot distinguish bewteen Sid and himself. This immersion in Sid probably saves his life and enables his success in surviving the ruthless biker world and in gathering huge amounts of damaging evidence. Anyone who has had to resolve guilt and anger from their past, and who loves bikes and biker freedom will enjoy this true story and find a little of themselves in Sid/Saxon. Charlie Sheen's best movie since "Platoon", with strong support from Fiorentino and Madsen. The soudtrack leaves an indelible impression equal to that of the story itself. I enjoyed this movie very much and watch it over and over.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my All-Time favorites!, May 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beyond the Law [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this movie a few years ago, when I was a police officer, and I loved it. The fact that it's based on true story made it that much more interesting to me. When I finally found it for sale, I bought it immediately! I don't know how many times I've seen this movie but each time is just as good as the first! I was pleasantly surprised to see Linda Fiorentino in a nude sex scene and Michael Madson playing a great bad guy part. The whole thing is brought together with a wonderful performance by Charlie Sheen (as he usually does)

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fixing the Shadow, April 5, 2003

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lecudedag "lecudedag" (NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Law (DVD)

Released here in Australia under the more 'spiritual' title "Fixing the Shadow", this film, based on a true story, deals with an undercover cop (Sheen) who verges on the suicidal. His pain stems from the confrontation he had with his cop-step-father who abused him as a child.

Sheen, encountering an Apache, learns the tale of someone who 'lost their shadow.' Thus, as Sheen goes undercover, he must confront his fears in order to be restored whole.

You can bear this in mind, otherwise this would just be another biker film.