Silk

Silk (1986)

When the heat's on no one's smoother than...

Silk, the toughest cop in Honolulu, busts small time smugglers only to reveal a larger syndicate smuggling Asian mobsters into the States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens.

Date of release
1986-12-01
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
Director
Cirio H. Santiago
Collection
Silk Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Silk is a 1986 American-Philippine action film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and produced by Roger Corman. The film stars Cec Verrell as Jenny "Silk" Sleighton, a tough and stylish cop in Honolulu, Hawaii. While investigating a series of small-time smuggling operations, Silk uncovers a larger criminal syndicate that is trafficking Asian mobsters into the United States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens. Her investigation leads to a trail of murders, confrontations with gangland figures, and a deadly conspiracy that implicates a cop within her own force. The film is known for its B movie aesthetic, action sequences, and Verrell's performance as the titular protagonist.

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