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71% Critic Match
Under the Gun
“He made the first move, she made the second. The third was a killer!”
7.1 / 10• 1988• 1h 26m•NR• English
ComedyAction
Storyline
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's girlfriend gunned down right in front of him. Mike quickly learns Tony was a courier for an arms smuggler, Simon Stone (John Russell). When Mike meets Stone's lawyer, Samantha Richardson (Vanessa Williams), the two team up to bring down Stone's arms smuggling empire. However, Mike's infatuation with Samantha keeps putting them in greater danger.
Cast & Crew
Sam J. Jones
Mike Braxton
Lead
Vanessa Williams
Samantha Richards
John Russell
Simon Stone
Michael Halsey
Frank
Nick Cassavetes
Tony Braxton
Steven Williams
Gallagher
Bill McKinney
Miller
Rockne Tarkington
Leon
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Sbardellati's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Under the Gun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
