Under the Gun
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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 26mNR 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

Sam J. Jones

Mike Braxton

Lead
Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Samantha Richards

John Russell

John Russell

Simon Stone

Michael Halsey

Michael Halsey

Frank

Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

Tony Braxton

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Gallagher

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Miller

Rockne Tarkington

Rockne Tarkington

Leon

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Sbardellati's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Under the Gun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker