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Under the Gun

Under the Gun

He made the first move, she made the second. The third was a killer!

19886.61h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by James Sbardellati
Written by James Sbardellati, Almer John Davis, James Devney
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Top Cast

Sam J. Jones

Sam J. Jones

Mike Braxton

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

Don Stark

Don Stark

Joey

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Larry

Themes & Keywords

coprevengelawyerhand to hand combat

About Under the Gun

Under the Gun is a comedy, action film released in 1988 exploring themes of cop, revenge, lawyer, hand to hand combat. Directed by James Sbardellati, it stars Sam J. Jones, Vanessa Williams, John Russell. 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.

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