{"id":1721,"date":"2023-03-02T00:46:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T00:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/?post_type=movies&#038;p=1721"},"modified":"2023-03-02T00:55:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T00:55:16","slug":"under-the-gun-1988","status":"publish","type":"movies","link":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/movies\/under-the-gun-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the Gun (1988)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\"Under the Gun\" is a 1988 action-thriller directed by James Sbardellati and starring Vanessa Williams, Sam Jones, and Kathy Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot of the film follows a DEA agent named Maxwell (played by Sam Jones) who, after his partner is killed during a drug bust gone wrong, teams up with a martial arts expert named Nick (played by Anthony Peck) to bring down a powerful drug lord named Pike (played by Richard C. Sarafian). Along the way, they are joined by a woman named Samantha (played by Vanessa Williams), who is also seeking revenge against Pike for the murder of her sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film features a number of high-energy action sequences, including gun fights, car chases, and martial arts battles. While \"Under the Gun\" received mixed reviews upon its release, with some critics praising the film's action and performances, others criticized the movie for its derivative plot and lack of originality. Nonetheless, the film has gained a cult following among fans of 80s action movies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Under the Gun\" is a 1988 action-thriller directed by James Sbardellati and starring Vanessa Williams, Sam Jones, and Kathy Ireland. The plot of the film follows a DEA agent named Maxwell (played by Sam Jones) who, after his partner is killed during a drug bust gone wrong, teams up with a martial arts expert named [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1722,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"character_name":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movies\/1721"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/movies"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movies\/1721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1734,"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movies\/1721\/revisions\/1734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1721"},{"taxonomy":"character_name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chickswithgunsmovies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/character_name?post=1721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}