Under Fire
United States
1983
128 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
On assignment, top photojournalist Russell Price (Nick Nolte) covers the civil war in Nicaragua circa 1979. When the rebel forces have Price take a photo of their leader, Rafael, who is thought to be dead, Price finds it difficult to stay neutral. He must evade the government-controlled army, all while negotiating a tricky love triangle with fellow journalists Claire (Joanna Cassidy) and Alex (Gene Hackman).
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Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode (born January 5, 1945) is a Canadian-born film director and writer, who began his career as an editor in the 1970s. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He has directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan. Spottiswoode was one of the writing team responsible for 48 Hrs. starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. In 2000, he directed the science fiction action thriller The 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Pop culture
Spottiswoode’s name and role in directing action-movie Tomorrow Never Dies was parodied in the movie Team America: World Police, which featured a dramatic character named “Spotswood”. —Wikipedia
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Howard Fritzson
11Apr12
Wonderful film with great performances from the three leads and a beautiful score. After this triumph, Joanna Cassidy deserved better roles.
Uli³Cain
31Jan12
A good film with some strong sequences and one brilliant line -- "Maybe we should have killed an American journalist fifty years ago," a Nicaraguan woman says to Claire after news is released that government soldiers killed Alex, a famous journalist, feeling that now Americans will understand the conditions the Nicaraguans have been living under for many years.
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