Russell Price (Nick Nolte) is a gutsy photojournalist who get's caught between his love for a reporter Claire Stryder (Joanna Cassidy) and his friendship with her husband, Alex Grazier (Gene Hackman). He's also caught in the horns of a dilemma when he is asked to take sides instead of just pictures in the war between Nicaraguan government and the Sandinista rebels. But when he loses sight of his objectivity and becomes involved in the skirmish, Russell could lose both his battles and his life, as he comes UNDER FIRE from all sides!