From the Hip

From the Hip (1986)

  • 17% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (1,471 ratings)

Director Bob Clark, whose previous cinematic endeavors ran the gamut from Porky's to A Christmas Story, called the shots on From the Hip. Fresh out of law school, Robin Weathers (Judd Nelson) is hired by a law firm not known for its ethics. Weathers' first client is a man who, up to trial… More

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PG,
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Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 6, 1987 Wide
Lorimar Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Yeah, the movie with Judd Nelson as the lawyer with a ***** in his briefcase.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Starts out as a wild satire on the legal profession and veers into a serious look at legal ethics.

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    Has a sharp shift in tone between the first half and the second plus Judd Nelson is not the most charismatic leading man but the story is decent and there are excellent performances by Nancy Marchand, Darren McGavin, Ray Walston, Alan Arkin and particularly John Hurt who steals every… More

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