From the Hip (1986)
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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 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 time, was perfectly willing to cop a plea. Instead, the novice lawyer sharkishly secures a "not guilty" verdict--not to mention a public reputation as a live wire. His jealous older colleagues decide to get even with Weathers by assigning him a case that cannot possibly be won. Thus it is that Weathers is assigned to defend insufferable murder suspect Douglas Benoit (John Hurt), who refuses to cooperate with his attorney even though he's facing a death sentence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Clark (III)
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Feb 6, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- Lorimar Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Yeah, the movie with Judd Nelson as the lawyer with a ***** in his briefcase.
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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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Cast
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Elizabeth Perkins
as Jo Ann
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John Hurt
as Douglas Benoit
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Darren McGavin
as Craig Duncan
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Dan Monahan
as Larry
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David Alan Grier
as Steve Hadley
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Nancy Marchand
as Roberta Winnaker
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Allan Arbus
as Phil Amos
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Edward Winter
as Raymond Torkenson
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Richard Zobel
as Matt Cowens
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Ray Walston
as 1st Judge
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Robert Irvin Elliott
as Scott Murray
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Beatrice Winde
as 2nd Judge
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Art Hindle
as Lt. Matt Sosha
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Priscilla Pointer
as Mrs. Martha Williams
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Royce D. Applegate
as Mr. Wilby
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Lou Criscuolo
as McAlbee
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Robert Dickman
as Dr. Charles Peckham
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David Fitzsimmons
as Reporter
- Ed Grady
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Pearl Jones
as Foreman
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Will Knickerbocker
as Security Guard
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Terry Loughlin
as Malcolm
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Judd Nelson
as Robin "Stormy" Weathers
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Everett Quinton
as Warren
- Meshach Taylor
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George Hall
as Harvey Beals
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Jon Thompson
as Rampart
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H. Richard Greene
as Wilson
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Robert Inman
as TV Reporter
