Legal Eagles (1986)
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47% of critics liked it
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31% of users liked it
(5,067 ratings)
Ivan Reitman directed this film, starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah, that is an amalgam of a thriller, courtroom drama, mystery and Tracy-Hepburn romantic comedy, with a little Mark Rothko-type scandal thrown in. The film revolves around troubled Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah)… More Ivan Reitman directed this film, starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah, that is an amalgam of a thriller, courtroom drama, mystery and Tracy-Hepburn romantic comedy, with a little Mark Rothko-type scandal thrown in. The film revolves around troubled Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah) who as an eight-year-old girl witnessed her father, a famous artist, perishing in a blaze along with his valuable art works. Twenty years later, Chelsea is arrested for stealing one of her father's paintings from an unscrupulous New York art dealer. She claims many more of her father's paintings survived the fire long ago. Defending Chelsea is lawyer Laura Kelly (Debra Winger). Pitted against her is suave district attorney Tom Logan (Robert Redford). Laura thinks if Tom knew the facts behind the case, he would reconsider and exonerate Chelsea. He doesn't, but one night when Chelsea appears at his doorstep, he does permit her to seduce him. The next morning, one of the art dealers involved in the case is found dead, and Chelsea is found in Tom's apartment. Chelsea becomes the prime suspect in the murder and Tom's career is ruined. Inexplicably, Laura hires Tom to help her defend Chelsea. The two lawyers, in researching their defense, not only uncover a scandal involving art dealership, but also fall in love. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ivan Reitman
- Written By
- Jim Cash, Jack Epps
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 18, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
Legal Eagles primarily comes off as a lazy and fairly pointless vanity project that squanders the talents of everyone involved.
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Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat
Further proof that postGhostbusters Ivan Reitman is pretty much crap
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
So-so star vehicle. Harmless.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Top Stars, Top Music, Top Fun.
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Cast
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Robert Redford
as Tom Logan
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Debra Winger
as Laura Kelly
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Daryl Hannah
as Chelsea Deardon
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Brian Dennehy
as Cavanaugh
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Terence Stamp
as Victor Taft
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Steven Hill
as Bower
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David Clennon
as Blanchard
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John McMartin
as Forrester
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Jennifer Dundas
as Jennifer Logan
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Roscoe Lee Browne
as Judge Dawkins
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Christine Baranski
as Carol Freeman
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Sara Botsford
as Barbara
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Thomas Barbour
as Bored Judge
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Peter Boyden
as McHugh
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Bart Burns
as Judge
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Burke Byrnes
as Cop
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Christian Clemenson
as Clerk
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Lou Cutell
as Kapstan
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Ron Foster
as Reporter
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Bruce French
as Reporter
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Vincent Guastaferro
as Cop
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Kevin Hagen
as Cop
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Lynn Hamilton
as Doreen
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Grant Heslov
as Usher
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James Hurdle
as Sebastian Deardon
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Paul Jabara
as Taxi Driver
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Gary Howard Klar
as Hit Man
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Everett Quinton
as Attorney
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Jay Thomas
as Waiter in Restaurant
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Shannon Wilcox
as Mrs. Williams
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Brian Doyle-Murray
as Shaw
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David Hart
as Marchek
- Ivan Reitman
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Annie Abbott
as Secretary
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Robert Benedetti
as Bearded Speaker
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Robert Curtis-Brown
as Roger
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Chevi Colton
as Short Lady
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Gabrielle de Cuir
as Reporter
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Mary Alison Griffin
as Young Chelsea
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Duitch Helmer
as Lady in Gallery
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Ken Kiban
as Reporter
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John Marion
as Auctioneer
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Alex Nevil
as Messenger
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Barbara Pallenberg
as Assistant to Auctioneer
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Liz Sheridan
as Little Old Lady
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Debra Stricklin
as Reporter
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Olivia Ward
as Nanny
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Rudy Willrich
as Reporter
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Charles Brown
as Real Cavanaugh
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Kristine Sutherland
as Secretary
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Michael Anthony
as Courtroom Spectator
