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From the Hip (1987)
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6 February 1987 (USA)
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Getting To The Top Means Working Like A Dog! more
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Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine...
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Funny film that tackles a relevant legal issue
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Judd Nelson | ... | Robin 'Stormy' Weathers | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Jo Ann | |
| John Hurt | ... | Douglas Benoit | |
| Darren McGavin | ... | Craig Duncan | |
| Dan Monahan | ... | Larry | |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Steve Hadley | |
| Nancy Marchand | ... | Roberta Winnaker | |
| Allan Arbus | ... | Phil Ames | |
| Edward Winter | ... | Raymond Torkenson | |
| Richard Zobel | ... | Matt Cowens | |
| Ray Walston | ... | 1st Judge | |
| Robert Irvin Elliott | ... | Scott Murray | |
| Beatrice Winde | ... | 2nd Judge | |
| Art Hindle | ... | Lt. Matt Sosha | |
| Priscilla Pointer | ... | Mrs. Martha Williams |
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TV producer Steven Bochco hired writer David E. Kelley to write for his series "L.A. Law" (1986) after reading this script.
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Douglas Benoit:
Let me explain something to you, Mr. Weathers. Through the vicissitudes of wholly gratuitous genetic accidents, I was visited with extremely high intelligence. I was further blessed - or burdened, as it were - with certain physical traits that would suggest, shall we say, "good breeding." Now, in this proletarian stew which we laughingly call society, these attributes are not always advantageous.
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Referenced in "Psych: Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller? (#3.2)" (2008)
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What should an attorney do when defending a client they know is guilty? From the hip deals with this legal dilemma in a very amusing format. Judd Nelson is hilarious as an irreverent attorney who gets results. I thought this film was hilarious. Why people, thought this was a "mongrel of a film", makes me wonder, again, if they were actually awake when reviewing this film. Lighten up. I give this film three out of four stars.