L.A. Law: The Movie (TV 2002)

Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie-Brackman. In the eight years since the series ended, the founding ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writers:

William M. Finkelstein, Steven Bochco (television series),

Stars:

Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Larry Drake

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corbin Bernsen	...	Arnie Becker
Susan Dey	...	D.A. Grace Van Owen
Larry Drake	...	Benny Stulwicz
Richard Dysart	...	Leland McKenzie
Jill Eikenberry	...	Ann Kelsey
Dann Florek	...	Dave Meyer
Michele Greene	...	Abigail 'Abby' Perkins
Harry Hamlin	...	Michael Kuzak
Alan Rachins	...	Douglas Brackman Jr.
Susan Ruttan	...	Roxanne Melman
Michael Tucker	...	Stuart Markowitz
Bruce Davison	...	Lawrence Diebenkorn
Steven Williams	...	Albert Hutchinson
Gedde Watanabe	...	Cyril
Josie Davis	...	Chloe Carpenter

Storyline

Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie-Brackman. In the eight years since the series ended, the founding senior partner, Leland McKenzie, has retired and left Douglas Brackman, Jr. as the senior managing partner. New employees to the firm are Brackman's over-achieving son Jason, who's at odds with his father, and ambitious and conniving associate Chloe Carpenter at odds with others. Former partner Michael Kuzak, now a successful restaurant owner, is called out of retirement to help stop the impeding execution of a former client on death row and the opposing counsel is Kuzak's old flame Grace Van Owen. Meanwhile, divorce lawyer Arnie Becker deals with his most toughest divorce: his own, where his estranged young wife has hired former McKenzie-Brackman lawyer Abby Perkins as her legal representation. Office manager Roxanne Melman deals with her ex-husband, Dave Meyer, who claims that he's dying and wants to ...

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | death row | law | law firm | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

L.A. Law: Return to Justice

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Fox Television Network, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows L.A. Law (1986)

User Reviews

Suprisingly good "reunion movie"

I don't expect a lot out of TV reunion movies. After all, their purpose is simply to get as many original cast members as possible together, and play upon the nostalgia of those who remember the original series fondly. They don't start with a good script; that is the last thing that is done.

However, in this case, the story was actually worth watching even if you had never seen the original series. The subplots also held my interest. My only complaint was the unsatisfactory ending. One subplot item ended in a way that left one feeling dislike for someone in the original series (if only as a recurring character), for no reason that I could tell. The actual ending seemed to me to be abrupt, almost as if at least one more scene had been written and filmed but then cut for time. Still it was worth the two hours.