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Legal Eagles

  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
11K
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Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
11K
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  • Director
    • Ivan Reitman
  • Writers
    • Ivan Reitman(story)
    • Jim Cash(story)
    • Jack Epps Jr.(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Redford
    • Debra Winger
    • Daryl Hannah
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ivan Reitman
  • Writers
    • Ivan Reitman(story)
    • Jim Cash(story)
    • Jack Epps Jr.(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Redford
    • Debra Winger
    • Daryl Hannah
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Legal Eagles
    Trailer 0:31
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    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Robert Redford in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Legal Eagles (1986)

    Top cast

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    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Tom Loganas Tom Logan
    Debra Winger
    Debra Winger
    • Laura Kellyas Laura Kelly
    Daryl Hannah
    Daryl Hannah
    • Chelsea Deardonas Chelsea Deardon
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Cavanaughas Cavanaugh
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Victor Taftas Victor Taft
    Steven Hill
    Steven Hill
    • Boweras Bower
    David Clennon
    David Clennon
    • Blanchardas Blanchard
    John McMartin
    John McMartin
    • Forresteras Forrester
    Jennifer Dundas
    Jennifer Dundas
    • Jennifer Loganas Jennifer Logan
    • (as Jennie Dundas)
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    • Judge Dawkinsas Judge Dawkins
    Christine Baranski
    Christine Baranski
    • Carol Freemanas Carol Freeman
    Sara Botsford
    Sara Botsford
    • Barbaraas Barbara
    David Hart
    David Hart
    • Marchekas Marchek
    James Hurdle
    • Sebastian Deardenas Sebastian Dearden
    Gary Howard Klar
    Gary Howard Klar
    • Hit Manas Hit Man
    • (as Gary Klar)
    Christian Clemenson
    Christian Clemenson
    • Clerkas Clerk
    Bart Burns
    Bart Burns
    • Judge #1as Judge #1
    Bruce French
    Bruce French
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • Director
      • Ivan Reitman
    • Writers
      • Ivan Reitman(story)
      • Jim Cash(story) (screenplay)
      • Jack Epps Jr.(story) (screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Debra Winger actually left the powerful Hollywood agents CAA agency (Creative Artists Agency) over this film. Winger allegedly felt that since all the major cast and crew members were with CAA at the time, they did not hire the best people, they hired only clients who could get the film made.
    • Goofs
      The bomb left by Taft in the warehouse has a digital countdown clock, yet it ticks as if it is a mechanical clock.
    • Quotes

      Tom Logan: Ladies and gentlemen, Chelsea Deardon didn't kill Victor Taft. The prosecution has suggested a possible motive, but one based on hearsay, conjecture and circumstantial evidence. Evidence that appears to have some substance, but upon closer examination, will prove to have no relevance whatsoever to this case.

      [stops and looks at the jury]

      Tom Logan: You're not buying this, are you? You're not listening to a word I'm saying. Yeah? Guess what? I don't blame you. After listening to Mr. Blanchard lay out the prosecution's evidence, even I'M convinced my client murdered Victor Taft.

      [murmurs of surprise in the courtroom]

      Tom Logan: After all, if I had found Victor Taft, dead on the floor, and Chelsea Deardon's fingerprints on the weapon, there isn't much that would convince ME she isn't guilty. Look, let's save ourselves a lot of time. Let's be honest. There are better things we could be doing. Who thinks Chelsea Deardon's guilty?

    • Alternate versions
      SPOILER: The syndicated broadcast version offers a considerably changed ending, in which the Daryl Hannah character goes from being innocent of murder to being guilty of one of the murders. (There are also differently edited versions of the Chelsea-is-guilty ending.)
    • Connections
      Featured in Rod Stewart: Love Touch (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Touch
      Performed by Rod Stewart

      Written by Mike Chapman, Holly Knight and Gene Black

      Available exclusively on Warner Bros. Records

    User reviews45

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    High Concept, CAA-style!
    Ivan Reitman, fresh off the special effects high of "Ghostbusters" takes on romantic comedy that works in fits and starts in "LEGAL EAGLES".

    Robert Redford, with breezy style, is a NYC D.A. who prosecutes at whim. Enter Debra Winger, a scrappy lawyer so desperate, she once chose to put a dog on the stand to make her case. The two fall in love (or about as 80's as it gets - they become partners) in representing an airy client (Daryl Hannah) who may (or may not) have committed a major art fraud/crime.

    This is a time-capsule of a film... written by the guys who wrote "Top Gun" and "Dick Tracy", it's a big, over-packaged film that's both romantic comedy, star-vehicle, and glossy, synthetic who-done-it. All the Reitman glitz-and-polish is there (with big setpieces scattered throughout), and the movie is easy on the eyes, especially with Redford's easy, casual performance pulling the viewer along and Reitman's deft comedic touch.

    It was also a troubled production to be sure: Bill Murray was once considered for the Winger role, creating a love triangle that would have found Hannah torn between the Sundance Kid and Nick The Lounge Singer - but alas, Murray opted out. In interviews long since the film's release, Winger claims no desire ever to work with Reitman again.

    1986's "LEGAL EAGLES" is probably the textbook case of the all-powerful talent agency known as Creative Artists Agency packaging a Real Motion Picture - what industry wags call a "filmed-deal". But is Legal Eagles any good? Sure, I guess. It's competently directed, it makes great use of it's New York City art-world locales, it has a wonderful Elmer Bernstein score, great cinematography by the legendary Laszlo Kovacs and both Winger and Hannah make for delicious eye-candy when pared with Redford. Ultimately, it becomes systematic of what was askew in these "packages": the movie relies solely on the audience goodwill, fine craftsmanship and former successes of its primary players to carry the load. "LEGAL EAGLES" is by no means a failure, but wrapped in such a glossy serving, it's hard to really enjoy anymore than for its quick, empty calories.

    I have a soft spot for this film - it's great to see Redford on screen seeming to have such a spirited good time after an absence from movie comedy for a number of years - but after all is said and done, "LEGAL EAGLES" is as enjoyable as a Big Mac, albeit one served on a fine china dinner plate.

    PS - the TV version of this film has a curious, bizarre alternate ending which negates the whole court case!
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    • britishdominion
    • Aug 24, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Staatsanwälte küsst man nicht
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Mirage Enterprises
      • Northern Lights Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $49,851,591
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,043,360
      • Jun 22, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $93,151,591
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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