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From the Hip

  • 19871987
  • PGPG
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.5K
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From the Hip (1987)
Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
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ComedyCrimeDrama
Robin, one year out of law school with one trial, gets set up with an unwinnable murder case for having forced his law firm to make him partner with unethical behavior, tarnishing the firm.Robin, one year out of law school with one trial, gets set up with an unwinnable murder case for having forced his law firm to make him partner with unethical behavior, tarnishing the firm.Robin, one year out of law school with one trial, gets set up with an unwinnable murder case for having forced his law firm to make him partner with unethical behavior, tarnishing the firm.
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2.5K
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    • Bob Clark
    • Bob Clark(screenplay)
    • David E. Kelley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judd Nelson
    • Elizabeth Perkins
    • John Hurt
    • Bob Clark
    • Bob Clark(screenplay)
    • David E. Kelley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judd Nelson
    • Elizabeth Perkins
    • John Hurt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Judd Nelson
    Judd Nelson
    • Robin 'Stormy' Weathers
    Elizabeth Perkins
    Elizabeth Perkins
    • Jo Ann
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Douglas Benoit
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Craig Duncan
    Dan Monahan
    Dan Monahan
    • Larry
    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
    • Steve Hadley
    Nancy Marchand
    Nancy Marchand
    • Roberta Winnaker
    Allan Arbus
    Allan Arbus
    • Phil Ames
    Edward Winter
    Edward Winter
    • Raymond Torkenson
    Richard Zobel
    • Matt Cowens
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • 1st Judge
    Robert Irvin Elliott
    • Scott Murray
    Beatrice Winde
    • 2nd Judge
    Art Hindle
    Art Hindle
    • Lt. Matt Sosha
    Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer
    • Mrs. Martha Williams
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
    • Mr. Wilby
    Robert Inman
    • TV Reporter
    Jack Riel
    • Bailiff
      • Bob Clark
      • Bob Clark(screenplay)
      • David E. Kelley(screenplay) (story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      At his son's elementary school, writer-produce-director Bob Clark offered a silent auction prize allowing the winner to go to Charlotte in North Carolina and go behind the scenes during the filming of this movie. After friends of the family won the auction, Clark allowed the entire family to be extras / background artists in a scene rather than just observers.
    • Goofs
      The courtroom set up is wrong. Benoit, Weathers, and the defense team sit near the jury box. In any criminal trial in Massachusetts the prosecution is seated near the jury, the defense on the opposite side.
    • Quotes

      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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 6 February 1987 (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      The March of the Toreadors
      From 'Hooked on Classics II'
      Written by Georges Bizet
      Arranged and Composed by Louis Clark conducting Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
      Courtesy of RCA Records
      Published and Administered by Eaton Music, Ltd.

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    8/10
    John Hurt makes this movie...
    I still see Judd Nelson in high-school on detention. It wasnt made long after BREAKFAST CLUB, but this movie is pretty good. The first half is a comedy, but the second half is a very serious murder trial with a great performance from John Hurt. I can't help but think that Anthony Hopkins watched this movie and got his HANNIBAL characteristics from Hurt's sophisticated performance here....

    I give this movie an 8 just for Hurt's performance alone. The rest of the movie would garner a 6+ for its 'low budget' supporting cast. Though, Nelson is charming...
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    • May 30, 2003

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      • February 6, 1987 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
      • Indian Neck
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Stereo

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