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| 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 | |
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Richard Zobel | ... | Matt Cowens |
| Ray Walston | ... | 1st Judge | |
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Robert Irvin Elliott | ... | Scott Murray |
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Beatrice Winde | ... | 2nd Judge |
| Art Hindle | ... | Lt. Matt Sosha | |
| Priscilla Pointer | ... | Mrs. Martha Williams | |
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Apprentice lawyer Robin "Stormy" Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must re-examine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is apparently guilty of murder. Written by Scott Minkin <sminkin@bbn.com>
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6 February 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Robin 'Stormy' Weathers: Yabba-dabba-doo. Frederick Flintstone said that. So what?
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Television Producer Steven Bochco hired Writer David E. Kelley to write for his series L.A. Law (1986), after reading this script. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Scott Murray: He unwilling to defend his honor is not a man. Henry David Thoreau said that.Robin 'Stormy' Weathers: Yabba-dabba-doo. Frederick Flintstone said that. So what?
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FROM THE HIP is the story of a young defense lawyer (Nelson) trying his first case, a simple assault. He grandstands, wins the case, makes headlines and is immediately handed a capital murder case to defend. How he handles that case is what the movie is about. He is defending John Hurt in the vicious slayings of two people whose bodies have never been found. Nelson is in way over his head, and knows it. He also is not convinced of Hurt's innocence. In real life, this wouldn't matter, but since this is a movie, he comes down with a bad case of conscience. Elizabeth Perkins is aboard as Nelson's loyal girlfriend and several veteran actors including Darren McGavin, Ray Walston and Nancy Marchand show up to further the story. But HIP is really all about Judd Nelson's brash and rash young lawyer, which allows one to overlook some obvious plot holes and bizarre courtroom antics. At times, Nelson may remind you of Robert Downey Jr.