Illegally Yours (1988)

A college dropout called for jury duty tries to prove his childhood crush innocent.

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Michael Kaplan (as M.A. Stewart), John Levenstein (as M.A. Stewart)

Stars:

Rob Lowe, Colleen Camp, Kenneth Mars

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe	...	Richard Dice
Colleen Camp	...	Molly Gilbert
Kenneth Mars	...	Hal B. Keeler
Kim Myers	...	Suzanne Keeler
Marshall Colt	...	Donald Cleary
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Wally Finnegan
George Morfogen	...	Judge Norman Meckel
Linda MacEwen	...	Ruth Harrison
Rick Jason	...	Freddie Boneflecker
Jessica James	...	Mrs. Evelyn Dice
Ira Heiden	...	Andrew Dice
Tony Longo	...	Konrat
Howard Hirdler	...	Harry Crumrine
Louise Stratten	...	Sharon Woolrich (as L.B. Straten)
David Reeves	...	Arnie (Blackmailer)

Storyline

Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prove Mollys innocence while untangling a complicated web of murder, blackmail and perjury, and still trying to win over the girl of his dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | crush | jury | jury duty | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Rob Lowe is in love and on the run!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Bogdanovich called this the worst film he ever made.

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Goofs

Richard's nametag changes dramatically between shots, going from looking new to being wrinkled with bent corners.

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Quotes

Molly Gilbert: Hey, cut that out, kid, why'd you do that?
Girl with Dart Rifle: You said he was a pervert!
Molly Gilbert: Oh we were just reminiscing...

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Connections

References The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

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Soundtracks

Yesterday Only
Theme
Written by Ramón Farrán (as Ramon Farran)

User Reviews

What I Did For Love

When Rob Lowe decided to wear his glasses for real in this film (in real life he's quite nearsighted) I think it was his and director Peter Bogdanovich's homage to Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby. Would that Bogdanovich had as good material as Howard Hawks had with Grant and Katharine Hepburn.

Rob's a near do well here, living at home with mother Jessica James and brother Ira Heiden and sometimes whomever mom's current boyfriend is, in this case it's Harry Carey, Jr. in one of his very few roles not in a western. Rob gets a jury duty notice and like most of us, he considers it one royal pain. But when he's chosen for the jury trial of Colleen Camp it's an opportunity he's been waiting for since grade school. Back in those childhood years he was crushing out on Camp big time and now she's on trial for attempted murder.

I wrote a review for 12 Angry Men in which I said the film was flawed because of what Henry Fonda did, going to the accused's neighborhood and buying a switchblade similar to the murder weapon. That was absolutely nothing compared to what Lowe does while he's not deliberating on the evidence to prove the object of his affection is innocent.

The film has its moments, but I'd have to say it was more silly than funny. Colleen Camp is not quite Katharine Hepburn, though Lowe does give a good try at a Cary Grant type comedy part.

Still fans of Rob Lowe will like it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Illegally Yours

Filming Locations:

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - 11 South Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$259,019

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$259,019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crescent Moon, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)