From the Hip

From the Hip

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 6, 1987

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.

From the Hip

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 6, 1987

From the Hip
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Original title From the Hip
Directors Bob Clark
Writers David E. Kelley, Bob Clark

Cast

Judd Nelson

as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

Elizabeth Perkins

as Jo Ann

John Hurt

as Douglas Benoit

Darren McGavin

as Craig Duncan

Dan Monahan

as Larry

David Alan Grier

as Steve Hadley

Nancy Marchand

as Roberta Winnaker

Allan Arbus

as Phil Ames

Edward Winter

as Raymond Torkenson

Richard Zobel

as Matt Cowens

Ray Walston

as 1st Judge

Robert Irvin Elliott

as Scott Murray

Beatrice Winde

as 2nd Judge

Art Hindle

as Lt. Matt Sosha

Priscilla Pointer

as Mrs. Martha Williams

Royce D. Applegate

as Mr. Wilby

Robert Inman

as TV Reporter

Jack Riel

as Bailiff

Pearl Jones

as Foreman

David Fitzsimmons

as Reporter

William Alspaugh

as Biggs

Terry Loughlin

as Malcolm

Jon Thompson

as Rampart

Lou Criscuolo

as McAlbee

H. Richard Greene

as Wilson

Ed Grady

as Baxter

Everett Quinton

as Warren

Arthur J. Fasciani

as Bailiff-Benoit Trial

Robert Dickman

as Dr. Charles Peckham

George Hall

as Harvey Beals

Harvey Kirck

as TV Anchorman

Eric Tilley

as Charlie

Will Knickerbocker

as Security Guard

Craig Richard Nelson

as Witness (uncredited)