From the Hip (1987)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Bob Clark (writer)
David E. Kelley (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 February 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Getting To The Top Means Working Like A Dog!

Plot:

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine...

Plot Keywords:

Courtroom | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Richard Zobel	...	Matt Cowens
Ray Walston	...	1st Judge
Robert Irvin Elliott	...	Scott Murray
Beatrice Winde	...	2nd Judge
Art Hindle	...	Lt. Matt Sosha
Priscilla Pointer	...	Mrs. Martha Williams

Runtime:

(None):111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

TV producer Steven Bochco hired writer David E. Kelley to write for his series "L.A. Law" (1986) after reading this script.

Quotes:

Robin 'Stormy' Weathers: Is this your idea of a pep talk?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds (#2.4)" (2007)

All Judd Nelson all the time

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.