Movie Type: Psychological Thriller, Courtroom Drama
Themes: Work Ethics, Crisis of Conscience, Lawyers
Main Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Darren McGavin, Dan Monahan
Release Year: 1986
Country: US
Run Time: 112 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Director Bob Clark, whose previous cinematic endeavors ran the gamut from Porky's to A Christmas Story, called the shots on From the Hip. Fresh out of law school, Robin Weathers (Judd Nelson) is hired by a law firm not known for its ethics. Weathers' first client is a man who, up to trial time, was perfectly willing to cop a plea. Instead, the novice lawyer sharkishly secures a "not guilty" verdict--not to mention a public reputation as a live wire. His jealous older colleagues decide to get even with Weathers by assigning him a case that cannot possibly be won. Thus it is that Weathers is assigned to defend insufferable murder suspect Douglas Benoit (John Hurt), who refuses to cooperate with his attorney even though he's facing a death sentence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
David Alan Grier - Steve Hadley; Nancy Marchand - Roberta Winnaker; Allan Arbus - Phil Amos; 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; Royce D. Applegate - Mr. Wilby; Lou Criscuolo - McAlbee; Robert Dickman - Dr. Charles Peckham; David Fitzsimmons - Reporter; Ed Grady; Pearl Jones - Foreman; Will Knickerbocker - Security Guard; Terry Loughlin - Malcolm; Judd Nelson - Robin "Stormy" Weathers; Everett Quinton - Warren; Meshach Taylor; George Hall - Harvey Beals; Jon Thompson - Rampart; H. Richard Greene - Wilson; Robert Inman - TV Reporter
Credit
Dennis Bradford - Art Director, Ken Heeley-Ray - Associate Producer, Mike Fenton - Casting, Jane Feinberg - Casting, Clifford Capone - Costume Designer, Bob Clark - Director, Stan Cole - Editor, Howard Baldwin - Executive Producer, Brian Russell - Executive Producer, Paul Zaza - Composer (Music Score), Michael Stringer - Production Designer, Dante Spinotti - Cinematographer, Bob Clark - Producer, Rene Dupont - Producer, Brian Russell - Producer, Edward LeViseur - Set Designer, Tantar LeViseur - Set Designer, David A. Stephenson - Sound/Sound Designer, David E. Kelley - Screen Story, Bob Clark - Screenwriter, David E. Kelley - Screenwriter
