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From the Hip

Play trailer Poster for From the Hip PG Released Feb 6, 1987 1h 50m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Attorney Robin "Stormy" Weathers (Judd Nelson) engages in some outrageous courtroom antics in order to get a bank president acquitted of assault charges. Stormy's performance is so impressive that he's then promoted to partner in his firm. But his next case is defending Douglas Benoit (John Hurt), a professor who is accused of killing a prostitute with a hammer. Stormy struggles with the case and his belief that Benoit is a raving lunatic, a danger to society and guilty of the murder.
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From the Hip finds Judd Nelson flexing previously unseen acting muscles, but this legal comedy is too grating to pass the bar.

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Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune It's a fairly good film of fits and starts. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 25, 2021 Full Review Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch The courtroom shenanigans have absolutely no basis in reality, and while they're occasionally entertaining, they're mostly as overdone and tasteless as the action in Clark's other films. Sep 25, 2021 Full Review Patrick Goldstein Los Angeles Times It's such an embarrassingly lame comedy that you could easily imagine some mischievous attorney filing suit -- for defamation of the entire profession. Sep 25, 2021 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …From the Hip is a wildly problematic film that never tonally matches the light central performance to the serious story… Rated: 3/5 Apr 3, 2023 Full Review Christine Arnold Dolan Miami Herald The story is interesting and the movie is well acted by Elizabeth Perkins, Darren McGavin, Nancy Marchand, Ray Walston, David Alan Grier, and others. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 25, 2021 Full Review George Williams Sacramento Bee The flow of obnoxious silliness starts in the first 10 minutes. It's relentless, and you have wonder early why $10 million was spent in making the movie, and why the filmmakers invested two years of their lives on it. Rated: 1/4 Sep 25, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shannon G Love this movie. Comedy, great acting, drama. It has everything you want in a fun movies. Starts off funny and then improves with a dark drama. John Hurt was amazing as a client up for murder. Judd crushed it as his attorney. David Allen Grier who is always funny has a small part but is great. Elizabeth Perkins did a great job as well. Take the time to check it out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review G. W Very unpredictable and very good! We Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/15/23 Full Review Steve D Gets old fast and its understanding of the law is the only thing that is laughable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Almost totally implausible, yet still somewhat enjoyable on a turn-off-your-brain level. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member What of the best classic lawyer movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Clever lawyer comedy from 1987. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bob Clark

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Judd Nelson

Robin "Stormy" Weathers

Elizabeth Perkins

Jo Ann

John Hurt

Douglas Benoit

Darren McGavin

Craig Duncan

Dan Monahan

Larry

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Synopsis Attorney Robin "Stormy" Weathers (Judd Nelson) engages in some outrageous courtroom antics in order to get a bank president acquitted of assault charges. Stormy's performance is so impressive that he's then promoted to partner in his firm. But his next case is defending Douglas Benoit (John Hurt), a professor who is accused of killing a prostitute with a hammer. Stormy struggles with the case and his belief that Benoit is a raving lunatic, a danger to society and guilty of the murder.
Director
Bob Clark
Screenwriter
David E. Kelley, David E. Kelley, Bob Clark
Production Co
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 6, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.0M
Runtime
1h 50m
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