From the Hip (1987)

Directed by

Bob Clark

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A slick young lawyer uses courtroom theatrics to win a high-profile case and advance his career. But when he takes on a murder trial, he realizes his client is guilty and must decide between justice and his own ambition.

playfulenergeticquick-wittedcontrivedsatiricallight-heartedshiftingmoralizing

What happens

From the Hip is a 1987 American courtroom comedy-drama film directed by Bob Clark from a screenplay by Clark and David E. Kelley. The film stars Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Ray Walston, and Darren McGavin. In the film, Robert "Stormy" Weathers, a recent graduate of law school manipulates his superiors into allowing him to represent banker Raymond Torkenson in his trial. He intentionally turns the case into a media frenzy, and then wins the trial by conspiring with opposing lawyer Matt Cowens. Having won fame and a promotion, Weathers next becomes the lead defense counsel in a murder trial. When he realizes that his client Douglas Benoit is actually guilty, he is more interested in making the man pay for his crime than in advancing his own career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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