Judd Nelson

Elizabeth Perkins

John Hurt

Darren McGavin

Dan Monahan

David Alan Grier

Nancy Marchand

Allan Arbus

Edward Winter

Richard Zobel

Ray Walston

Robert Irvin Elliott

Beatrice Winde

Art Hindle

Priscilla Pointer

Royce D. Applegate

Robert Inman

Jack Riel

Pearl Jones

David Fitzsimmons

William Alspaugh

Terry Loughlin

Jon Thompson

Lou Criscuolo

H. Richard Greene

Ed Grady

Everett Quinton

Arthur J. Fasciani

Robert Dickman

George Hall

Harvey Kirck

Eric Tilley

Will Knickerbocker

Craig Richard Nelson

Jane Feinberg

Marilyn Stonehouse

Howard Baldwin

Stan Cole

René Dupont

Bill Minot

Kenneth Heeley-Ray

Paul Zaza

Bob Clark

Mike Fenton

Stefano Fava

Dennis Bradford

Brian Russell

Clifford Capone

Dante Spinotti

Michael Stringer

Bob Harper

Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur

David E. Kelley

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Drama

From the Hip

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Legal satire and conundrums just work for me I guess. 

Robin "Stormy" Weathers is desperate to rise up the ladder at the law firm he is employed by - sooner rather than later!  Manufacturing a series of events, Weathers crow bars his way into a position of prestige. But just as he thinks he has finally made it, the partners saddle him with a no-win trial...

Directed by Bob Clark and starring Judd Nelson (Weathers), Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt and Darren McGavin, From The Hip is a quintessentially 1980s picture. Oozing a yuppie law firm vibe and with Brat Packer Nelson leading the way, it's no great shock to proclaim it as such really. That's not to say it deserves to stay back in that decade though, for although it hasn't aged well in context to our evolving societies, and as implausible as "Stormy's" legal shenanigans are, the piece serves up a nice blend of satire and legal ethic conundrums. 

It's also decidedly funny, that is until John Hurt arrives as a pompous suspected murderer and not only steals the film, but also swerves it to a far darker place. Perhaps it's a blend too far since the film is poorly rated by many? Maybe Hurt's preening, borderline psychotic peacock performance only serves to bring to light the deficiencies of the other cast members? What I do know is that my recent revisit to the film still brought many a chuckle as "Stormy" pulls his bag of tricks in the court room, and yes I was still on the edge of my seat during the gripping finale as Hurt's Douglas Benoit is called to the witness box. 7/10

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