From the Hip

5.9

111 minutes

2/6/1987

Overview

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.

Cast List

Judd Nelson
as Robin "Stormy" Weathers
Elizabeth Perkins
as Jo Ann
John Hurt
as Douglas Benoit
Darren McGavin
as Craig Duncan
Dan Monahan
as Larry
David Alan Grier
as Steve Hadley
Nancy Marchand
as Roberta Winnaker
Allan Arbus
as Phil Ames
Edward Winter
as Raymond Torkenson
Richard Zobel
as Matt Cowens
Ray Walston
as 1st Judge
Robert Irvin Elliott
as Scott Murray
Beatrice Winde
as 2nd Judge
Art Hindle
as Lt. Matt Sosha
Priscilla Pointer
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Royce D. Applegate
as Mr. Wilby
Robert Inman
as TV Reporter
Jack Riel
as Bailiff
Pearl Jones
as Foreman
David Fitzsimmons
as Reporter
William Alspaugh
as Biggs
Terry Loughlin
as Malcolm
Jon Thompson
as Rampart
Lou Criscuolo
as McAlbee
H. Richard Greene
as Wilson
Ed Grady
as Baxter
Everett Quinton
as Warren
Arthur J. Fasciani
as Bailiff-Benoit Trial
Robert Dickman
as Dr. Charles Peckham
George Hall
as Harvey Beals
Harvey Kirck
as TV Anchorman
Eric Tilley
as Charlie
Will Knickerbocker
as Security Guard
Craig Richard Nelson
as Witness (uncredited)