A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Jennifer Dundas
- Jennifer Logan
- (as Jennie Dundas)
Gary Howard Klar
- Hit Man
- (as Gary Klar)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the end credits, one can see that one of the works of art used in the film is from the collection of Cary Grant. As Grant would pass away the same year of the film's release, 1986, this would be one of his last screen credits.
- GoofsThe bomb left by Taft in the warehouse has a digital countdown clock, yet it ticks as if it is a mechanical clock.
- Quotes
Chelsea Deardon: Do you always cross-examine people?
Tom Logan: Only when they lie to me.
- Alternate versionsSPOILER: The syndicated broadcast version offers a considerably changed ending, in which the Daryl Hannah character goes from being innocent of murder to being guilty of one of the murders. (There are also differently edited versions of the Chelsea-is-guilty ending.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Rod Stewart: Love Touch (1986)
- SoundtracksLove Touch
Performed by Rod Stewart
Written by Mike Chapman, Holly Knight and Gene Black
Available exclusively on Warner Bros. Records
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The Vidiot Reviews
Legal Eagles
The reason no one dates personal injury lawyers is because they only want to promenade in front of businesses with icy sidewalks.
Luckily, the lawyer in this comedy-thriller is sleeping with a client, not a colleague.
Assistant D.A. Tom (Robert Redford) decides to help attorney Laura (Debra Winger) defend Chelsea (Daryl Hannah) against charges she stole a painting from an art dealer (Terence Stamp).
Adamant her father gave her the painting before his suspicious death - and destruction of his art collection - Chelsea not only convinces Tom but seduces him as well.
But when a dubious cop (Brian Dennehy) uncovers the entire collection intact, it threatens Tom's career and his life.
Crackling with comedic repartee, a fiery May/December romance and an unpredicted adversary, Legal Eagles may be clichéd but it's not without its charms.
Incidentally, if you're going to sleep with anyone in the court system - make it a judge. Yellow Light
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The reason no one dates personal injury lawyers is because they only want to promenade in front of businesses with icy sidewalks.
Luckily, the lawyer in this comedy-thriller is sleeping with a client, not a colleague.
Assistant D.A. Tom (Robert Redford) decides to help attorney Laura (Debra Winger) defend Chelsea (Daryl Hannah) against charges she stole a painting from an art dealer (Terence Stamp).
Adamant her father gave her the painting before his suspicious death - and destruction of his art collection - Chelsea not only convinces Tom but seduces him as well.
But when a dubious cop (Brian Dennehy) uncovers the entire collection intact, it threatens Tom's career and his life.
Crackling with comedic repartee, a fiery May/December romance and an unpredicted adversary, Legal Eagles may be clichéd but it's not without its charms.
Incidentally, if you're going to sleep with anyone in the court system - make it a judge. Yellow Light
vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $49,851,591
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,043,360
- Jun 22, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $93,151,591
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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