Legal Eagles (1986)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Jim Cash (screenplay)
Jim Cash (story)

Release Date:

18 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

Tom Logan has a law partner who put a dog on the witness stand. A client who can't enter a room without a crime being committed. And a case that could turn out to be the murder of the year. His.

Plot:

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence...

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Painting | City | Scam | Insurance

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Tom Logan
Debra Winger	...	Laura J. Kelly
Daryl Hannah	...	Chelsea Deardon
Brian Dennehy	...	Cavanaugh
Terence Stamp	...	Victor Taft
Steven Hill	...	Bower
David Clennon	...	Blanchard
John McMartin	...	Forrester
Jennifer Dundas	...	Jennifer Logan (as Jennie Dundas)
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Judge Dawkins
Christine Baranski	...	Carol Freeman
Sara Botsford	...	Barbara
David Hart	...	Marchek
James Hurdle	...	Sebastian Dearden
Gary Howard Klar	...	Hit Man

Also Known As:

L'affaire Chelsea Deardon (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Peligrosamente juntos (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Perigosamente Juntos (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
En tavla för mycket (Sweden) [sv]
Farliga tillsammans (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Leg med ild (Denmark) [da]
Les ailes de la justice (Canada: French title) (video title) [fr]
Orly Temidy (Poland) [pl]
Pericolosamente insieme (Italy) [it]
Staatsanwälte küßt man nicht (Austria) [de]
Staatsanwälte küsst man nicht (West Germany) [de]
Treis kai monadikoi (Greece) [el]
Vaaralliset yhdessä (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:14A | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Debra Winger actually left the powerful CAA agency over this film. She felt that since all the major cast and crew members were with CAA at the time, they did not hire the best people, they hired only clients who could get the film made.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kelly and Logan enter Taft's warehouse, it's sunny with a few clouds. Moments later, when Taft closes the warehouse door, it's still broad daylight with bright sun. But a minute later when Kelly and Logan escape the warehouse, it's dusk and the buildings in the Manhattan skyline have their lights on.

Quotes:

Chelsea Deardon: Do you always cross-examine people?
Tom Logan: Only when they lie to me.

Movie Connections:

Features Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Soundtrack:

GOOD LOVIN

Great cast despite plot shortfalls!

Come on, you have to admit that this film has a good cast with Debra Winger, Robert Redford, Daryl Hannah, and others in supporting roles like Christine Baranski. I like the fact that it was shot in New York City and not on location somewhere. No offense, Toronto or Vancouver but the backdrop does a good job. Remembering a time when the twin towers was still alive and kicking downtown. I liked the combination of Winger and Redford even though they disliked each other on the set according to rumors. Daryl Hannah plays Chelsea who seeks her father's art from crooked businessmen. She does an adequate job and proves that she's not just a pretty face. Daryl always plays shy very well but in this case, Chelsea is not shy at all. She is a bit rebellious and a performance artist with a fascination for fire. She teams up with Winger's character and later with Redford in more ways than can be said to prove her innocence and get justice served.