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- ''Legal Eagles,'' a lighthearted mystery-thriller, is otherwise a mixed bag. Though publicized as a breakthrough into adult comedy for Mr. Reitman (''National Lampoon's Animal House,'' ''Meatballs,'' ''Ghostbusters''), this new film is less a true adult comedy than a teen-age comedy populated by adults who are functioning in an adult world.
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Directed and Produced by. Ivan Reitman. "Legal Eagles" is being advertised as a comedy, but actually it's a tour of many genres, including the thriller, the courtroom procedural, the whodunit, the romance and the special-effects picture. No wonder there doesn't seem to be enough room for the people.
Legal Eagles. Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah) is arrested for stealing artwork painted by her deceased father, and sympathetic attorney Laura Kelly (Debra Winger) sets out to defend the young...
- (17)
- Ivan Reitman
- PG
- Robert Redford
Jun 20, 1986 · Legal Eagles: Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy. 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.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Ivan Reitman
- 1986-06-20
Ivan Reitman, fresh off the special effects high of "Ghostbusters" takes on romantic comedy that works in fits and starts in "LEGAL EAGLES". Robert Redford, with breezy style, is a NYC D.A. who prosecutes at whim. Enter Debra Winger, a scrappy lawyer so desperate, she once chose to put a dog on the stand to make her case.
Legal Eagles is a 1986 American legal romantic comedy thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. from a story by Reitman and the screenwriters, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah.
Legal Eagles Reviews. Redford is good, but even his innate style can't overcome the so-so effort Reitman has thrown up on the screen. Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 27, 2024. The...
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.
