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.
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
