L.A. Law: The Movie

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Release date: May 12, 2002

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Movie Info

This two-hour TV movie served as a reunion for the cast of L.A. Law, a popular NBC legal series which originally aired from 1987 to 1994. Virtually all of the series' regulars were back on the job, with the noteworthy exception of Jimmy Smits. Most of the story takes place within the walls of the high-powered McKenzie-Brackman legal firm, which since the retirement of Leland McKenzie (Richard A. Dysart) had been controlled by the rule-bound Douglas Brackman (Alan Rachins). The main plot strand zeroes in on lawyer Michael Kuzak (Harry Hamlin), who in his efforts to save a former client from execution is pitted against his former partner -- and lover -- Judge Grace Van Owen (Susan Dey). Meanwhile, legal eagle Arnie Becker (Corbin Bernsen) is in the throes of a divorce action brought about by his wife (and ex-colleague) Abby Perkins (Michelle Greene); attorneys Stuart Markowitz (Michael Tucker) and Ann Kelsey (Jill Eikenberry) are being defrauded out of their life savings; and Roxanne Melman (Susan Ruttan) copes with the imminent death of her ailing ex-husband. Known variously as L.A. Law: The Movie and L.A. Law: Return to Justice, the film was telecast by NBC on May 12, 2002.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Television
Directed By:

Michael Schultz
Written By:

Terry Louise Fisher, Steven Bochco, William M. Finkelstein
In Theaters:

May 12, 2002 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 3, 2003
Runtime:

120 minutes
Studio:

Fox Television

Cast

Harry Hamlin
as Michael Kuzak

Corbin Bernsen
as Arnold Becker

Jill Eikenberry
as Ann Kelsey

Susan Dey
as Grace Van Owen

Alan Rachins
as Douglas Brackman Jr.

Susan Ruttan
as Roxanne Melman

Michael Tucker (I)
as Stuart Markowitz

Larry Drake
as Benny Stulwicz

Michele Greene
as Abby Perkins

Richard Dysart
as Leland McKenzie

Dann Florek
as Dave Meyer

Jason Peck
as Jason Brackman

Bruce Davison
as Rep. Lawrence Diebenkorn

Steven Williams
as Albert Hutchinson

Ingrid Torrance
as Lara Becker

Bruklin Harris
as Raylene Hutchinson

Gedde Watanabe
as Cyril

Josie Davis
as Chloe Carpenter

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Critic Reviews for L.A. Law: The Movie

All Critics (1) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

We finally got sick of it, but they knew what they were doing. And still do.

Feb 1, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
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