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starring: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel, James Naughtondirected by: James Bridges
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0086162104633
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: May 19, 1993
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 7082
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 1973
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Here's a movie that should convince anyone that law school is not for them--particularly Harvard Law School. Timothy Bottoms leads a group of would-be shysters through their first year at Harvard--which amounts to endless studying and backbiting as they try to memorize whole books at a sitting. As the grueling routine begins to get to them, each reacts to the stress in different way. Bottoms's character becomes consumed with winning the attention and approval of the school's crankiest teacher, the crusty Prof. Kingsfield, the role that won 'newcomer' John Houseman an Oscar. Alternately funny and harrowing, it makes law school look like the academic equivalent of coal mining. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Film, Decent DVD
This DVD is based on a print that's in good shape. The only problem I noticed was with the audio. In a couple of scenes -- such as in Brooks' apartment, where he's confessing his struggles to Hart -- the audio isn't 100 percent in sync with the video, although fortunately not to the point that it's annoying.
The only downside to this DVD is the limited features, which are the trailer and commentary. Maybe there simply wasn't anything left the cutting room floor, or maybe nobody bothered ... Read More
Rating: - Still great, but dated.
Always a great movie for incoming law students. Emphasizes the henious Socratic method. A bit dated.
Rating:  - Great price for a classic film.
I very much enjoyed reliving my first experience watching this classic movie from years ago. The commentary was a welcome added addition. For those who don't know, this film led to a TV series also starring John Houseman. I wish it was available on DVD as well.
Rating: - Strictly for undergraduates and lawyers
Some intelligent youngsters study law. Not just anywhere, no, but in Harvard!! This movie tells a coming of age story that made me feel rather uncomfortable. The reason: bright kids are depicted as snooty and the same time impressionable. Their being undergraduates is a stage they are going through, but the thought about where they were headed made my hairs stand on end. They do not seem to have a shred of idealism left at the start (could be a reason to study law, theoretically) and it does not look ... Read More
Rating: - Almost accurate...but
This is a great movie, and gives a realistic portrayal about life in law school. It touches on everything: the pressure to succeed; what students you can trust and what others to run like hell from; and, of course, the professor everyone fears. My Kingsfield (or Perini from the book One L) was in Constitutional Law.
The one scene I found plainly unbelievable was the finale where Hart folds his grades into a paper airplane without looking at them. That just doesn't happen. If nothing else, ... Read More
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