The Specialist is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Howard Avedis and written by Ralph B. Potts, Howard Avedis and Marlene Schmidt. The film stars Adam West, John Anderson, Ahna Capri, Harvey Jason, Alvy Moore and Marlene Schmidt. The film was released in May 1975, by Crown International Pictures.
When Pike Smith (John Anderson), a corrupt attorney for a California Water Company, is replaced by the flashy Jerry Bounds (Adam West), he hires Londa Wyeth (Ahna Capri), a voluptuous woman, to seduce Bounds and pose as a jury member so he can be disbarred from the profession.
Ralph B. Potts in 1972 write Come Now The Lawyers. Howard Avedis adapted one of the stories from Come Now The Lawyers into The Specialist. Shorty Rogers composed the music for The Specialist.
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club wrote, "The Specialist [is], a plot-light, nudity-heavy legal drama featuring actors from Batman and Green Acres. The distinguished Mr. Potts mustâÂÂve been so proud."