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1997 film by Jonathan Lynn

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5.5

When lawyer Charlie is sent to a small Nevada town to file a continuance request for a client, his actor friend Richard turns up to throw a surprise bachelor party celebrating his upcoming marriage to the boss's daughter. When Charlie is too hung-over to make it to court for the hearing, Richard fills in, inadvertently committing felony fraud, and Charlie is left with no choice but to coach the clueless Richard through the whole trial.

Released: 1997-05-3098 minDir: Jonathan LynnComedy, RomanceBudget: $25.0MBox office: $14.6M

Cast

  • Michael Richards as Richard Rietti
  • Jeff Daniels as Charles Tuttle
  • Charlize Theron as Billie Tyler
  • Jessica Steen as Elizabeth
  • Austin Pendleton as Judge Paul Z. Graff
  • Rip Torn as Benny Gibbs

Themes

  • lawyer

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Ratings

IMDb

5.8/10

6,787 votes

Year
1997
Runtime
98 min
Genres
Comedy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Suzanne Krull
Production company
New Line Cinema
Cinematographer
Gabriel Beristáin
Narrative location
Nevada
Duration
94
FilmAffinity ID
587595
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1997-01-01
title
Trial and Error
distributed by
Netflix
review score
50%
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