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Trial and Error

The 2nd most outrageous trial of the century

1997★ 5.5 · 911h 38mComedyRomance

Overview

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.

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Cast

Charlize Theron
as Billie Tyler

Jennifer Coolidge
as Jacqueline

Jeff Daniels
as Charles Tuttle

Rip Torn
as Benny Gibbs

Jessica Steen
as Elizabeth

Max Casella
as Dr. Brown

Austin Pendleton
as Judge Paul Z. Graff

Ken Magee
as Clerk

Michael Richards
as Richard Rietti

Dale Dye
as Dr. Stone

Michelle Bonilla
as Court Reporter

Rachel Winfree
as Mrs. Sussex

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Release date: 1997-05-30

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $14,598,571

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genres

ComedyRomance

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