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Trial and Error

The 2nd most outrageous trial of the century

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.

1h 38m1997PG-13TMDb 5.4

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
30 May 1997
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
5.4 / 10 (93 votes)

Production

Director
Jonathan Lynn
Studios
New Line Cinema, Larger Than Life Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$25.0M
Revenue
$14.6M
Profit
$10.4M loss
Return
0.6×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English