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Trial and Error (1997)
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A defense this dumb, has got to be a crime! morePlot:
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
What are friends for? Trial by error. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Richards | ... | Richard 'Ricky' Rietti |
 | Jeff Daniels | ... | Charles 'Charlie' Tuttle |
 | Charlize Theron | ... | Billie Tyler |
 | Jessica Steen | ... | Elizabeth Gardner |
 | Austin Pendleton | ... | Judge Paul Z. Graff |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Benjamin 'Benny' Gibbs |
 | Alexandra Wentworth | ... | Tiffany Whitfield |
 | Jennifer Coolidge | ... | Jacqueline 'Jackie' Turreau |
 | Lawrence Pressman | ... | Whitfield |
 | Dale Dye | ... | Dr. German Stone, Psychiatrist |
 | Max Casella | ... | Dr. Brown, Psychiatrist |
| McNally Sagal | ... | Charles' Assistant |
| Kenneth White | ... | Hank Crabbit, Witness |
| Keith Mills | ... | Buck Norman, Witness |
| Zaid Farid | ... | Bailiff |
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This is a quaint little Jonathan Lynn comedy. No real belly laughs, but humorous and entertaining. An ambitious big city attorney Charles Tuttle(Jeff Daniels)is defending his future bride's(Alexandra Wenworth)relative, Benny Gibbs(Rip Torn)in a class action fraud suit. Tuttle's long time friend(Michael Richards)gets the bridegroom drunk and trying to get rid of a hangover the up and coming lawyer over-medicates himself. He is unable to conduct himself properly for court; so Richards who happens to be an actor takes over his friend's duty as defense attorney in court. While Tuttle is banned from the courtroom he falls in love with a beautiful waitress named Billy(Charlize Theron)and puts his nuptials in question. The most hilarious part of the movie is when swindler Torn takes the stand for his own defense. Austin Pendleton who plays the small town judge is also pretty darn funny. I have to admit if it wasn't for Miss Theron I probably would not have watched TRIAL and ERROR. I'm glad I did.