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Trial and Error (1997) 5.5
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| Michael Richards | ... | ||
| Jeff Daniels | ... | ||
| Charlize Theron | ... | ||
| Jessica Steen | ... | ||
| Austin Pendleton | ... | ||
| Rip Torn | ... | ||
| Alexandra Wentworth | ... | ||
| Jennifer Coolidge | ... | ||
| Lawrence Pressman | ... | ||
| Dale Dye | ... | ||
| Max Casella | ... | ||
| McNally Sagal | ... | ||
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Kenneth White | ... | |
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Keith Mills | ... | |
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Lawyer Charlie Tuttle is defending his wife's relative Benny Gibbs in a class action fraud suit, but when he gets to the city where court takes place, he gets drunk and the following day, when the hearings begin, his friend, actor Richard Rjetti takes his place posing as Charlie. The bad thing is that Richard doesn't know anything about being a lawyer, and Charlie has to teach him as the court goes on. Written by Marcos Eduardo Acosta Aldrete
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30 May 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Advogado por Engano See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$4,903,529 (USA) (30 May 1997)Gross:
$13,548,764 (USA) (25 July 1997)Company Credits
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Richard Rietti: [on motorcycle] Oh yeah, ha ha! Oh! We should definitely slow down now, okay? No, don't go faster! Aaaah! Whoa, okay, whoa!
Elizabeth: Hey, watch it!
Richard Rietti: What am I supposed to hold on to?
Elizabeth: Not - that!
Richard Rietti: Well I gotta hold on to something, it's dangerous.
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Written by Paul Nelson, Jeff Borders & Gayla Borders
Performed by Lorrie Morgan
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Ent.
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[last lines]Richard Rietti: [on motorcycle] Oh yeah, ha ha! Oh! We should definitely slow down now, okay? No, don't go faster! Aaaah! Whoa, okay, whoa!
Elizabeth: Hey, watch it!
Richard Rietti: What am I supposed to hold on to?
Elizabeth: Not - that!
Richard Rietti: Well I gotta hold on to something, it's dangerous.
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Sound technician Brian McPherson is credited as "hothead technician." See more »Soundtracks
"Reading My Heart"Written by Paul Nelson, Jeff Borders & Gayla Borders
Performed by Lorrie Morgan
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Ent.
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Richard Rietti!!! Best character name in movie history. Worth the price of admission just to watch Rietti fall and bumble...and fall...and bumble. Let us also not forget another vintage performance by the one and only Rip Torn. I would pay money to watch a Ron Popeil Infomercial if Rip Torn was prominently involved.
Jeff Daniels gets it done as the schlub lawyer who likes his chicken salad with mustard, not mayonnaise. Finally, we have Charlize Theron at her absolute apex (lookswise, not as an actress...clearly). You just knew it would lead to bigger & better things for her, and it did.
Worth checking out. RIETTI!!!!!