Film
Trial and Error
1997· PG-13· 1h 38m· Comedy· Romance
“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.
1997-05-30
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Key Crew
DirectorJonathan Lynn
ScreenplayGregory Bernstein
ProducerGary Ross
Director of PhotographyGabriel Beristain
Original Music ComposerPhil Marshall
EditorTony Lombardo
Full cast & crew (21 cast · 25 crew)
Details
Released1997-05-30
Runtime1h 38m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosNew Line Cinema · Larger Than Life Productions
Budget$25M
Box office$15M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.5/10 · 90 votes
Original languageen
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