Trial and Error (1997)

Directed by

Jonathan Lynn

Genre

screwball comedy film, romantic comedy, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An attorney is unable to make it to court, so his actor friend pretends to be a lawyer to defend a relative of the attorney's boss. The friend's lack of legal knowledge leads to a series of comedic mishaps during the trial.

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What happens

Trial and Error is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, and Charlize Theron. The film's plot concerns an attorney and his actor friend, who takes his place in court to defend his boss's hopelessly guilty relative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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