Underplayed Gems

Trial and Error (1997)

Trial and Error poster
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
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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)

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