Trial and Error

"The 2nd most outrageous trial of the century"

May 30 1997 PG-13 1h 38m
Comedy, Romance

An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.

Plot

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

Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Cliff Gardner

Directed by

Jonathan Lynn

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
8,038
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA