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Trial and Error

Trial and Error

1997Movie⏱️ 1h 38mPG-13
ComedyRomance
5.8
IMDB Rating
8,032 votes

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

Director
Jonathan Lynn
Writers
Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Cliff Gardner
Stars
Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron
Release Date
May 30, 1997
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 47
Reviews
📋 4.4K
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Richards
Michael Richards
as Richard Rietti
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
as Charles Tuttle
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
as Billie Tyler
Jessica Steen
Jessica Steen
as Elizabeth
Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton
as Judge Paul Z. Graff
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Benny Gibbs
Alexandra Wentworth
Alexandra Wentworth
as Tiffany
Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge
as Jacqueline
Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman
as Whitfield
Dale Dye
Dale Dye
as Dr. Stone

💰 Box Office

$14,598,571
Worldwide Gross
$13,602,831
Domestic Gross
$4,903,529
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Independence, California, USA
Production
Larger Than Life Productions, New Line Cinema

🏷️ Keywords

farceactorposing as a lawyerfiance fiancee relationshiplos angeles california

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Better than most reviews let on
by ReturnOfTheLivingFatGuy2004-11-13

"We spend so much time as movie enthusiasts that we often only look for films people would consider revolutionary (e.g. Donnie Darko, Fight Club, etc.) but every once in awhile a noraml run of the mill comedy is nice. Trial and Error, however, had some of the most ridiculously funny scenes I have ever seen Micheal Richards in - his audtion near the beginning, his cross examination of 'Buck.' These scenes a lone are enough reason to see the movie. All said and done, Micheal Richards kills it in this movie... Some people have said that he still is trying to play off his role of Kramer b..."

💡 Did You Know?

In Italy, the film was released under the title "Ancora più scemo" and in Germany, the title was "Noch dümmer". Both titles translate as "Even more Dumber". This was done to make the audience believe that the movie was a sequel to Dumb and Dumber (1994).

📖 Synopsis

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