

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.
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Trial and Error Trailer (1997)
Cast

Michael Richards
Richard Rietti

Jeff Daniels
Charles Tuttle

Charlize Theron
Billie Tyler

Jessica Steen
Elizabeth

Austin Pendleton
Judge Paul Z. Graff

Rip Torn
Benny Gibbs

Ali Wentworth
Tiffany

Jennifer Coolidge
Jacqueline

Lawrence Pressman
Whitfield

Dale Dye
Dr. Stone

Max Casella
Dr. Brown

McNally Sagal
Charles' Assistant
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