Trial and Error
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Independence, California, USA Lone Pine, California, USA Los Angeles, California, USA
Genere: Comedy Romance
Lingue: English
Plot: Lawyer Charles 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 Rietti 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. Lawyer Charles Tuttle is defending his wife's relative Benny Gibbs in a class action fraud suit. When he arrives in the city where court takes place, he gets drunk and the following day, when the hearings begin, his friend, actor Richard Rietti, 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 most important case of his life goes on. Lawyer Charles Tuttle is defending his future wife's relative, Benny Gibbs, in a class action fraud suit. When he arrives in the town where the trial is to take place, his friend Richard Rietti surprises him with a bachelor party. At the party, Charles gets extremely drunk and becomes ill. When the hearings are to begin the following day, his friend Richard Rietti (who is also an actor) takes Charlie's place... posing as a lawyer. The biggest problem is Richard knows nothing about the law or being a lawyer and Charlie must try to teach him everything he knows as the most important case of his life goes on without him.
Visti censura internazionale: UK:12 Finland:S USA:PG-13 Hong Kong:IIA Portugal:M/12 Australia:PG Sweden:7
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Australia:6 November 1997 |
| Finland:12 June 1998 |
| Germany:21 August 1997 |
| Hungary:26 March 1998 |
| Iceland:22 August 1997 |
| Italy:27 August 1998 |
| Mexico:15 August 1997 |
| Norway:24 April 1998 |
| Poland:26 September 1997 |
| Portugal:19 February 1999 |
| Singapore:11 September 1997 |
| South Korea:24 October 1998 |
| Sweden:23 January 1998 |
| UK:14 November 1997 |
| USA:30 May 1997 |
| Netherlands:17 March 1998 | (video premiere) |
| CAM:Arriflex 535 Cameras |
| LAB:CFI, Hollywood (CA), USA |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:2.35 : 1 |
| LAB:DeLuxe, Toronto, Canada | (prints) |
| Dolby Digital |
| SDDS |
| 98 |
| USA:98 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
new line cinema
entertainment
produzione cinematografica: new line cinema larger than life
produttore cinematografico: alsobrook allen parent mary ross gary lynn jonathan cooper jane devries lynn edward (iii)
attore: richards michael daniels jeff theron charlize steen jessica pendleton austin wentworth alexandra coolidge jennifer casella max dye dale pressman lawrence torn rip sagal mcnally white kenneth (i) mills keith farid zaid winfree rachel magee ken bonilla michelle davenport mark perine kelly lafond rick dworkin paul joseph bigham john charles nancy linehan williams jim cody ashley kurek cahn jodi faith mahoney brian spence gerry brennar norman
direttore della fotografia: beristain gabriel
scenografia: paul victoria
montaggio: lombardo tony
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: bernstein gregory bernstein sara (i) gardner cliff
costumi: cunliffe shay
troupe varia: morse juan anderson terry (ii) del boccio frank garnett kevin prokop paul marrow joel arguello carlos urbanczyk joseph d. marshall phil (i) casey donna d. walsh taryn degus robert john doueiri ziad harrison paul (iii) silano tim albers deana aller michel anderson sandra anthony david (iv) baraff rick beal raymond w. beaumont huston behlendorf lisa bell lamonte bennett rodney lee bension morris black julie blosser shawna brizendine dan broucek paul cantor randy cassel matthew (ii) clayton cheli cohen alan (i) coopersmith glenn curry brad curry matt curry vern deale tony decrescent sandy dickman dan drucker jeffrey m. duggan sean (v) easton allen d. edwards charlie (ii) elias james k. eschenasy avy fineman joe finnegan michael p. ford anne c. foss stephen m. friedman diane fry carla geary j.j. glatter emily gold steve (ii) griffith susanna hagy holly hastings steve (i) holland kirk a. horton carolyn howell dan hybi carol james laura (ii) johnson roger c. kanyuck scott katona justin kaufman mark (ii) kaviar brent kirk jonas kleinman maureen krause steve (i) krüger thomas kuljis michael d. lacy bud lamare amy lang kevin j. lauro carolayn lavet kenneth leclair james leitelt bob lira lawrence d. long dirk q. loveless john mann willie marrow andrew marrow dan mazen omneya 'nini' mchugh jon mcmillan ray mizrahi allen moad mike moore tim (iii) morales steven r. mugavero luigi muscarella dan nelson jr. ralph nolen randy owens craig parviainen wayne percy les philion jon pickering kait pino carol a. pizzo stephen rahme nabil raitt jayson ratner herb ravetch joshua (ii) reynolds rick (i) richards thomas f. roberts christa rock brian skvorzov alex smith charles (iv) smith kim (iv) snow guy j. thomas bryan (iv) tomita sandra tucker lee tyrrell john (i) uribe john vargas james e. wall allan s. wall doug ward rick warren james p. washington kirby west dave (i) wiles ii gordon willis eric (i) wilson frank (iii) wuliger deborah yarbrough john zuckerman andrea cahn jodi faith harris barbara (ii) klein barbara anne vasquez monica turchyn ii william s. tyler william ahulii susan barrett paula
varie ecomond press: background players birds and animals unlimited chapman/leonard studio equipment capitol studios - hollywood cinema research corporation deborah ross film design hollywood rentals illusion arts, inc. media services near north insurance brokerage of california otto nemenz international, inc. pacific title & art studio rd negative cutting, inc. tomkats, inc. warner hollywood studios
produzione cinematografica: new line cinema larger than life
produttore cinematografico: alsobrook allen parent mary ross gary lynn jonathan cooper jane devries lynn edward (iii)
attore: richards michael daniels jeff theron charlize steen jessica pendleton austin wentworth alexandra coolidge jennifer casella max dye dale pressman lawrence torn rip sagal mcnally white kenneth (i) mills keith farid zaid winfree rachel magee ken bonilla michelle davenport mark perine kelly lafond rick dworkin paul joseph bigham john charles nancy linehan williams jim cody ashley kurek cahn jodi faith mahoney brian spence gerry brennar norman
direttore della fotografia: beristain gabriel
scenografia: paul victoria
montaggio: lombardo tony
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: bernstein gregory bernstein sara (i) gardner cliff
costumi: cunliffe shay
troupe varia: morse juan anderson terry (ii) del boccio frank garnett kevin prokop paul marrow joel arguello carlos urbanczyk joseph d. marshall phil (i) casey donna d. walsh taryn degus robert john doueiri ziad harrison paul (iii) silano tim albers deana aller michel anderson sandra anthony david (iv) baraff rick beal raymond w. beaumont huston behlendorf lisa bell lamonte bennett rodney lee bension morris black julie blosser shawna brizendine dan broucek paul cantor randy cassel matthew (ii) clayton cheli cohen alan (i) coopersmith glenn curry brad curry matt curry vern deale tony decrescent sandy dickman dan drucker jeffrey m. duggan sean (v) easton allen d. edwards charlie (ii) elias james k. eschenasy avy fineman joe finnegan michael p. ford anne c. foss stephen m. friedman diane fry carla geary j.j. glatter emily gold steve (ii) griffith susanna hagy holly hastings steve (i) holland kirk a. horton carolyn howell dan hybi carol james laura (ii) johnson roger c. kanyuck scott katona justin kaufman mark (ii) kaviar brent kirk jonas kleinman maureen krause steve (i) krüger thomas kuljis michael d. lacy bud lamare amy lang kevin j. lauro carolayn lavet kenneth leclair james leitelt bob lira lawrence d. long dirk q. loveless john mann willie marrow andrew marrow dan mazen omneya 'nini' mchugh jon mcmillan ray mizrahi allen moad mike moore tim (iii) morales steven r. mugavero luigi muscarella dan nelson jr. ralph nolen randy owens craig parviainen wayne percy les philion jon pickering kait pino carol a. pizzo stephen rahme nabil raitt jayson ratner herb ravetch joshua (ii) reynolds rick (i) richards thomas f. roberts christa rock brian skvorzov alex smith charles (iv) smith kim (iv) snow guy j. thomas bryan (iv) tomita sandra tucker lee tyrrell john (i) uribe john vargas james e. wall allan s. wall doug ward rick warren james p. washington kirby west dave (i) wiles ii gordon willis eric (i) wilson frank (iii) wuliger deborah yarbrough john zuckerman andrea cahn jodi faith harris barbara (ii) klein barbara anne vasquez monica turchyn ii william s. tyler william ahulii susan barrett paula
varie ecomond press: background players birds and animals unlimited chapman/leonard studio equipment capitol studios - hollywood cinema research corporation deborah ross film design hollywood rentals illusion arts, inc. media services near north insurance brokerage of california otto nemenz international, inc. pacific title & art studio rd negative cutting, inc. tomkats, inc. warner hollywood studios


