---
title: 'Trial and Error (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Lynn'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/trial-and-error-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120373/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Trial and Error (1997)

1997 · 94 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jonathan Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-lynn)
- **Producer:** [Jonathan Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-lynn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Beristáin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-beristain)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lombardo)

## Cast

- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Lawrence Pressman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-pressman)
- [Max Casella](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-casella)
- [Charlize Theron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlize-theron)
- [Jessica Steen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-steen)
- [Suzanne Krull](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-krull)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [Ali Wentworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-wentworth)
- [Michael Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-richards)
- [Dale Dye](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-dye)
- [Jennifer Coolidge](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-coolidge)
- [Adam Frederick Goldberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-frederick-goldberg)
- [Jeff Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-daniels)

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