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Actors: Jeff Daniels, Michael Richards, Charlize Theron, Rip Torn
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Trial and Error |
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Charles Tuttle (Jeff Daniels) is a lawyer who gets drunk the night before a big trial; his friend, Richard (Michael Richards) must step in for him court, though he knows nothing about becoming a lawyer. Because Richard is now posing as the defense attorney, Charles must teach him everything he knows, particularly because the defendant (Rip Torn) is quite obviously guilty of the crime. Meanwhile, just as things are getting to be hopeless and absurd in court, Charles falls in love with a local girl, Billy (Charlize Theron).
--Esther, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Trial and Error |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- imposter story
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
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