Summaries

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

Lawyer Charlie 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 Rjetti 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.—Marcos Eduardo Acosta Aldrete

Charlie's a lawyer who's about to get married. His best friend, Richard, an actor shows up and Charlie needs to go to a small town to handle a case. But because Richard got him so drunk, he couldn't appear in court so Richard takes his place. He tries to get a continuance but the judge orders either he accepts the plea that was agreed to or go to trial and he decides to go to trial. And when the judge won't let Charlie in the court room, he needs to find a way to coach him. The prosecutor intrigues Richard and she thinks he's a creep because his client is guilty of defrauding so many people. Charlie's taken with a waitress even though he's engaged.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • los angeles california
  • fiance fiancee relationship
  • actor
  • farce
  • posing as a lawyer
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Release date May 29, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Independence, California, USA
Production companies New Line Cinema Larger Than Life Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $13602831
Opening weekend US & Canada $4903529
Gross worldwide $14598571

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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