After burying himself under an alcoholic avalanche at his bachelor party the night before an important trial, an up-and-coming defense attorney reluctantly relinquishes his briefcase to his best friend, a flamboyant out-of-work actor. It's chaos in the courtroom, territory previously covered by Lynn in "My Cousin Vinny."
Synopsis: 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.
Released:
Tue, 11/23/1999
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Actors:
Michael Richards - Richard Rietti
Actors:
Jeff Daniels - Charles Tuttle
Actors:
Charlize Theron - Billie Tyler
Actors:
Jessica Steen - Elizabeth
Actors:
Austin Pendleton - Judge Paul Z. Graff
Actors:
Rip Torn - Benny Gibbs
Actors:
Alexandra Wentworth - Tiffany
Actors:
Jennifer Coolidge - Jacqueline
Actors:
Lawrence Pressman - Whitfield
Actors:
Dale Dye - Dr. Stone
Actors:
Max Casella - Dr. Brown
Actors:
McNally Sagal - Charles' Assistant
Actors:
Kenneth White - Hank Crabbit
Actors:
Keith Mills - Buck Norman
Actors:
Zaid Farid - Bailiff
Actors:
Rachel Winfree - Mrs. Sussex
Actors:
Ken Magee - Clerk
Actors:
Michelle Bonilla - Court Reporter
Actors:
Mark Davenport - Eric
Actors:
Kelly Perine - Kurt
Actors:
Rick LaFond - Phil
Actors:
Paul Joseph Dworkin - Jim, First Bartender
Actors:
John Bigham - Second Bartender
Actors:
Nancy Linehan Charles - Witness
Actors:
Jim Cody Williams - Heavy Lowlife
Actors:
Kurek Ashley - Tattooed Lowlife
Actors:
Jodi Faith Cahn - Elizabeth's Secretary
Actors:
Brian Mahoney - Man in Bar
Actors:
Gerry Spence - Himself
Actors:
Norman Brennar - Courtroom Janitor
