Trial and Error gets some laughs out of the comedic chemistry between its pleasantly mismatched leads, although the results are still somewhat less than memorable.
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Trial and Error

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Movie Info
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Director -
Jonathan Lynn -
Producer -
Jonathan Lynn , Gary Ross -
Screenwriter -
Sara Bernstein , Gregory Bernstein , Cliff Gardner -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 30, 1997, Original -
Release Date (DVD) -
Nov 23, 1999 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$13.6M -
Runtime -
1h 38m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Digital , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Scope (2.35:1)