Storyline

Lawyer Charlie (Jeff Daniels) is sent by his boss (Lawrence Pressman) to a small Nevada town to file a continuance request for mail-order con man Benjamin Gibbs (Rip Torn). Charlie's actor friend, Richard (Michael Richards), turns up to throw a surprise bachelor party celebrating Charlie's upcoming marriage to the boss's daughter (Alexandra Wentworth). When Charlie is too hung over to make it to court for the hearing, Richard fills in -- and must continue impersonating him for the whole trial.

Plot Keywords

lawyer, actor, waitress, con artist, fiancée, judge, amusing, melodramatic, las vegas, small town, courtroom, diner, bar, nevada, trial, impersonation, drinking, engagement, acting, fraud, love, transformation, rise, 1990s

Short Review

A decent comedy that was clearly trying to cash in on the success of Micheal Richards from Seinfeld and Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber. It was clearly trying to turn Michael Richards into a movie star because Seinfeld was coming to an end when this came out. Michael Richards basically plays Kramer for 98 minutes but without a live studio audience. A decent premise but it was easy to see why it didn't do well considering it had to go up against The Lost World Jurassic Park.

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Streaming Service

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