Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth… Read more
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My Cousin Vinny
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Movie · Comedy · Drama · R
1992 · 1h 59m · ★ 78% (461K)
There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio
Overview
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Production
Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., 20th Century Fox, Dale Launer Production
Cast
Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith, Austin Pendleton, Bruce McGill, Maury Chaykin, Paulene Myers, Raynor Scheine, James Rebhorn, Chris Ellis, Michael Simpson, Lou Walker, Kenny Jones, Thomas Merdis, J. Don Ferguson, Michael Genevie, Jeff Lewis