My Cousin Vinny (1992)

03/13/1992 (US) • 2h

Comedy, Drama

There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.

Overview

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn 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 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!

Top Billed Cast

Joe Pesci

Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Marisa Tomei

Mona Lisa Vito

Ralph Macchio

William 'Bill' Gambini

Mitchell Whitfield

Stan Rothenstein

Fred Gwynne

Judge Chamberlain Haller

Lane Smith

Jim Trotter III

Austin Pendleton

John Gibbons

Bruce McGill

Sheriff Farley

Maury Chaykin

Sam Tipton


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Revenue

$64,088,552.00

Keywords

prison

small town

court case

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southern usa

alabama

suspicion

cousin

lawyer

fish out of water

convenience store robbery

courtroom

defense attorney

wrongful arrest

expert witness

nostalgic

curious

murder suspect

engaged couple

courtroom drama

unassuming

ironic

best friends

deep south

joyous

understated

absurd

hilarious

amused

cheerful

joyful

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