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!
My Cousin Vinny
“There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.”
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
Budget
11.0M
Revenue
64.1M
Status
Released
Production
Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., 20th Century Fox, Dale Launer Production
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
Paulene Myers
Constance Riley
Raynor Scheine
Ernie Crane
James Rebhorn
George Wilbur
Chris Ellis
J.T.
Michael Simpson
Neckbrace
Lou Walker
Grits Cook
Kenny Jones
Jimmy Willis
Thomas Merdis
Man in Town Square
J. Don Ferguson
Guard #1
Michael Genevie
Guard #2
Jeff Lewis
Deputy #1
Ron Leggett
Deputy #2
Aubrey J. Osteen
Deputy #3
Larry Shuler
Hotel Clerk
Suzi Bass
Woman
Michael Burgess
Prison Van Driver
Bill Coates
Bailiff
Jill Jane Clements
Courtroom Clerk
Muriel Moore
Juror #1
Bob Penny
Juror #2
Video Gallery
Marisa Tomei Wins Supporting Actress | 65th Oscars (1993)
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