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My Cousin Vinny
“There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.”
7.5 / 10• 1992• 1h 59m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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!
Cast & Crew
Ralph Macchio
Bill Gambini
Lead
Joe Pesci
Vinny Gambini
Marisa Tomei
Mona Lisa Vito
Mitchell Whitfield
Stan Rothenstein
Fred Gwynne
Judge Chamberlain Haller
Lane Smith
Jim Trotter III
Austin Pendleton
John Gibbons
Bruce McGill
Sheriff Farley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonathan Lynn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Cousin Vinny is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
