Comedy

My Cousin Vinny

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

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!

Release Date : 1992-03-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Palo Vista ProductionsPeter V. Miller Investment Corp.20th Century FoxDale Launer Production

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Original Name : Joe Pesci

Gender : Male

Character Name : William 'Bill' Gambini

Original Name : Ralph Macchio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mona Lisa Vito

Original Name : Marisa Tomei

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stan Rothenstein

Original Name : Mitchell Whitfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Chamberlain Haller

Original Name : Fred Gwynne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Trotter III

Original Name : Lane Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Gibbons

Original Name : Austin Pendleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Farley

Original Name : Bruce McGill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Tipton

Original Name : Maury Chaykin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Constance Riley

Original Name : Paulene Myers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ernie Crane

Original Name : Raynor Scheine

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Wilbur

Original Name : James Rebhorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : J.T.

Original Name : Chris Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neckbrace

Original Name : Michael Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grits Cook

Original Name : Lou Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Willis

Original Name : Kenny Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Town Square

Original Name : Thomas Merdis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard #1

Original Name : J. Don Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard #2

Original Name : Michael Genevie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy #1

Original Name : Jeff Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy #2

Original Name : Ron Leggett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy #3

Original Name : Aubrey J. Osteen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Larry Shuler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Suzi Bass

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prison Van Driver

Original Name : Michael Burgess

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Bill Coates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Clerk

Original Name : Jill Jane Clements

Gender : Female

Character Name : Juror #1

Original Name : Muriel Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Juror #2

Original Name : Bob Penny

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Funny, with characters you care about**_ "My Cousin Vinny" was a hit when it was released in 1992. Two youths from New York are wrongly accused of murder while traveling through Alabama and one of them (Ralph Macchio) calls on his inexperienced lawyer cousin, Vinny (Joe Pesci), to defend them. Vinny roles into town with his hot fiancé (Marisa Tomei) intent on winning his first big case. I've heard a lot about this movie over the years, but never got around to seeing it till the other night and was pleasantly surprised. It's part fish-out-of-water comedy and part courtroom drama. The hulking Fred Gwynne plays the staunch judge, an amusing performance. It was Gwynne's last film. The movie is filled with laughs throughout, but it's more than just a goofball comedy. At some point early in the second act I strangely found myself liking Vinny and wanting him to succeed. I also found myself warming up to Vinny & his fiancé as a couple. They're an odd couple, but somehow click. I guess this is where Marisa got the reputation for liking short, stocky men. Speaking of Marisa, she's just stunning here, although I prefer her more as she gets older, e.g. 2008's "The Wrestler.” The film was shot in Georgia and runs 120 minutes. GRADE: B+

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-11

This never stops being funny no matter how many times you watch it. I think Marisa Tomei won or was nominated for an Oscar for this... and it was well deserved. In a lot of her movies she played the role of "a pretty face" but she not only stood her ground against Joe Pesci but she actually out shined him in a few scenes. That is a hard thing to do, usually when Pesci is cast he's the best part of the film... and he was priceless in this... and Marisa Tomei out did him. So what you have is a movie that is endlessly quotable, completely hysterical, and has two of the best performances you'll see in any movie, drama or comedy... with a script that backs it up. Movies don't get better than this.