My Cousin Vinny( 1992)

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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 Alabama 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 'Billy' 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

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Fri Jun 26 2020

_**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 hu...