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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.

Starring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne

Writer: Dale Launer

Release Date:
March 13, 1992
Ratings:
7.5 / 10
Director:
Jonathan Lynn
Companies:
Palo Vista Productions

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!