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My Cousin Vinny (1992)

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Drama Comedy

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

Release Date: 1992, March 13
Directors: Jonathan Lynn
Countries: United States of America
Production: Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., 20th Century Fox, Dale Launer Production
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Bob Penny, Michael Burgess, Joe Pesci, Chris Ellis, Austin Pendleton, Muriel Moore, Ralph Macchio, James Rebhorn, Jill Jane Clements, Bruce McGill, Thomas Merdis

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!

Keywords:

curious amused joyful nostalgic prison engaged couple absurd understated alabama southern usa fish out of water lawyer small town murder suspect court court case courtroom courtroom drama suspicion best friends ironic defense attorney wrongful arrest cousin convenience store robbery expert witness deep south