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(1,925) 1992-03-13 119 minComedyDrama
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!
DirectorJonathan Lynn
ProducerPaul Schiff
ProducerDale Launer
Original Music ComposerRandy Edelman
ScreenplayDale Launer
Cast & characters
Ralph Macchio
as Bill Gambini
Joe Pesci
as Vinny Gambini
Marisa Tomei
as Mona Lisa Vito
Mitchell Whitfield
as Stan Rothenstein
Fred Gwynne
as Judge Chamberlain Haller
Lane Smith
as Jim Trotter III
Austin Pendleton
as John Gibbons
Bruce McGill
as Sheriff Farley
Maury Chaykin
as Sam Tipton
Paulene Myers
as Constance Riley
Raynor Scheine
as Ernie Crane
James Rebhorn
as George Wilbur
Chris Ellis
as J.T.
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Michael Simpson
as Neckbrace
Lou Walker
as Grits Cook
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Kenny Jones
as Jimmy Willis
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Thomas Merdis
as Man in Town Square
J. Don Ferguson
as Guard #1
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Michael Genevie
as Guard #2
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Jeff Lewis
as Deputy #1
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Ron Leggett
as Deputy #2
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Aubrey J. Osteen
as Deputy #3
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Larry Shuler
as Hotel Clerk
Suzi Bass
as Woman
