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My Cousin Vinny (1992)

My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
R
Comedy
Crime
Documentary

Release Date
March 13, 1992
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Cast
Joe Pesci , Ralph Macchio , Marisa Tomei , Mitchell Whitfield , Fred Gwynne , Lane Smith
Runtime
120
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Dale Launer
Tagline
A Comedy Of Trial And Error.

Summary

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!

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