My Cousin Vinny
Produced by:
Genre:
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Overview
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn 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 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!
Reviews (2)
Wuchak (Rated: 7)
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....
GenerationofSwine (Rated: 10)
This never stops being funny no matter how many times you watch it.
I think Marisa Tomei won or was nominated for an Oscar for this... and it was well deserved. In a lot of her movies she played the role of "a pretty face" but she not only stood her ground against Joe Pesci but she actually out s...
Recommendation & Similar
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Bulworth (1998)
Tetro (2009)
Hoffa (1992)
The Jews (2016)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
The Day After (2017)
Dirty Work (1998)
Fragtime (2019)
The Swedish Theory of Love (2015)
Taking Care of Business (1990)
Go Goa Gone (2013)
Sky Hook (2000)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Unhook the Stars (1996)
The Honeymooners (2005)
