I thought the prosecutor was covering for the real murderers, but I think I just didn't trust him because he is the Hawks coach from Mighty Ducks.
I regret waiting so long to watch this. Joe Pesci's comedic timing and delivery are perfect. Marisa Tomei's iconic testimony scene is, well, iconic. Overall a fun 90s watch.
My Cousin Vinny
There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
3/13/1992Runtime
120 minsGenres
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!
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$11,000,000Revenue
$64,088,552Homepage
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How It Feels
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A fish-out-of-water courtroom comedy that plays its setup earnestly while finding humor in the clash between a scrappy Brooklyn lawyer and the genteel Southern legal establishment. It's a film that loves its characters' ingenuity as much as it loves making fun of them.
Mood
WistfulPlayfulDefiant
Themes
FriendshipRedemptionJusticeIdentity
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear
Joe Pesci
Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
Ralph Macchio
William 'Bill' Gambini
Marisa Tomei
Mona Lisa Vito
Mitchell Whitfield
Stan Rothenstein
Fred Gwynne
Judge Chamberlain Haller
Lane Smith
Jim Trotter III
Austin Pendleton
John Gibbons
Bruce McGill
Sheriff Farley
Maury Chaykin
Sam Tipton
Paulene Myers
Constance Riley
Raynor Scheine
Ernie Crane
James Rebhorn
George Wilbur
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