My Cousin Vinny

Plot Summary

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!

Top Cast

Joe Pesci Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Marisa Tomei Mona Lisa Vito

Ralph Macchio William 'Bill' Gambini

Mitchell Whitfield Stan Rothenstein

Fred Gwynne Judge Chamberlain Haller