My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
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1992
2h 0m
7.5(1735 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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!

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20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

Joe Pesci

Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Joe Pesci
Acting

Marisa Tomei

Mona Lisa Vito

Marisa Tomei
Acting

Ralph Macchio

William 'Bill' Gambini

Ralph Macchio
Acting

Mitchell Whitfield

Stan Rothenstein

Mitchell Whitfield
Acting

Fred Gwynne

Judge Chamberlain Haller

Fred Gwynne
Acting

Lane Smith

Jim Trotter III

Lane Smith
Acting

Austin Pendleton

John Gibbons

Austin Pendleton
Acting

Bruce McGill

Sheriff Farley

Bruce McGill
Acting

Maury Chaykin

Sam Tipton

Maury Chaykin
Acting

Paulene Myers

Constance Riley

Paulene Myers
Acting

Raynor Scheine

Ernie Crane

Raynor Scheine
Acting

James Rebhorn

George Wilbur

James Rebhorn
Acting

Chris Ellis

J.T.

Chris Ellis
Acting

Michael Simpson

Neckbrace

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Lou Walker

Grits Cook

Lou Walker
Acting

Kenny Jones

Jimmy Willis

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Thomas Merdis

Man in Town Square

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J. Don Ferguson

Guard #1

J. Don Ferguson
Acting

Michael Genevie

Guard #2

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Jeff Lewis

Deputy #1

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Ron Leggett

Deputy #2

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Aubrey J. Osteen

Deputy #3

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Larry Shuler

Hotel Clerk

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Suzi Bass

Woman

Suzi Bass
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Michael Burgess

Prison Van Driver

Michael Burgess
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Bill Coates

Bailiff

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Jill Jane Clements

Courtroom Clerk

Jill Jane Clements
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Muriel Moore

Juror #1

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Bob Penny

Juror #2

Bob Penny

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