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My Cousin Vinny (1992)
7.4
Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them. Director:Jonathan LynnWriter:Dale Launer |
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Mitchell Whitfield | ... | |
| Fred Gwynne | ... | ||
| Lane Smith | ... |
Jim Trotter III
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John Gibbons
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Sheriff Farley
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Paulene Myers | ... |
Constance Riley
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Raynor Scheine | ... | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | ||
| Chris Ellis | ... |
J.T.
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Michael Simpson | ... |
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Lou Walker | ... |
Grits Cook
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Storyline
Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein are two friends from New York University who just received scholarships to UCLA. They decide to drive through the South. Once they arrive in Alabama, they stop at a local convenience store to pick up a few snacks. But, no sooner than they leave the store, they are arrested. They had thought that they were arrested for shoplifting, but they were arrested for murder and robbery. Worse, they are facing execution for this crime. Bill and Stan do not have enough money for a lawyer, so the good news is that Bill has a lawyer in his family, his cousin, Vincent Laguardia Gambini. The bad news is that Vinny is an inexperienced lawyer who has not been at a trial. So, Vinny has to defend his clients and battle an uncompromising judge, some tough locals, and even his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito, who just does not know when to shut up, to prove his clients' innocence. But he will soon realize that he is going to need help. Written by John Wiggins
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Truth, Justice And The Gambini Way. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Mi primo Vinny See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$7,416,751 (USA) (15 March 1992) (1227 Screens)Gross:
$52,929,168 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Lisa: I'm an out-of-work hairdresser.
D.A. Jim Trotter: An out-of-work hairdresser. In what way does that qualify you as an expert in automobiles?
Lisa: It doesn't.
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Written by Phil Spector & Hank Hunter
Performed by Connie Francis
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When Vinny is talking to Judge Haller (actor Fred Gwynne) for the first time, Vinny looks up and sees Judge Haller's Yale Law School diploma. Fred Gwynne is in fact a Harvard alum. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Near the end of the movie, Judge Haller walks out of his office, and the sign on the door says "Probate Court". A Probate Judge would never conduct a criminal trial; murder trials in Alabama (and most states) are always conducted by Circuit Judges. See more »Quotes
D.A. Jim Trotter: Ms. Vito, what is your current profession?Lisa: I'm an out-of-work hairdresser.
D.A. Jim Trotter: An out-of-work hairdresser. In what way does that qualify you as an expert in automobiles?
Lisa: It doesn't.
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"SECOND HAND LOVE"Written by Phil Spector & Hank Hunter
Performed by Connie Francis
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