My Cousin Vinny
(1992)
Overview
Two carefree pals 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 has 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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Wuchak
⭐ 7/10June 26, 2020
_**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. Vinny roles into town with his hot fiancé (Marisa Tomei) intent on winning his first big case.
I've heard a lot about this movie over the years, b…
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GenerationofSwine
⭐ 10/10January 11, 2023
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 shined him in a few scenes.
That is a hard thing to do, usually when Pesci is cast he's the best part of the film... and he was priceless in this...…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$64,088,552