MOVIE · 1992

My Cousin Vinny

ComedyCrimeDrama120 min

After two college-bound friends are arrested for murder in rural Alabama, help arrives in the form of Vincent Gambini, a Brooklyn lawyer fresh off passing the bar and completely out of his element. Joe Pesci is Vinny, bluffing his way into a small-town courtroom where every rule, accent, and expectation seems stacked against him. At his side is Marisa Tomei's Mona Lisa Vito, his sharp, impatient girlfriend, while Ralph Macchio's Bill waits to see whether his cousin can keep the case from collapsing around them. The trial runs on bad assumptions, skeptical locals, and Vinny's uneven attempt to turn street smarts into a defense.