My Cousin Vinny
movie

There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.
Released March 13, 1992
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!
Runtime
2h 0m
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$64,088,552
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
My Cousin Vinny
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
- no logo available
Palo Vista Productions
United States
- no logo available
Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
United States
20th Century Fox
United States
- no logo available
Dale Launer Production
United States
Keywords
- prison
- small town
- court case
- court
- southern usa
- alabama
- suspicion
- cousin
- lawyer
- fish out of water
- convenience store robbery
- courtroom
- defense attorney
- wrongful arrest
- expert witness
- nostalgic
- curious
- murder suspect
- engaged couple
- courtroom drama
- unassuming
- ironic
- best friends
- deep south
- joyous
- understated
- absurd
- hilarious
- amused
- cheerful
- joyful