My Cousin Vinny
“There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.”
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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Cast
29 people
Ralph Macchio
Bill Gambini
Known for
Cobra Kai
The Karate Kid
Joe Pesci
Vinny Gambini
Known for
Home Alone
GoodFellas
Marisa Tomei
Mona Lisa Vito
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Wrestler
Mitchell Whitfield
Stan Rothenstein
Known for
W.I.T.C.H.
TMNT
Fred Gwynne
Judge Chamberlain Haller
Known for
Pet Sematary
The Munsters
Lane Smith
Jim Trotter III
Known for
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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Austin Pendleton
John Gibbons
Known for
Finding Nemo
A Beautiful Mind
Bruce McGill
Sheriff Farley
Known for
Reacher
Law Abiding Citizen
Maury Chaykin
Sam Tipton
Known for
Entrapment
Dances with Wolves
Paulene Myers
Constance Riley
Also in
The Sting
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Raynor Scheine
Ernie Crane
Known for
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
James Rebhorn
George Wilbur
Known for
The Game
Scent of a Woman
Jonathan Lynn Director · Dale Launer Screenplay Randy Edelman Composer
Worldwide gross $64M · Budget $11M · United States release March 13, 1992
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$64,088,552
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
Palo Vista Productions
Production
Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Dale Launer Production
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · March 13, 1992
Theatrical
United States · March 13, 1992
Theatrical
Argentina
April 16, 1992 · Theatrical
Australia
May 21, 1992 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 3, 1992 · Theatrical
October 15, 2007 · Physical · DVD/VHS Fox
France
May 20, 1992 · Theatrical
Germany
May 28, 1992 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 3, 1992 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 28, 1992 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 17, 1992 · Theatrical
Japan
March 13, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 27, 1992 · Theatrical
June 1, 2004 · TV · RTL 5
February 19, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
March 13, 1992 · Theatrical
Poland
December 31, 1992 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 3, 1998 · TV · Markíza
August 14, 2010 · TV · JOJ
South Korea
November 7, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
April 15, 1992 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 13, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 17, 1992 · Theatrical
XC
August 13, 1992 · Theatrical
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