My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.

Release:1992
Runtime:1h 59m
Country:United States
Director:Jonathan Lynn
Language:English

Keywords

PrisonSmall TownCourt CaseCourtSouthern UsaAlabamaSuspicionCousin

My Cousin Vinny rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 156K votes
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic68%
TMDb7.501/10· 2K votes

With 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About My Cousin Vinny

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!

Cast of My Cousin Vinny

  • Joe Pesci

    Joe Pesci

    as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

  • Marisa Tomei

    Marisa Tomei

    as Mona Lisa Vito

  • Ralph Macchio

    Ralph Macchio

    as William 'Bill' Gambini

  • Mitchell Whitfield

    Mitchell Whitfield

    as Stan Rothenstein

  • Fred Gwynne

    Fred Gwynne

    as Judge Chamberlain Haller

  • Lane Smith

    Lane Smith

    as Jim Trotter III

  • Austin Pendleton

    Austin Pendleton

    as John Gibbons

  • Bruce McGill

    Bruce McGill

    as Sheriff Farley

  • Maury Chaykin

    Maury Chaykin

    as Sam Tipton

  • Paulene Myers

    Paulene Myers

    as Constance Riley

  • Raynor Scheine

    Raynor Scheine

    as Ernie Crane

  • James Rebhorn

    James Rebhorn

    as George Wilbur

My Cousin Vinny facts

Budget
$11M
Box office
$64.1M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Comedy excels through absurd legal machinations and courtroom hijinks
  • Amused tone maintains levity while delivering satisfying narrative resolution
  • Cult classic status reflects timeless appeal and clever screenplay wit

What the audience disliked

  • Dated production values and editing reflect 1990s film conventions clearly
  • Regional comedy humor may not translate universally across all viewers

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