My Cousin Vinny
Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama 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!
- genus: Comedy
- Studio: Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., 20th Century Fox, Dale Launer Production
- keyword: 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, murder suspect, engaged couple, courtroom drama, best friends, deep south
- cast: Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith
