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My Cousin Vinny

  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
162K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
790
185
Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, and Fred Gwynne in My Cousin Vinny (1992)
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Legal DramaSatireComedyCrime

Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Lynn
  • Writer
    • Dale Launer
  • Stars
    • Joe Pesci
    • Marisa Tomei
    • Ralph Macchio
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    162K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    790
    185
    • Director
      • Jonathan Lynn
    • Writer
      • Dale Launer
    • Stars
      • Joe Pesci
      • Marisa Tomei
      • Ralph Macchio
    • 389User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast31

    Joe Pesci
    Joe Pesci
    • Vinny Gambini
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Mona Lisa Vito
    Ralph Macchio
    Ralph Macchio
    • Bill Gambini
    Mitchell Whitfield
    Mitchell Whitfield
    • Stan Rothenstein
    Fred Gwynne
    Fred Gwynne
    • Judge Chamberlain Haller
    Lane Smith
    Lane Smith
    • Jim Trotter III
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    • John Gibbons
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Sheriff Farley
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Sam Tipton
    Paulene Myers
    Paulene Myers
    • Constance Riley
    • (as Pauline Meyers)
    Raynor Scheine
    Raynor Scheine
    • Ernie Crane
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • George Wilbur
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis
    • J.T.
    Michael Simpson
    • Neckbrace
    Lou Walker
    Lou Walker
    • Grits Cook
    Kenny Jones
    • Jimmy Willis
    Thomas Merdis
    • Man in Town Square
    J. Don Ferguson
    J. Don Ferguson
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Lynn
    • Writer
      • Dale Launer
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    User reviews389

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    Crime

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The misunderstanding between Vincent Gambini and Judge Haller regarding the two "youts" was a real conversation between Joe Pesci and director Jonathan Lynn. Lynn, who is English, at first had a hard time understanding Pesci's pronounced New York accent. He decided that the routine was quite funny and put it in the film.
    • Goofs
      When the prosecutor asks Mona for the second time whether she had ever worked as a mechanic, she responds by nodding. A judge wouldn't let that pass. He'd tell her to answer out loud, for the record and for the jury to hear.
    • Quotes
      • Mona Lisa Vito: You're goin' hunting?
      • Vinny Gambini: That's right.
      • Mona Lisa Vito: Why are you going hunting? Shouldn't you be out preparing for court?
      • Vinny Gambini: I was thinking last night. If only I knew what he knows, you know? If he'd let me look at his files; oh boy.
      • Mona Lisa Vito: I don't get it. What does getting to Trotter's files have anything to do with hunting?
      • Vinny Gambini: Well, you know, two guys, out in the woods, guns, on the hunt. It's a bonding thing, you know; show him I'm one of the boys. He's not gonna let me look at his files, but maybe he'll relax enough to drop his guard so I can finesse a little information out of him.
      • [Vinny searches through his clothes]
      • Vinny Gambini: What am I gonna wear?
      • Mona Lisa Vito: What are ya gonna hunt?
      • Vinny Gambini: I don't know. He's got a lot of stuffed heads in his office.
      • Mona Lisa Vito: Heads?
      • [Vinny looks up at Lisa]
      • Mona Lisa Vito: What kinda heads?
      • Vinny Gambini: I don't know, he's got a boar, a bear, a couple of deer.
      • Mona Lisa Vito: Whoa. You're gonna shoot a deer?
      • Vinny Gambini: I don't know. I suppose. I mean, I'm a man's man, I could go deer hunting.
      • Mona Lisa Vito: A sweet, innocent, harmless, leaf-eating, doe-eyed little deer.
      • Vinny Gambini: Hey Lisa, I'm not gonna go out there just to wimp out, you know. I mean, the guy will lose respect for me, would you rather have that?
      • [Lisa gets up, walks over to the bathroom and shuts the door]
      • Vinny Gambini: What about these pants I got on, you think they're O.K.?
      • [Vinny looks down]
      • Vinny Gambini: Oh!
      • Mona Lisa Vito: [comes out of the bathroom] Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing along, you get thirsty, you spot a little brook, you put your little deer lips down to the cool clear water... BAM! A fuckin bullet rips off part of your head! Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces! Now I ask ya. Would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch who shot you was wearing?
    • Alternate versions
      One version that aired on television omitted the entire subplot of Vinny making a deal with a pool player, and the scene where Vinny finds out there is a slaughterhouse next to one motel they stay in. References that Vinny makes to both these elements are cut out from his rant to Lisa about all the trouble he's going through for his court case.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Breakthrough Stars of 1992 (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Way Down South
      Written by Edgar Winter
      Performed by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
      Produced by Barry Beckett for Beckett Productions
      Courtesy of Epic Associated Records

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    FAQ27

    • What does "voir dire" mean?
    • When the DA asks the prospective juror if she could vote to sentence someone to death, and she replies: "Fry 'em", why didn't Vinny use a peremptory (sic) challenge to to have her disqualified?
    • Why did the defense attorney, John Gibbons stutter? Was he drunk or just nervous?

    Details

    • Release date
      • March 13, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mi primo Vinny
    • Filming locations
      • Eatonton, Georgia, USA(General Putnam Motel)
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox
      • Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
      • Dale Launer Production
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,929,168
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,416,751
      • Mar 15, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,088,552
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 59m(119 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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