My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written by Dale Launer and directed by Jonathan Lynn. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne. This was Fred Gwynnes last film appearance before his death on July 2, 1993.
While driving through the fictional Beechum County, Alabama, NYU students and friends Billy Gambini Ralph Macchio and Stan Rothenstein Mitchell Whitfield accidentally shoplift a can of tuna while stopping at a convenience store. After they leave the store, the clerk is shot and killed, and Billy and Stan are arrested in connection with the murder. Due to circumstantial evidence and a confession to shoplifting misconstrued as one to the shooting, Billy is charged with murder, and Stan is charged as an accessory. The pair call Billys mother, who tells her son that there is an attorney in the family, his cousin Vinny Joe Pesci. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini travels to Beechum County accompanied by his fiance, Mona Lisa Vito Marisa Tomei. Although he is willing to take the case, Vinny is a personal injury lawyer from Brooklyn, New York, newly admitted to the bar after six attempts in six years with no trial experience.Vinny manages to fool the trial judge, Chamberlain Haller Fred Gwynne, about being experienced enough to take the case in a game of catandmouse that progresses throughout the film. His ignorance of basic court procedures and dress code, as well as his abrasive and disrespectful attitude cause the judge to hold him in contempt. Much to his clients consternation, Vinny does not crossexamine any of the witnesses in the probable cause hearing. Except for the murder weapon, it appears that the district attorney, Jim Trotter III Lane Smith, has an airtight case that will inevitably lead to a conviction at the trial. After Vinnys poor showing at the hearing, Stan fires him and uses the public defender, John Gibbons Austin Pendleton, and nearly convinces Billy to do the same. Vinny wittily asks for one more chance to prove himself. ........
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