My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Lynn
Written by	Dale Launer
Produced by	Dale Launer; Paul Schiff;
Starring	Joe Pesci; Ralph Macchio; Marisa Tomei; Mitchell Whitfield; Fred Gwynne;
Cinematography	Peter Deming
Edited by	Stephen E. Rivkin
Music by	Randy Edelman
Production; companies	Palo Vista Productions; Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	March 13, 1992;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11 million
Box office	$64.1 million

My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American legal comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, written by Dale Launer, produced by Launer and Paul Schiff, and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, and Marisa Tomei alongside Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne, in his final movie appearance. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released on March 13, 1992.

Macchio and Whitfield play William Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein, two young New Yorkers who are arrested in Alabama and put on trial for a murder they did not commit. Unable to afford a lawyer, they are defended by Gambini's cousin Vinny Gambini (Pesci), newly admitted to the bar, who arrives with his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito (Tomei). The clash between the brash Italian-American New Yorkers and the more reserved Southern townspeople^[3] provides much of the film's humor. The principal location of filming was Monticello, Georgia.^[4]

My Cousin Vinny was a critical and financial success, with Pesci, Gwynne, and Tomei praised for their performances. Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Attorneys have also lauded the film for its accurate depiction of criminal procedure and trial strategy.

^ "My Cousin Vinny". British Board of Film Classification. December 24, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Berry, Joanna. "My Cousin Vinny". Radio Times Limited. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ "My Cousin Vinny Filming Locations". Road Trip Memories. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[1] "My Cousin Vinny". British Board of Film Classification. December 24, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

[latimes-2] Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Berry, Joanna. "My Cousin Vinny". Radio Times Limited. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

[4] "My Cousin Vinny Filming Locations". Road Trip Memories. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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