My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne. The film was Fred Gwynne’s final film appearance before his death on July 2, 1993 of pancreatic cancer.
The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are put on trial for a murder they did not ...
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My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne. The film was Fred Gwynne’s final film appearance before his death on July 2, 1993 of pancreatic cancer.
The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are put on trial for a murder they did not commit, and the comic attempts of a cousin, Vincent Gambini, a newly minted lawyer, to defend them.
Much of the humor comes from the contrasting personalities of the brash Italian American New Yorkers, Vinny and his fiancée Mona Lisa, and the more laid back Southern townspeople. Despite being a comedy, the film also touches on some serious subjects such as perjury, contempt of court, bias and mistrials.
Pesci and Tomei received critical praise for their performances, and Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Fred Gwynne also...
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