My Cousin Vinny
Seen it?1992 | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
People are still talking about it, it earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10). A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved To Kill a Mockingbird or In the Heat of the Night, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college 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 has 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!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$64 million worldwide on a $11 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 717K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
- Ralph MacchioBill Gambini
- Joe PesciVinny Gambini
- Marisa TomeiMona Lisa Vito
- Mitchell WhitfieldStan Rothenstein
- Fred GwynneJudge Chamberlain Haller
- Lane SmithJim Trotter III
- Austin PendletonJohn Gibbons
- Bruce McGillSheriff Farley
- Maury ChaykinSam Tipton
- Paulene MyersConstance Riley