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!
Acting
Pesci's volcanic energy meets Tomei's scene-stealing genius
Writing
Legally accurate script praised by actual attorneys
Direction
Lynn's theater background nails rhythm and timing
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Joe Pesci
Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
Marisa Tomei
Mona Lisa Vito
Ralph Macchio
William 'Bill' Gambini
Mitchell Whitfield
Stan Rothenstein
Fred Gwynne
Judge Chamberlain Haller
Lane Smith
Jim Trotter III
Austin Pendleton
John Gibbons
Bruce McGill
Sheriff Farley
Maury Chaykin
Sam Tipton
Paulene Myers
Constance Riley
Raynor Scheine
Ernie Crane
James Rebhorn
George Wilbur
Chris Ellis
J.T.
Lou Walker
Grits Cook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jonathan Lynn has a law degree from Cambridge; the screenplay was vetted by legal professionals for accuracy.
Fred Gwynne's final film role—his slow-burn irritation as Judge Haller is the perfect foil to Pesci's chaos.
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