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My Cousin Vinny

Genre
Comedy
Rating
R
Released
13 March, 1992
My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay by Dale Launer. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne in his final film appearance. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released on March 13, 1992. The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are arrested and put on trial for a murder they did not commit and the comical attempts of a cousin, Vinny Gambini, a lawyer who had only recently passed the bar exam after several unsuccessful attempts, to defend them. Much of the humor comes from the fish-out-of-water interaction between the brash Italian-American New Yorkers and the more reserved Southern townspeople. Principal location of filming was Monticello, Georgia. My Cousin Vinny was a critical and financial success, with Pesci, Gwynne, and Tomei all praised for their performances.

Director Jonathan Lynn
Produced by Dale Launer, Paul Schiff
Writer(s) Dale Launer
Starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne
Music Randy Edelman
Cinematography Peter Deming
Edited by Stephen E. Rivkin
Production, company Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Released March 13, 1992
Running time 119 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $11 million
Box office $64.1 million
Netflix ID 60001535

About My Cousin Vinny

After two New Yorkers are accused of murder in Alabama, their loudmoth cousin comes to represent them in court.

Achievement of My Cousin Vinny

Though the film is set in Alabama, the movie was shot in Georgia. Marisa Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. 

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