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.
Except for lack of a murder weapon, it appears that the district attorney, Jim Trotter III, has a strong case. After Vinny's poor showing at the hearing, Stan fires him and uses the public defender, John Gibbons, and nearly convinces Bill to do the same.
Director Jonathan Lynn has a law degree from Cambridge University, and lawyers have praised the accuracy of My Cousin Vinny ' s depiction of courtroom procedure and trial strategy, with one stating that " [t]he movie is close to reality even in its details.
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Austin Pendleton (John Gibbons)
15. Danny DeVito and James Belushi were both considered for the role of Vinny. After Robert De Niro was out of the running, but before Joe Pesci landed the role, other big name actors were of course under consideration for cousin Vinny.
A little-known soap and sitcom actress, she had scored a major breakthrough in spring 1992 at age 27 with “My Cousin Vinny,” a slapsticky sleeper comedy about a personal injury lawyer from New York who had just passed the bar on his sixth try (Joe Pesci), sent to spring his wrongly accused cousin from an Alabama jail.
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleMTV Movie & TV Award for Best Breakthrough PerformanceMTV Movie & TV Award for Best Comedic PerformanceMy Cousin Vinny/Nominations