Motor-mouthed comedy, best known for Marisa Tomei's Oscar-winning turn as Vinny's feisty fiancee and Macchio's re-emergence after the Karate Kid years. Bill and Stan do not have enough money for a lawyer, so the good news is that Bill has a lawyer in his family, his cousin, Vincent Laguardia Gambini. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini Joe Pesci , a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. Vinny's never been in court - or in Alabama - and when he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend Marisa Tomei in her Oscar® winning Supporting Actress performance , to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South! Worse, they are facing execution for this crime. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini Joe Pesci , a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. The bad news is that Vinny is an inexperienced lawyer who has not been at a trial. But he will soon realize that he is going to need help.
Two carefree pals Ralph Macchio and Mitchell Whitfield traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. The bad news is that Vinny is an inexperienced lawyer who has not been at a trial. Joe Pesci plays the inexperienced Brooklyn lawyer who travels to a small backwater town in Alabama to defend his cousin Ralph Macchio on a murder charge. Bill and Stan do not have enough money for a lawyer, so the good news is that Bill has a lawyer in his family, his cousin, Vincent Laguardia Gambini. But, no sooner than they leave the store, they are arrested. Once they arrive in Alabama, they stop at a local convenience store to pick up a few snacks.
They decide to drive through the South. But, no sooner than they leave the store, they are arrested. They had thought that they were arrested for shoplifting, but they were arrested for murder and robbery. Worse, they are facing execution for this crime. Once they arrive in Alabama, they stop at a local convenience store to pick up a few snacks. So, Vinny has to defend his clients and battle an uncompromising judge, some tough locals, and even his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito, who just does not know when to shut up, to prove his clients' innocence.
. Two carefree pals Ralph Macchio and Mitchell Whitfield traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. But he will soon realize that he is going to need help. They decide to drive through the South. Fred 'Herman Munster' Gwynne is great value as the presiding judge struggling to understand Vinny's Noo Yawk accent.
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