
Greedy(1994)
Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!


“There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.”
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!

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
My Cousin Vinny is a comedy, drama film released in 1992 exploring themes of prison, small town, court case, court, southern usa, alabama. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, it stars Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio. 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!
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