Two carefree pals from Brooklyn 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 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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Joe Pesci | Vinny Gambini |
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Ralph Macchio | Bill Gambini |
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Marisa Tomei | Mona Lisa Vito |
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Mitchell Whitfield | Stan Rothenstein |
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Fred Gwynne | Judge Chamberlain Haller |
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Lane Smith | Jim Trotter III |
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Austin Pendleton | John Gibbons |
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Bruce McGill | Sheriff Farley |
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Maury Chaykin | Sam Tipton |
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Paulene Myers | Constance Riley |
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Raynor Scheine | Ernie Crane |
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James Rebhorn | George Wilbur |
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Chris Ellis | J.T. |
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Michael Simpson | Neckbrace |
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Lou Walker | Grits Cook |
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Kenny Jones | Jimmy Willis |
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Thomas Merdis | Man in Town Square |
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J. Don Ferguson | Guard #1 |
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Michael Genevie | Guard #2 |
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Jeff Lewis | Deputy #1 |
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Ron Leggett | Deputy #2 |
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Aubrey J. Osteen | Deputy #3 |
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Larry Shuler | Hotel Clerk |
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Suzi Bass | Woman |
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Michael Burgess | Prison Van Driver |
Director | Jonathan Lynn |
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Writer | Dale Launer | |
Producer | Dale Launer, Paul Schiff | |
Musician | Randy Edelman | |
Photography | Peter Deming |