Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama 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!
Joe Pesci | Vinny Gambini | |
Ralph Macchio | Bill Gambini | |
Marisa Tomei | Mona Lisa Vito | |
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 | |
Raynor Scheine | Ernie Crane | |
James Rebhorn | George Wilbur | |
Chris Ellis | J.T. | |
Michael Simpson | Neckbrace | |
Lou Walker | Grits Cook | |
Kenny Jones | Jimmy Willis | |
Thomas Merdis | Man in Town Square | |
J. Don Ferguson | Guard #1 | |
Michael Genevie | Guard #2 | |
Jeff Lewis | Deputy #1 | |
Ron Leggett | Deputy #2 | |
Aubrey J. Osteen | Deputy #3 | |
Larry Shuler | Hotel Clerk | |
Suzi Bass | Woman | |
Michael Burgess | Prison Van Driver |
Director | Jonathan Lynn | |
Writer | Dale Launer | |
Producer | Dale Launer, Paul Schiff | |
Musician | Randy Edelman | |
Photography | Peter Deming |