My Cousin Vinny

Director: Jonathan Lynn

1992 / 120min / DCP

When two Italian American Brooklyn boys passing through rural Alabama catch a murder rap on a crime they didn’t commit, they’re forced to go for the only legal counsel they can afford: Vincent LaGuardia Gambini (Pesci), cousin of one of the accused, who’s just passed the bar after five tries. And when Vinny shows up in the boonies with fiancée Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) in tow, bringing New York attitude—and exotic pronunciations—to the courtroom of an aghast Fred Gwynne, what follows is one of the most addictively quotable, side-splitting, and perfectly performed comedies of the ’90s.

Writer and editor Alexandra Molotkow joins us Sunday, January 22 for a deep dive on the many contours of Joe Pesci's very special screen presence in Jonathan Lynn's My Cousin Vinny which features the supporting stalwart in a rare leading role.

Please note: This title is screening on DCP.