My Cousin Vinny
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jonathan Lynn
Joe Pesci
Marisa Tomei
Ralph Macchio
Fred Gwynne
Bruce Mcgill
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A clumsy and amateurish New York lawyer takes on the case of his young cousin and a friend who have been charged with murder in a small Southern town.
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Cast
![](https://prod-images.tcm.com/Master-Profile-Images/JoePesci.150906.jpg?imwidth=188&height=141)
Joe Pesci
Marisa Tomei
![](https://prod-images.tcm.com/Master-Profile-Images/RalphMacchio.118543.jpg?imwidth=188&height=141)
Ralph Macchio
Fred Gwynne
Bruce Mcgill
![](https://prod-images.tcm.com/Master-Profile-Images/LaneSmith.179862.jpg?imwidth=188&height=141)
Lane Smith
Ron Leggett
Raynor Scheine
Muriel Moore
Maury Chaykin
James Rebhorn
Larry Shuler
Michael Lynn Burgess
Michael Simpson
Pauline Myers
Lou Walker
Alba Domini Leone
Chris Ellis
Mitchell Whitfield
Michael Genevie
Bill Coates
Aubrey J Osteen
Jill Jane Clements
Thomas Merdis
J Don Ferguson
Suzi Bass
Kenny Jones
![](https://prod-images.tcm.com/Master-Profile-Images/AustinPendleton.jpg?imwidth=188&height=141)
Austin Pendleton
Bob Penny
Crew
Bob Adams
Elton Ahi
Robert Anderson
Bob Baker
Gregg Barbanell
Allen Barnwell
Peter Bennett Beal
Barry Beckett
David Behle
Odin Benitez
Sharma Bennett
Emilio Biasucci
Susan Bierbaum
Gaston Biraben
Leonard Bishop
Francois Blaignan
Lucius Bonneson
Gustavo Borner
James Brandon
Gregg Brown
Scott Browner
Jan Buckingham
Gary Burritt
Cheri Candido
Frank Capra
Randi Chernov
Howard J Clark
Jeff Cleary
Robert Clivilles
Steve Cohagan
David Cole
C P Cook
Fredna Cook
Ray Cook
Sandra Cook
R L Critters
Dick Cross
Pud Cusack
Michael Day
Michael Day
Peter Deming
Peter Deming
Chuck Duran
Kathy Durning
Randy Edelman
Neil Edwards
Ron Edwards
Scott Edwards
Tina Elfstrand
Tina Elfstrand
Scott Elias
Roy Farfel
Robert K. Feldmann
Jon Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald
Bob Foster
Carl Kyle Foster
Connie Francis
Adam C Frank
Christopher Furia
Nicole Furia
Susan Genard
Billy Gillespie
Ben Glass
Prentis Goodwin
Jeremy Gordon
Douglas Greenfield
Shay Griffin
Rosanne Griffith
Andres Gutierrez
Kevin Hamm
Kimman Harmon
Jess Harnell
Jess Harnell
Barbara Harris
Billy Harris
Julie Hartley
Alfred G Heath
Dino Herman
Michael Hilkene
Amy Hobby
Al Hoffman
Betsy Holland
Michael Horton
Bryan Hudson
Darryl Humber
Len Hunt
Hank Hunter
Chris Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Ken J Johnson
Jack Keller
Robin Keller
Daryl A Kerrigan
Joel Key
Doug Knoll
Christopher Kroll
Tony Kupersmith
Dale Launer
Dale Launer
Lisa Lawes
Adena Lazan
George Lee
Jerry Lee
Leslie Leitner
Gail Lopata Lennon
Leonard Levine
Eric Lindemann
Robert J Litt
Cecil Little
Tony Lombardo
Scott E Lowes
Alisa B. Lumbreras
Dick Manning
Mark Markwell
Patrick Mccartin
Patrick Mcdill
Mary Mclaglen
Ann Marie Miller
Mike Milliken
Rachel Minster
Alan Mirikitani
Alan Mirikitani
Sarah Monat
Frank Montano
Elizabeth Morin
Jill Myers
Willie Nelson
Whit Norris
Cybele O'brien
James Onate
Joseph Ott
Victoria Paul
Fernando Paulete
Fred Pope
Scott Porterfield
Martha Pruette
Ron Pruette
Mark Rathaus
Bob Renna
Burges Richardson
Angie Riserbato
Stephen E. Rivkin
Michael Rizzo
Teddy Robinson
Jimmie Rodgers
David Rubin
Greg P. Russell
Julia Starr Sanford
James Sarzotti
Michael Satrazemis
Paul Schiff
Liz Schlick
Wolf Schmidt
Rando Schmook
Steve Schoenberg
Michael Seirton
Larry C Shepard
Billy Sherrill
Sarah Shields
James T Short
Michael P Short
Joel Sill
David Silva
Stuart Skrien
Thomas W Small
J. Bradley Smith
Terry Smith
Wendy Smith
Anthony Sorrentino
Phil Spector
Scott Stambler
Stephen Stills
Brian Stultz
William J Taylor
Carlton W Thompson
Mark A Tracy
Travis Tritt
David Tupper
Chip Turner
Elliot Tyson
Linda Ann Upton
David Vidal
Dudley Voll
Oranz L Walker
Rick A West
Jeffrey Wetzel
James Whiting
Carmen Willis
Edgar Winter
Carol Wood
Jeff Wuesthoff
Tammy Wynette
Karen Young
Debra Zane
Tony Zupa
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Supporting Actress
Articles
Lane Smith (1936-2005)
Born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 29, 1936, Smith had a desire to act from a very young age. After a brief stint in the Army, he moved to New York to study at the Actors Studio and made his debut on off-Broadway debut in 1959. For the next 20 years, Smith was a staple of the New York stage before sinking his teeth into television: Kojak, The Rockford Files, Dallas; and small parts in big films: Rooster Cogburn (1975), Network (1976).
In 1978, he moved to Los Angeles to focus on better film roles, and his toothy grin and southern drawl found him a niche in backwoods dramas: Resurrection (1980), Honeysuckle Rose (1980); and a prominent role as the feisty Mayor in the dated Cold War political yarn Red Dawn (1984).
Smith returned to New York in 1984 and scored a hit on Broadway when he received a starring role in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross and earned a drama desk award in the process. His breakthrough role for many critics and colleagues was his powerful turn as Richard Nixon in The Final Days (1989); a docudrama based on the book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his spot-on portrayal of the fallen President, and his career picked up from there as parts in prominent Hollywood films came his way: Air America (1990), My Cousin Vinny, The Mighty Ducks (both 1992), and the Pauly Shore comedy Son in Law (1993).
For all his dependable performances over the years, Smith wasn't a familiar presence to millions of viewers until he landed the plump role of Perry White, the editor of the Daily Planet in Superman: Lois and Clark which co-starred Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher (1993-1997). After that run, he gave a scorching performance as Reverend Jeremiah Brown in the teleplay Inherit the Wind (1999); and he appeared last in the miniseries Out of Order (2003). He is survived by his wife Debbie; and son, Rob.
by Michael T. Toole
![Lane Smith (1936-2005)](https://prod-images.tcm.com/img/film-participant-detail/Featured-Artilce_Placeholder.png)
Lane Smith (1936-2005)
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 13, 1992
Released in United States on Video October 1, 1992
Began shooting February 11, 1991.
Completed shooting April 22, 1991.
Released in United States Spring March 13, 1992
Released in United States on Video October 1, 1992