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!
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release:
March 1992
Production:
Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., 20th Century Fox, Dale Launer Production
Cast:
Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith, Austin Pendleton, Bruce McGill, Maury Chaykin, Paulene Myers, Raynor Scheine, James Rebhorn, Chris Ellis, Michael Simpson, Lou Walker, Kenny Jones, Thomas Merdis, J. Don Ferguson, Michael Genevie, Jeff Lewis, Ron Leggett, Aubrey J. Osteen, Larry Shuler, Suzi Bass, Michael Burgess, Bill Coates, Jill Jane Clements, Muriel Moore, Bob Penny
Tags:
prison, small town, court case, court, southern usa, alabama, suspicion, cousin, lawyer, fish out of water, convenience store robbery, courtroom, defense attorney, wrongful arrest, expert witness, nostalgic, curious, murder suspect, engaged couple, courtroom drama, unassuming, ironic, best friends, deep south, joyous, understated, absurd, hilarious, amused, cheerful, joyful
