Macchio starred in the screwball-indebted courtroom comedy as the cousin of the titular Vinny Gambini, played byJoe Pesci.
My Cousin Vinnytells the story of three bombastic Italian-Americans caught up in an over-the-top legal drama.
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Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, and Joe Pesci in 1992’s ‘My Cousin Vinny’.Credit:20th Century Fox
“And that’s why I think it’s working so well.”

Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in ‘My Cousin Vinny’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection