Overview
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!
Details
- Director
- Jonathan Lynn
- Writer
- Dale Launer
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $11,000,000
Cast
Austin Pendleton
Bruce McGill
Fred Gwynne
Joe Pesci
Lane Smith
Marisa Tomei
Maury Chaykin
Mitchell Whitfield
Paulene Myers
Ralph Macchio
Keywords
absurd
alabama
amused
best friends
cheerful
convenience store robbery
court
court case
courtroom
courtroom drama
cousin
curious
deep south
defense attorney
engaged couple
expert witness
fish out of water
hilarious
ironic
joyful
joyous
lawyer
murder suspect
nostalgic
prison
small town
southern usa
suspicion
unassuming
understated
wrongful arrest
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