52 My Cousin Vinny Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Beechum County, Alabama

The film "My Cousin Vinny" is a comedy that is set in Beechum County, a fictional location in the countryside of the U.S. state of Alabama. The other three places are actual cities which are located in various parts of the United States of America.

Beechum County, Alabama is referred to many times in the movie. A signboard for Beechum County, Alabama appears at the beginning of the movie, when Bill and Stan are shown travelling in the countryside of Alabama. The murder of the store clerk and the arrest of Bill and Stan takes place in Beechum County. The trial of the case takes place in the Beechum County Court.

Answer: Joe Pesci

Vinny Gambini is a defense attorney who has been practicing law for almost six weeks. He failed the bar exam 5 times before he passed it, and this will be his first murder case.

Answer: Alabama

The entire movie takes place in Alabama. The murder took place at
the Sac-O-Suds convenience store in a little town called Wazoo just inside the Beechum County line.

Answer: For shoplifting

Bill and Stan think the police have arrested them for shoplifting the can of tuna, which Bill forgot to pay for when he was at the convenience store. In fact, Stan realises that a police vehicle is following them after leaving the convenience store and is concerned, but Bill doesn't seem to be too worried, although he knows that the police are trying to catch them. He thinks that the police arrested him and Stan for shoplifting.

Answer: a hairdresser

Mona Lisa Vito has lots of knowledge about cars because most of her family works with cars; however, her actual job is hairdressing. She states this when the prosecutor asks her. We don't see any aspect of hairdressing in the movie. Mona Lisa supports Vinny in everything he does, but she is very outspoken.

Answer: Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei's character is usually called just "Lisa". Marisa also won an "Oscar" for "Best Supporting Actress Performance". Her and Pesci both had very funny roles in the movie.

Answer: Red Cadillac

Vinny and Lisa drove a red Cadillac. Vinny's cousin William drove
the metallic mint-green 1964 Buick Skylark.

Answer: green

The car was actually mint-green metallic.

Answer: The sheriff accuses Bill of shooting the clerk

Bill and Stan are under the impression that thay have been arrested for shoplifting the can of tuna when they are brought to the sheriff's office. First, both Bill and Stan are interrogated, and later on, Stan is told by the police to sit outside on a bench, after being interrogated separately, and he does that. The sheriff then interrogates Bill alone, and it is during this time that the sheriff tells him, "You shot the clerk." Bill is confused, but suddenly he realises that he and Stan have been arrested for the murder of the store clerk, and when he is told to sit outside and wait, he tells Stan why they have actually been arrested.

Answer: Jonathan Lynn

Jonathon Lynn is an English director. He also directed "The Fighting Temptations" (2003), a musical starring Beyonce and Cuba Gooding Jr. He has won many awards for British and American television.

Answer: Ralph Macchio

Ralph Macchio plays the role of a man who thinks he's being thrown in jail for stealing a can of tuna, but in the interview with the sherrif, he learns that his friend Stan and him, aren't being tried for shoplifting. They're being tried for murder!

Answer: tuna

He placed it in his pocket because his hands were full.

Answer: She tells him that there is an attorney in his family

After Bill and Stan are interrogated by the police, they discuss the idea of hiring an attorney to represent them. Bill and Stan are told that they can make a phone call, so Bill decides to call his mother. He tells her that he and Stan are innocent, and that they need a good attorney to represent them in the case, and she tells Bill that there is no need to worry, because his cousin Vinny is an attorney, and he can help them by representing them in the case. Bill feels very happy and excited when he hears this, and thinks that it would be very good if Vinny fights the case.

Answer: Jimmy Willis

Jimmy Willis is the clerk that gets murdered. His name is first heard when an elderly woman runs up to the police officer asking about the murder. He is only seen when Stanley pays for his shake and asks him to fill it up.

Answer: Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne plays a judge who just hates Vinny. Throughout the movie, he denies all of his objections (even the reasonable ones), and even holds him in "Contempt of Court" three times. He was sent to jail for the three charges. Lisa had to pay $600 altogether to bail him out three times!

Answer: Pink

Lisa brought her pink camera with her on their trip to Alabama. Some of the photos she took wound up becoming critical pieces of evidence, ultimately setting the defendants free.

Answer: Karate Kid

Academy Award nominated actress Elizabeth Shue played his girlfriend in the first 'Karate Kid' film.

Answer: His fiancee, Mona Lisa Vito

Vinny travels to Alabama with his fiancee Mona Lisa Vito to help Bill and Stan by representing them in the case. Lisa is a hairdresser by profession, although she is shown to be unemployed. She supports Vinny throughout the case to the extent that she can, but she is also quite frank and straight forward in dealing with Vinny and doesn't hesitate to point out Vinny's mistakes. The character of Mona Lisa Vito was portrayed by Marisa Tomei in the film.

Answer: magic grits

He says this when he starts getting better as a lawyer. The witness's statement is incorrect and Vinny is trying to get the truth out of him. The witness is surprised that he has been caught out. The witness has said that it takes him five minutes to cook breakfast.

Answer: Three

The first time was because he was dressed in a leather jacket, second time was because he wore the leather jacket again, and third time, because the judge didn't like his attitude.

Answer: Although Vinnie is an attorney, he is not licensed in the state and has no trial experience

Shortly after he takes the case, Vinny attends an interview with the judge, Chamberlain Haller, who is presiding over the case. The judge tells Vinny the reason why he is being interviewed, and then he asks Vinny some questions to grant him permission to appear in the court. However, Vinny doesn't have any answer for some of the questions, so he lies to the judge. For example, the judge asks Vinny how long he has been practising as an attorney, and Vinny tells the judge that he has been practicing for a long time and is an experienced attorney. The judge asks him what the verdicts of the cases he has appeared in have been, and Vinny replies that he has won some of the cases and lost some of them. However, Chamberlain Haller is satisfied with his answers, and allows him to appear in the court for the case, but tells Vinny clearly that he expects him to come fully prepared for the case in all respects.

Answer: Jerry Gallo

Jerry Gallo is a name of a famous lawyer. The judge finds out that Jerry Gallo is dead so he approaches Vinny, and he changes his name to Jerry Callo.