Plot Summary:Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein are two friends from New York University who just received scholarships to UCLA. They decide to drive through the South. Once they arrive in Alabama, they stop at a local convenience store to pick up a few snacks. But, no sooner than they leave the store, they are arrested. They had thought that they were arrested for shoplifting, but they were arrested for murder and robbery. Worse, they are facing execution for this crime. Bill and Stan do not have enough money for a lawyer, so the good news is that Bill has a lawyer in his family, his cousin, Vincent Laguardia Gambini. The bad news is that Vinny is an inexperienced lawyer who has not been at a trial. So, Vinny has to defend his clients and battle an uncompromising judge, some tough locals, and even his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito, who just does not know when to shut up, to prove his clients' innocence. But he will soon realize that he is going to need help.
比尔(拉尔夫·马奇奥 Ralph Macchio 饰)和斯坦(米歇尔·维特菲尔德 Mitchell Whitfield 饰)是一对损友,此时,他们正驾驶着汽车前往学校。这一段旅程注定不会平静,误打误撞之中,两人竟然被指控谋杀。眼看着审理日即将到来,比尔和斯坦找到了刚刚毕业的半吊子律师文森特(乔·佩西 Joe Pesci 饰),请求他为他们辩护。 令两人万万没有想到的是,文森特在法庭上的出格表现不仅没有为他们洗清罪名,文森特自己反而因为“蔑视法庭罪”而遭到监禁,而经历了如此挫折后,文森特一蹶不振,辩护水平更是大打折扣。一番波折之后,比尔和斯坦好不容易洗脱了牢狱之灾重获自由,但两人明白,只要文森特存在一天,他们的厄运就会延续一天。