Will Smith was nearly cast as a boy arrested for a murder he didnt commit in 1992s My Cousin Vinny, but it would have changed the tone of the movie.

Judges Adam Levy, son of Judge Judy, and Judge Patricia DiMango were in agreement that "My Cousin Vinny" has all the elements of a near-perfect court movie. "My Cousin Vinny" is a 1992 comedy ...

That's because Ben Stiller was vying for a role in a little movie called My Cousin Vinny. An Oscar-winning courtroom comedy, My Cousin Vinny is much more than a fun movie about lawyers.