Vinny Was Initially Intended to Be Dyslexic
When Vinny reveals that he had to take the bar exam six times before passing, it raises the question of how someone could struggle so much. In the first draft of the script, this was addressed by making Vinny dyslexic. Originally, when asked why it took him so many attempts, Vinny would say, “I am a little dyslexic.” However, screenwriter Dale Launer decided to remove this detail from the final script because Pesci was unsure how to portray dyslexia accurately. Launer felt that including dyslexia made Vinny seem “not so bright,” and he preferred to let viewers assume that Vinny was actually smart but found the law to be complicated and dull. As Launer explained to Abnormal Muse, this approach kept Vinny’s intelligence intact without relying on a potentially confusing subplot.
Vinny Was Initially Intended To Be Dyslexic
The Prison Scenes Were Filmed in an Actual Prison
The prison scenes in My Cousin Vinny look so authentic because they were filmed in a real prison in Gainesville, Georgia, complete with a death row wing right next to the set. While filming, the cast was surrounded by real prison guards, and the presence of actual criminals in solitary confinement and on death row made Ralph Macchio and Mitchell Whitfield, who played Bill and Stan, quite uneasy. “They really were yelling at us. They had to tone it down in the movie because they were saying some truly horrible things. Ralph and I were petrified,” Whitfield shared with Abnormal Muse.
The Prison Scenes Were Filmed In An Actual Prison
