What if a rookie lawyer from New York could save two innocent men in a small-town court, even though he knows nothing about law? In My Cousin Vinny, two city boys, Bill and Stan, are wrongly accused of a crime they didn’t commit while passing through a Southern town. They get help from Bill’s cousin, Vinny, a lawyer who has no experience but plenty of confidence.

One key moment is when Vinny, after struggling in court, finally gets the key witness to crack by asking the right question about the tire tracks. What if he hadn’t figured it out? Would Bill and Stan have been found guilty?

Fans love to imagine What If scenarios—what if Vinny had given up and let someone else take the case? Or what if the small-town judge had been more understanding of Vinny’s mistakes? Some also wonder about the backstory of Vinny and his fiancée, Mona, and how they ended up working together in the first place.

An alternate ending could show Vinny opening his own successful law firm after the case. A prequel might explore his early days as a lawyer, showing how he learned to trust his instincts. My Cousin Vinny leaves us laughing, knowing that sometimes, the most unlikely people can come through when it matters most.