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.

Macchio played Bill Gambini, a college student wrongly accused of murder and defended by Pesci's Vinny Gambini in the 1992 comedy.

My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei may not be a true story, but the classic comedy was actually inspired by real-life encounters.