Real Lawyer Reacts to My Cousin Vinny (The Most Accurate Legal Comedy?)

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The misunderstanding between Vinny and the Judge about the two "youts" was actually a real conversation between Joe Pesci and the director. The director, who was British, had a hard time understanding Pesci's thick New York accent. The director decided that the routine was funny and put it in the film.

When Gambini falls asleep at the table, I always think "The defence is...resting"

My father in law is a retired judge. We spent Christmas at his house and I got him to watch this movie. Never seen him laugh that hard and i think he might hate me slightly less now

"I don't like your attitude!" "What else is new." "I'm holding you in contempt of court." "OH.... there's a fuckin' surprise!" God , I love everything and every character in this masterpiece!!

I like that they avoided the clichéd trope of the devious antagonist prosecutor who will lie and cheat their way to winning the case - the prosecutor was portrayed as a fair minded gentleman who’s just doing his job to the best of his ability and when clear exculpatory evidence is provided, immediately and happily drops all charges. Same for the judge and the sheriff.

I watched this with my grandfather, who was an attorney. He didn’t think Marissa Tomei was a real actress. He thought they just found a woman in Brooklyn and brought her to the set.

Objection! You didn’t show Marissa Tomei absolutely own the prosecutor when he questioned her about the correct ignition timing of a 1955 Bellaire Chevrolet with a 327 cubic engine and a 4-barrel carburetor. 😂

Marisa Tomei in the witness box is an absolute tour de force. I never fail to enjoy her scenes.

So what you're saying is, Joe Pesci's character needed...a law suit?

Objection! The best line of the movie was not included. "That was a lucid, intelligent, well-thought-out objection. Overruled."

Mona's expert testimony is the best part of the whole movie, because she's absolutely brilliant and Vinny is SUCH a wife guy. He is positively giddy and hangs on her every word. The way they go back and forth is even echoing the alway they flirt earlier in the film when she talks about how she fixed the sink. 😂💜

Ended up watching My Cousin Vinny thanks to this video. One detail I really loved was one of the defendants asked "I shot him?" when he found out they were arrested for murder and not tuna theft. Later, in one of the hearings, the sheriff testified that the defendant said "I shot him," in the form of a statement, not a question. Really went to show how evidence can be twisted to fit a certain narrative and how both lawyers fight each other to make sure their narrative is the one accepted by the jury.

“Do the laws of physics not apply in your kitchen?” after the grits testimony is my favorite line to quote of all time.

"The Two Yutes..." "The Two Hwat...?" Mispronunciation in North and South, everyone.

I like that when he talks about the cooking time of grits he goes over to the jury as if "you and I know how long it takes". The jury becomes "the grit eating world".

I always loved they weren't actually trying to railroad the defendants. The police, prosecution and witnesses believed they did it. Not only did he prove they were innocent, he actually helped solve the murder.

Marissa won an oscar for her performance in this film. First time I watched this I was hanging on her every word... She sold that character with such believability! Fantastic acting

objection: they got away with stealing the can of tuna. they were only charged with the murder

What I recently learned about the expert witness scene with Marissa that made it even bettter for me and probably helps with the good score. Vinny is supposed to have been an ex mechanic too and the moment when he looks at the picture then calls Marissa to the stand, he already knows THEN what she is going to say, that's why he gave such exact request to the sheriff. BUT since he is the lawyer he can't also be an expert witness, he needs to separate witness to get the info into evidence.... and time to stall for the Sheriff to run down the info