Lawyer Breaks Down 30 Courtroom Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED

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Published 2019-04-15
Lucy Lang, Executive Director, Institute For Innovation In Prosecution at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, takes a look at courtroom scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are.

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All Comments (21)
  • I like how she’s technical but doesn’t take it all so seriously, or get mad at actors for just saying their lines
  • @Melissa-tw2gp
    You can tell she’s a lawyer because her neutral “I’m listening and watching” face is flawless. I bet she’s great at poker.
  • @ChrisThomas_
    I love that during all the clips she's fairly neutral in her face, but she smiles through the Legally Blonde one :D
  • While in law school, I had the honor of working with Ms. Lang while I was an intern in the Manhattan DA's Office. She was a fantastic prosecutor and great mentor to me then. Great to see her doing well.
  • @mars_girl
    I loved her mouthing the line when Jack Nicholson yells, "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH." She's just great!
  • @falseking989
    I like how she describes incidents based on her own experience. Instead of saying “That’ll never happen” she’ll say “I’ve never had that happen to me.”
  • @Outfurbluud
    This is the most lawyery looking lawyer in existence. The hair, the pearl earrings, it's all there
  • @jamiebruner8463
    "Excellent cross-examination by Miss Woods" With a smile on her face :D You know she loves Legally Blonde
  • @JC-gh7bk
    0:19 : The Good Wife 1:02 : How to Get Away With Murder 1:38 : Suits 2:31 : Liar Liar 3:21 : Law and Order 4:10 : Legally Blonde 4:57 : A Few Good Men 5:41 : The Practice 6:12 : Roman J. Israel, Esquire 7:27 : Philadelphia 8:13 : My Cousin Vinny 9:27 : To Kill a Mockingbird 10:17 : Dark Knight 10:45 : Primal Fear 11:50 : Big Daddy 12:35 : Devil's Advocate 13:40 : Rainmaker 14:29 : Justice for All 15:05 : Daredevil 15:51 : A Civil Action 16:50 : Simpsons 17:12 : Franklin and Bash 18:26 : Changeling 19:04 : Serial Mom 19:44 : Night Court 20:33 : Law Abiding Citizen 21:22 : Perry Mason 22:04 : 50 Shades Freed 23:05 : Intolerable Cruelty 23:38 : The Good Fight 24:17 : Madea Goes to Jail 25:02 : The Verdict 25:37 : Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 26:08 : The Night Of 27:10 : A Time to Kill
  • @kit4685
    She’s by far one of the best experts on this series along with the CIA chief lady and the speech / accent gentleman
  • @Dipply
    Can't believe the bee movie court scene isn't in here, s m h
  • The way she mouths “You can’t handle the truth!” with him Felt, sister 👊🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
  • They could do " Fashion designer breaks down iconic fashion scenes". I think that would be pretty cool.
  • So basically, saying "objection" is exactly like calling "time-out" while playing tag.
  • @ratgirly9024
    yo you should do a psychologist/psychiatrist breaking down therapy session scenes (i've had enough of my parents' complaining about the inaccuracy and unfair portrayal of their professions).
  • @KolorMeyellow
    She gets the humor and teaches so much. Also, atleast 80% of the female lawyers had a blonde Bob like hers lol. I guess Hollywood has that down
  • She acts like that one friend you have that you see at a high school reunion that is the most successful person there and explains to you all this stuff that you don't know, then asks, "So what are you up to?" and you can't answer without sounding pathetically lame.
  • @Elysia07
    I love how much lucy seems to be enjoying watching these. Most professionals in a career that is often misrepresented on tv, just find them annoying, but she looks like she's having so much fun, and loves all these movies, no matter how silly. I'm going to tell you the truth, I wasn't all that interested in this topic when I randomly clicked on the video, especially when I saw that it was 28 minutes long. I was like, yeah, I'll watch a few minutes of this and see what else I can find. But Lucy's clear joy at what she's talking about makes this impossible to quit watching.