Posted on 09/04/2020 4:50:23 PM PDT by simpson96
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, and Fred Gwynne in his final film appearance. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released on March 13, 1992.
The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are arrested and put on trial for a murder they did not commit and the comical attempts of a cousin, Vincent Gambini, a lawyer who had only recently passed the bar exam after several unsuccessful attempts, to defend them. Much of the humor comes from the fish-out-of-water interaction between the brash Italian-American New Yorkers (Vinny and his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito) and the more reserved Southern townspeople.
A critical and financial success, Pesci, Gwynne, and Tomei all received praise for their performances, and Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film has also been lauded by attorneys for its accurate depiction of court procedure and trial strategy.
"My Cousin Vinny" movie clip - Automotive Expert (1992)
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Yes, smoking, smoking hot. Screens in movie theaters were singed from that scene.
Where were all the girls like her when I was still single?
I’ve never seen this movie all the way through. Something tells me I should.
I don’t think Jersey Girl is considered a race...
Just one of the many good lines-— in this hilarious movie— a favourite of real Southerners in Georgia and elsewhere. Filmed in GA. Everything about it— written with true knowledge of the locale. Grits, speech/expressions, trains, crappy hotels, and especially red... wet, slippery as greased pig pooh GA clay.
Here’s our fave from Marisa: “Oh shuah-— yah blennnd!”
From the Judge: “Mr. Gambini are you mocking me?” “What?” Your clothes— I instructed you to return to Court in proper clothes...” “You were serious about that?” Next scene— he’s on the bus to the same county prison.
The automotive knowledge also— positraction, limited slip differential and the tire markings as a result. Beautiful- especially coming from expert witness, mechanic Marisa Tomei.
I second that! I credit this movie for a long standing crush on Tomei.
A great comedy that I have seen many times, and will watch many more times.
“.....and you just put your little deer lips down into the cool clear wautah and BLAM, a f*n bullet rips off part of your head...”
Brilliant and dark humor.
One of my favorite movies.
Marisa Tomei taught me it was okay yo be a car-loving chick. :3
My high school counselor didn’t agree. He refused to enroll me in auto shop because I was a girl. That was his reason.
Everything I learned about the law came from watching My Cousin Vinny 50 times.
She was adorable.
I think George
Liked It!
... and the biological clock ticking scene.
I KNEW that was gonna be the clip before I opened it....I fell on the floor when he got up there.......that is still one of the best scenes of that movie. We’ve watched it 20 times at least........LOL
My favorite scene.
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My Cousin Vinny is hilarious. One of those movies you can watch multiple times and never get tired of it. One of my favorites.
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