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Rating:  - My Cousin Vinny
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Rating: - My Cousin Vinny
This is the funniest movie I've ever seen. This is definitely my favorite comedy movie.
Rating:  - Thanks for being so prompt
Thanks for being so prompt. Have not watched the movie yet, but I'm sure it's fine.
Rating: - Who, who would try and fix me up with Marisa Tomei?
Two college kids are on a road trip through the South. They stop for gas at a convenience store, buy some groceries, and leave. The store is robbed, the cashier is fatally shot, and all the evidence points to them. They have no money so they turn to Billy Gambini's (Ralph Macchio) Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci), a lawyer.
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role in My Cousin Vinny. I always liked Marisa Tomei, but I figured it must be a fluke. They don't usually give any Oscars to comedies, especially popular ones that do well at the box office. So I was skeptical, but Marisa won me over as Mona Lisa Vito, cousin Vinny's girlfriend.
She seemed like a parody of a New Jersey Italian girl, but her character was also very smart. She wanted Vinny to marry her, and he had promised he would as soon as he won his first case. So, she was determined to make that happen, even if she had to read the law books herself and explain them to Vinny. She did a very accurate send up of the mode of speech and dress, that skewered them, but with love.
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Mona Lisa Vito: [Vinny looks at her funny] What?
Vinny Gambini: Nothing. You stick out like a sore thumb around here.
Mona Lisa Vito: Me? What about you?
Vinny Gambini: I fit in better than you. At least I'm wearing cowboy boots.
Mona Lisa Vito: Oh yeah, you blend.
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Joe Pesci, as Cousin Vinny, was also very funny, helped by Fred Gwynne as Southern Judge Chamberlain Haller. Fred Gwynne is a very tall man, perhaps best remembered as Hermann Munster. The contrast between him and Pesci, who is a full foot shorter, was funny in and of itself. His reactions made Pesci's antics even funnier. Vinny was trying to be a lawyer, but he had only recently passed the bar, and had never tried any case, much less a murder case. Judge Chamberlain Haller is a stickler for procedure, and this was not Vinny's strongest suit:
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Judge Chamberlain Haller: I tell you this because I want you to know that when it comes to procedure, I'm not a patient man. I advise your, sir, that when you come into my courtroom, you are to know the letter of the law. I react harshly when you don't.
Vinny Gambini: You should.
Judge Chamberlain Haller: Don't think that being from New York, you're getting a special treatment.
Vinny Gambini: I shouldn't.
Judge Chamberlain Haller: You won't. You'll be given no leeway whatsoever.
[Takes a book on Alabama law from his book case]
Judge Chamberlain Haller: Now I expect you to know this information when you come into my courtroom.
[drops the book before Vinny]
Judge Chamberlain Haller: You willing to accept those terms?
Vinny Gambini: Sure. No problem.
[quickly leafs through the book]
Vinny Gambini: Just this? Ha ha.
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The Gambini's have a knack for argument, and after a very rough start you begin to see that it was a wise choice for Billy Gambini to choose his cousing Vinny as his lawyer. As he explains to his codefendant, Stan:
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Bill: You have to see the Gambinis in action. I mean, these people, they love to argue. I mean, they live to argue.
Stan: My parents argue too, it doesn't make them good lawyers.
Bill: Stan, I've seen your parents argue. Trust me, they're amateurs.
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The verdict is in, and My Cousin Vinny is guilty of being a funny movie with great performances by Pesci, Gwynne, and Tomei. For Fred Gwynne, it was his last film role, and luckily for him he went out on a high note.
Joe Pesci
The Good Shepherd (2006) .... Joseph Palmi
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) .... Leo Getz
Gone Fishin' (1997) .... Joe Waters
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) .... Tommy
Casino (1995) .... Nicky Santoro
With Honors (1994) .... Simon Wilder
Jimmy Hollywood (1994) .... Jimmy Alto
A Bronx Tale (1993) .... Carmine
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) .... Harry Lime
The Public Eye (1992) .... Leon Bernstein
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) .... Leo Getz
My Cousin Vinny (1992) .... Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
JFK - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1991) .... David Ferrie
The Super (1991) .... Louie Kritski
Home Alone (1990) .... Harry
GoodFellas (1990) .... Tommy DeVito
Betsy's Wedding (1990) .... Oscar Henner
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) .... Leo Getz
Catchfire (1989) (uncredited) .... Leo Carelli
Moonwalker (1988) .... Mr. Big
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
Man on Fire (1987) .... David
Eureka (1984) .... Mayakofsky
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) .... Frankie Minaldi
Tutti dentro (1984) .... Corrado Parrisi
Easy Money (1983) .... Nicky Cerone
Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982) .... Ruby Dennis
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) .... Roger
Raging Bull (Special Edition) (1980) .... Joey La Motta
The Death Collector (1976) .... Joe
Marisa Tomei
The Wrestler (2008) .... Cassidy
War, Inc. (2008) .... Natalie Hegalhuzen
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) .... Gina Hanson
Wild Hogs (2007) .... Maggie
Grace Is Gone (2007) .... Woman at Pool
Danika (2006) .... Danika Merrick
Factotum (2005) .... Laura
Loverboy (2005) .... Sybil
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) .... Meredith Morrison
Alfie (2004) .... Julie
Anger Management (2003) .... Linda
The Guru (2002) .... Lexi
Just a Kiss (2002) .... Paula
Jenifer (2001) (TV) .... Nina Capelli
Someone Like You... (2001) .... Liz
In the Bedroom (2001) .... Natalie Strout
What Women Want (2000) .... Lola
King of the Jungle (2000) .... Det. Costello
The Watcher (2000/I) .... Dr. Polly Beilman
Happy Accidents (2000) .... Ruby Weaver
Dirk and Betty (2000) .... Paris
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) .... Rita Abromowitz
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) .... Nina
A Brother's Kiss (1997) .... Missy
Unhook the Stars (1996) .... Monica Warren
"Seinfeld" .... Herself (1 episode, The Cadillac, 1996)
Four Rooms (1995) .... Margaret
The Perez Family (1995) .... Dorita Evita Perez
Only You (1994) .... Faith
The Paper (1994) .... Martha Hackett
Untamed Heart (1993) .... Caroline
Chaplin (1992) .... Mabel Normand
Equinox (1992) .... Rosie Rivers
My Cousin Vinny (1992) .... Mona Lisa Vito
Zandalee (1991) .... Remy
Oscar (1991) .... Lisa Provolone
"A Different World" .... Maggie Lauten (21 episodes, 1987-1988)
The Flamingo Kid (1984) .... Mandy
Fred Gwynne
My Cousin Vinny (1992) .... Judge Chamberlain Haller
Shadows and Fog (1992) .... Hacker's Follower
Earthday Birthday (1990) .... Fred the Moose
Pet Sematary (1989) .... Jud Crandall
Disorganized Crime (1989) .... Max Green
Ironweed (1987) .... Oscar Reo
Fatal Attraction (1987) .... Arthur
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) .... Donald Davenport
Jake's M.O. (1987) .... Jake Tekulve
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) .... Uncle Hugo Gibb
Off Beat (1986) .... The Commissioner
Water (1985/I) .... Franklin Spender
The Cotton Club (1984) .... Frenchy Demange
"The Munsters" .... Herman Munster / ... (72 episodes, 1964-1966)
"Car 54, Where Are You?" .... Officer Francis Muldoon (60 episodes, 1961-1963)
"The Phil Silvers Show" .... Pvt. Honergan (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
On the Waterfront (Special Edition) (1954) .... Slim
Rating: - A classic !
Hillarious! By now, almost every line from the movie is a classic !
It's fantastic, you'll enjoy it; buy it !
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