What is really sad is that Cassie does not recognise the judge!! Has She never seen the Munsters? Or was he on the Adams Family? One of those 2 series anyway. Original not remakes!!
Most people miss the fact that Vincent Gambino is actually the real auto expert, as he was able to deduce the facts beforehand and then draw it out of Marisa Tomei.
This was also the role where people thought the presenter, Jack Palance, misspoke when calling out her name. Imagine a time when the only Oscars controversy was getting a name wrong.
One of Hollywood's real gems. The whole cast is great. R.I.P to the judge Fred (Herman Munster) Gwynne who died in 1993 a year after the movie came out.
Trivia: The misunderstanding between Vincent Gambini and Judge Haller regarding the two "youts" was in fact a real conversation between Joe Pesci and director Jonathan Lynn. Lynn, who is British, at first had a hard time understanding Pesci's pronounced New York accent. He decided that the routine was quite funny and put it in the film.
haha same! "Would you give a fuck about what kind of pants the son of a bitch who shot you was wearing?!?" She's so great! This movie made me have a huge crush on Marissa Tomei! Just like George Costanza!
@@LumpyAdams And they even have him dropping the charges, rather than waiting for a not-guilty verdict. He wasn't in it to win; he was in it for justice.
"That's the guy from Home Alone." Stop everything you are planning to do and watch Goodfellas immediately after you read this! This man was the best actor in one of America's best movie, a national tragedy to not have seen it
@@DustinAxelson I first saw him co-starring with Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money. Imagine his character as having the same attitude as in Casino but in a stoner plumber instead of a gangster. His stoner giggling fits were hilarious
We had rented this movie to have in hospital while my wife went through labor with our 3rd child. It relaxed my wife and distracted her. But every time a nurse came in, they would end up standing there an extra 5-10 minutes to watch it with us. Love your videos. It is fun to rewatch these movies with you.
The Judge was played by Fred Gwynne who was a fantastic actor who had trouble breaking free from typecasting. He played a Frankenstein type monster in the sitcom The Munsters in the 60's.
My dad is a civil attorney and we watch this movie together every Christmas. He says it's one of the most accurate legal movies/shows ever*** created, lol. Joe Pesci is a national treasure (as is Marissa Tomei). She's absolutely brilliant in this movie.
I made my mom laugh hard when 12 year old me did the Marisa Tomai footstomp with "biological clock ticking like this". Lost her a few years ago, good memory.
Indeed. It's always amusing to me when the comedy actually tries to get it right and the "serious drama" doesn't. For example, _Scrubs_ is almost unanimously considered to be the most accurate medical TV show of all time.
It's been 30 years since this movie came out, and my group of friends will STILL use "The two yutes" or "I got no more use for 'dis guy" from time to time. Also, having grown up watching "The Munsters", I have a HUGE respect for Fred Gwynne (who played the judge), since he also played Herman Munster way back when.
I constantly use "everything that guy said is bullshit". My wife is always yelling at me when I say it...mostly cause I'm usually talking about her, but she always ends up laughing because she knows where it comes from and as we all know it's crazy funny
Also, it's ironic that Fred Gwynne's character gives Joe Pesci's character so much grief for being from New York, because in real life Fred Gwynne is from New York and Joe Pesci isn't.
I practiced law for forty years before retiring. The Judge in this is a perfect representation of the struggle between the lawyer and the judge over the jury. The judge is sort of in your way to where you want to take the jury. The comments about the 'yuuts' is hilarious. And when Pesci shows up late (which can get you sanctioned) in the purple tuxedo, the Judge's question is a classic, "Mr. Gambini, are you mocking me?" Man, been there many times, minus the purple tuxedo. My favorite legal comedy. The absolute best movie about trial law is the James Stewart classic, Anatomy of a Murder. Great movie and exactly nails trying a murder case. Enjoy your videos, I try to watch them all.
The first time I saw "Anatomy of a Murder" it just happened to be on the TV where I was. I became so enthralled watching it I couldn't leave until it was over. Great movie, indeed.
The most underrated funny line in the movie most people seem to miss comes as everyone is leaving the courthouse at the end as Vinny says to Sam, “I hope we can do this again sometime.”
I love that line, and people definitely either miss it or just don't react. Her asking about his pants will always be my ATF non-underrated line too. This movie's probably got 50 more we didn't mention.
The courtroom scenes were so accurate that this movie was shown in my classroom in highschool during "mock trials". This is how we learned to question witnesses and present evidence.
It's still revered in collegiate law courses across the country. It's a great way to entertain students while showing some aspects of actual law procedures.
Dude we watched in my High School Mock Trial class too. Our teacher called it a classic example of everything that should not happen in a courtroom (referring obviously to Joe Pesci's antics.)
Look up "LegalEagle" review. They often use this as an example in law school and he rates it "A" for accuracy (no pun intended). ua-cam.com/video/a1I7QBCHqng/v-deo.html
At 11:11 "Why is she lying?" She wasn't lying. She did see 2 men and a green car, and she actually thinks it was the 2 defendants. This is an important point of this film. Witnesses can be honestly mistaken. That's why it is so important that we have the presumption of innocence (defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty), impartial judges, and opposing lawyers to cross examine witnesses.
TOO Often, especially with White Witnesses and non-White defendants, Witnesses will ALWAYS pick the defendant in front of them. Racial Bias exists. The "Impartial Judge" is too often as biased as the Witness and the Prosecutor, especially in jurisdictions where they are Elected!. Moreover, too often, the Public Defender is just as Incompetent as shown in this instance - it's just a "Gig" for them. The ONLY way a defendant is Guaranteed a "Fair Trial" is if they have an Enormous amount of money to spend on a Lawyer
In that moment in the movie all we know for a fact is that the 2 guys are innocent, and we haven't heard the defense stating that 2 other guys in a same car may have done this. So at the time she says "why is she lying?" Is completely fine because she hasn't seen the movie and doesn't know what the defense is going to argue as the other possible scenario.
The Sac o Suds store is the biggest thing in that neighborhood. Any sound people are going to look toward the store. So all of the witnesses could have seen the boys walk into the store. 20 to 25 minutes later…they heard a shot. They saw the back of the shooters running out the store. The defendants were already gone, driving slow into the county. The shooters headed toward Georgia.
Fred Gwynne also appeared in "on the waterfront". I don't think he really had lines, but you can't miss him, his face, his size. Also, maybe no movie is better than "on the waterfront", a classic that cannot missed.
We lived in a small town on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few years. It had a stop sign. It also had a volunteer fire department, and the railroad tracks were a block away. It took a minute to get used to the fire siren going off at all hours, and the freight trains coming through, but you eventually just slept through it. My mom came to visit once, and she was like this movie...lol. It was too funny.
The witnesses weren't doing anything wrong. They were just saying what they saw. Same with the prosecution and the judge. They were just doing their jobs. That's something I actually really love about this film. It didn't feel the need to try and force anyone into the villain role. As soon as the evidence was presented that they were innocent, the prosecution dropped it.
Trotter especially has every reason to do his job. As he says he became a prosecutor after his conscience got to him after spending who knows how long, allowing guilty men to go free. I feel that's something he vowed to never let happen again as a prosecutor. At the beginning of the movie he has a more or less open and shut case. Three eye-witnesses who can place Bill and Stan at the Sac O' Suds and a recanted confession that's pretty damning. The only thing that he doesn't have is a murder weapon, but cases have been built on less. From his perspective they're guilty, once he's given undeniable evidence to the contrary he dismisses the charges. How many courtroom dramas end like that? It always goes to the jury, the prosecution never admits they may be wrong. Trotter does though.
@@phillipribbink6903 That's why this film is so refreshing as a courtroom drama - unlike most CD's, all the responsible parties involved have *integrity.* No nefarious motives, no corrupt schemes. Just honest people trying to do the right thing - ya know, how the court system SHOULD work.
@@earlofbroadst Great point. Even though the movie is about a murder, it maintains a light tone. And that is helped by portraying everyone as people trying to do their best. Except of course the guy who tried to keep the $200.
This is also why eyewitness testimony can't really be relied upon too heavily in court cases. People easily forget little details, and they can be convinced to mis-remember things in different ways to suit a narrative. Like that guy who thought he only took 5 minutes to cook breakfast. Like, if you make yourself breakfast every day, you dont pay attention to how long it actually takes you, you make a guess and its just in your head that it cant be more than 5 minutes, cuz its just an easy task you do every day.
Props to your editor! (Or to you if you edit this :D ) This is such a tight script, with so many scenes serving multiple purposes and tying into the end. And I've seen a lot of reaction channels skip over important beats (like the breakfast scene with the grits timing, or Vinny's magic trick and then story of how he picked apart the magician). But either you or your editor was able to condense this down while hitting all the major scenes. AND you got the majority of Marissa Tomei's brilliant performance at the climax too. (I've seen tons of channels shockingly breeze over that as if it wasn't the huge pay off of the film). So major props for doing this film right in the cut down. Give yourself a pat on the back or make sure you're paying your editor well. They deserve it :D
Moonlight! (Great handle, btw...) Cassie's editor is from the UK, his name is Mike, and he is so very talented! Mike does get paid, and gets a lot of appreciation, too. We do love him so much! During the Christmas Livestream, Mike gave Cassie a gift, and showed up in chat here: ua-cam.com/video/tWdRhO9LDRM/v-deo.html
In that scene from around the 8:10 to 8:44 minute mark where you called the judge a jerk --- actually, the judge was totally correct. In any court criminal proceeding, the attorney has to clearly state what their client is pleading: Their client is either pleading 'Guilty', or they are pleading 'Not Guilty'. The judge was asking Vinny that simple routine standard question, yet Vinny kept giving the judge answers that had absolutely nothing to do with the question of 'Guilty plead' or 'Not Guilty plead'. Vinny was the 'jerk' in that encounter, as it became clear that as an attorney, he was poorly trained and inexperienced with standard court proceedings.
I feel as if Cassie's 'jerk' observation was less about how legally accurate the judge's standard question was, and more with how he communicated it to Vinny. The few real judges I've observed don't employ an imposing, booming voice, threatening demeanor, or rattling someone with sarcasm (like the 'revamping the entire system' dig). They might say, "All that is argument, this isn't the time for that," or something a bit more conversational. In fact, taking the approach he did, verbally sparring with Vinny in open session, to the point of impugning the concept of presumption of innocence ('only lawyer whose clients _say_ they didn't do it') in order to score cheap sarcasm points in his verbal tussle with Vinny, could be considered reversible error.
@@billparrish4385 - Yes, I got that. But in that scene, the judge wasn't actually being a 'jerk' (as in being unnecessarily mean). The judge was actually being quite polite for a judge in the way he communicated. One does not need to be a legal expert to realize that Vinny was the one who was acting like a jerk in that scene...lol. In fact, it looks like in later scenes afterward, Cassie had then caught on to the fact that it was Vinny who was acting like a 'jerk' for not understanding how his profession worked.
Joe Pesci is such a great actor. He can be so funny or so scary. Btw, Marisa Tomei won Best Supporting actress Oscar for this film & Joe Pesci won his Oscar for "Goodfellas" in which he played a VERY different role. :-)
This is a movie that gets funnier the more you watch it. You start noticing subtle things that are hilarious that you missed previously. And after you've seen it once and realize how it ends, you can enjoy watching the "bad guys" in the movie and enjoy their performances. Everyone was cast so well.
This film is perfect. Perfect in casting. Perfect in story. Perfect in dialogue. Perfect in editing. Perfect in tone. There are few films that have achieved such a status...especially a comedy. It‘s a true classic.
The Judge was/is the late great Fred Gwynne, who was Herman Munster, in the 1960s TV show The Munsters, before that, Car 54, where are you?, and he was really good in the 1989 Stephen King Horror movie Pet Sematary.
He was also in Cotton Club, but was best known (in U.S.) as Herman Munster. And small county judges with Ivy League law degrees are very believable, at least in my experience.
You know you’re leading the movie reactor videos on UA-cam when you watch Legends of the Fall and My Cousin Vinny all in the same week!! That’s not following trends. That’s making them! 👍
I'm 59 y o and have never seen legends of the fall. Should I see the movie in its entirety before I see her reaction ?? I don't know what it's about or who's in it !!
When I was in a criminal law class in college, I was told to watch a bunch of the courtroom scenes in this movie. I've heard from my teacher who was a former DA and a few lawyers that this is one of the most accurate court movies made
The townspeople at the 'Pool & Chicken' bar are the actual townspeople that got hired as extras. Including the guy who ate the drumstick in one motion- which was improvised.
Much as I so thoroughly love Joe Pesci, and I love how excellent he is in this, Marisa Tomei steals the entire show. Over the years, Marisa’s Oscar win for this was contested. The frequent belief was that her name was called by mistake, and that she did not actually win. I always rejected this as I believe that her Oscar win for this film is one of the most well-deserved wins in Oscar history. It was therefore immensely satisfying when she was vindicated by the Moonlight/La La Land kerfluffle, to the point I screamed, “This proves once and for all that Marisa Tomei WON that Oscar damn it!”
Of course she won the award fair and square. There have only been a handful of times in my life that I've seen such a great performance. The last time I've seen an actress just own a role so well was Reece Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. Every year somebody wins and you usually forget in no time but Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito is one of the best performances in the history of cinema.
That wasn't a judge 'on a power trip'. The Judge was just behaving how Judges are expected to behave. Maybe it's because my dad was an attorney, but I thought that was common knowledge. Almost any judge anywhere in the US would have probably been just as strict. You are supposed to show respect to the court. And part of that respect is dressing properly, addressing the judge properly, giving the correct response to whatever the judge says (ie. 'Guilty' or 'Not Guilty') etc. That's pretty accurate. Normally, an attorney would not need special instructions to realize that. The judge is acting like a judge. Vinny was acting clueless and disrespectful (ie. with contempt towards the court). The Judge actually was being nice by giving him a warning. And not just one warning, but multiple warnings. And still, Vinny acted with contempt. So yes, that's exactly what most judges would do. You also asked 'why are they lying' re: the witnesses. They were not lying. They were simply eye witnesses, and eye witness testimony is notoriously inaccurate. You can find lots of demonstrations on youtube regarding just how inaccurate eye witness testimony is. People think they saw one thing, but the brain lies. The most obvious ways that the brain lies to you is with regards to filling in gaps in perception. Memory is not like a tape recorder. It is a basically a bunch of connections and associations in your brain, and when there are gaps, the brain fabricates to fill in those gaps. The longer time has passed, the more apt your memory is to change. It's even been demonstrated that a skilled interviewer can cause someone to remember very specific things that never actually happened to the person. I've seen it done in an old episode of Nova, with so-called alien abductees, where a person had an entire alien abduction experience implanted in their minds through the power of suggestion. People frequently confuse colors, ages, accents, words, ethnicity, height, make of car, etc. When the memory is not there, either through poor observation, or simple forgetfulness (and don't get me started on that), the mind fabricates it. This is just one example: ua-cam.com/video/PB2OegI6wvI/v-deo.html
During the arraignment, Vinny was making the same mistake sovereign citizens make: trying to argue the case or jurisdiction. The arraignment is simply to enter a plea and/or make arguments on bail terms. Thus, the judge was completely correct by demanding "guilty or not guilty."
I have no idea then what court Vinny usually is a lawyer in for (his) personal injury cases....Small Claims Court...Court of Petty Sessions, whatever it might be in the local country's legal system but sounds like he's never been asked to dress appropriately in his life.
@@andrewmurray1550 More than likely, he settled all his prior cases out of court. That's where the two sides come to an agreement without going in front of a judge.
I absolutely love how everything is setup in the first few minutes, including the witnesses. It's a very rewatchable film even when you know the plot. Most of the characters are just honest folk, doing their job or simply mistaken.
This is just my favorite channel, as of late. It’s so comforting to watch movies with you. I’ve said it before, but thank you so much for watching these movies and letting us join you. I feel like I’m watching with a good friend. Right now, in my life, that really makes me smile.
You would have had a much harder time taking him seriously if you had seen Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Casino first since he usually plays a psychotic killer.
Yeah... the idea that anyone could see Joe Pesci as "that guy from family and comedy movies" is boggling my mind a bit lol. Joe Pesci is an old man now, but still, if he walked into my house, and walked up to me sitting on couch and said "You're in my seat." I'd give him the fucking seat lol guy's scary as shit when he wants to be
I always find it funny that Goodfellas and Home Alone came out in the same year. And the year before that, Pesci was playing Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon 2. He's always bounced around between psycho killer and slapstick funny guy. It's almost like after he finishes making a really dark movie he purposely goes out to get a less serious script where he can just have fun with the character.
@@mrquirky3626 Wouldn't surprise me if he did that on purpose at all. I'd imagine he has to take himself to some pretty extreme places mentally to get that look in his eye lol so after that, a few months of goofy slip and falls or saying "okay, okay, okay!" is very welcomed
Funny fun fact: even though this is a comedy movie there are a lot of lawyers out there who say that this movie is the most accurate movie depicting court.
It's "most accurate" in showing procedures and such (how many court room movies cover the witness and jury voir dire?) But still makes common mistakes legal procedurals do like having the lawyers walk up to the bench/witness stand instead of reaming by their tables.
It fascinates me how almost every reactor fails to see that cops, the DA, the witnesses and the judge are all acting in good faith. The y honestly believe that the boys are guilty. When they are shown that they are innocent, they immediately let them go with no hard feelings.
It's not hard to understand why people feel that way though. We see the beginning so we KNOW they are innocent, and it seems like all these people are lying.... but really, if we only saw what the witnesses saw, we'd think these 2 punks deserve to fry too. What this movie ultimately does for me, is show how unreliable "eye witness" testimony really is.
Yeah and the fact that they immediately gave up trying to prosecute the case, when it was shown they were innocent, is, depressingly, the least realistic thing about this movie. There's actual real life cases where prosecutors have argued to uphold convictions even after someone else confessed to the crime!
Oh bullshit, some of the witnesses were not acting in good faith. Like the hick with the dirty windows and tree-obstructed view. And the old black lady whose vision is way too poor to see something clearly from 100' away. Both of those witnesses' testimonies should've been that they couldn't be sure it was the defendants, that all they could really see was a car that looked like theirs and two guys get into and race off.
This is a State that MURDERS people and calls it "Justice". What NO ONE admits is that Vinny got LUCKY. Three Witnesses whose testimonies were overturned in seconds and his fiancé happened to be just the right person to contradict the ONLY physical evidence. One witness testimony stands and the Girlfriend ISN'T an automotive expert and his cousin is Electrocuted as easily as the Prosecutor Kills a deer - "And No Hard Feelings"!
@@michaelodonnell824 Ummm, dude...you know this is a fictional movie, right?? And a comedy, at that. Relax, and enjoy the humor and lovely lines (double entendre) of Marisa Tomei.
Like everyone else, I've had a crush on Marisa Tomei ever since this movie came out. Her performance reminds me a little of Judy Holliday, who also won an Oscar playing a somewhat ditzy woman with hidden depths in the comedy "Born Yesterday" (1950).
30 years later, Ralph Macchio's on-screen wife in Cobra Kai called his real-life daughter's (Julia Macchio) character Marisa Tomei Jr cuz of how loud and abrasive she was because of her character in this movie. Hope that made sense.
Joe Pesci was also in "Goodfellas", "Casino", "Tjhe Irishman" and "Raging Bull" in addition to "Home Alone." He won an Oscar for his role in "Goodfellas".
8:30 Actually no, it's not condescending, it's not him being self righteous, it's not a power trip, it's realistic. In a court room, if a legal council doesn't know what they are doing they are wasting everyone's time and any judge will react harshly to that. The judge here was portraying the role very accurately.
As an attorney, this is pretty accurate by Hollywood standards, but still pretty out there. If he was a personal injury attorney there is a 0% chance he wasn't aware of the rules of discovery. Still a hilarious film and clever.
Yeah, as many have mentioned Tomei won an Oscar for her role here. There were jokes that it was some kind of actual clerical error, and I think her career kind of suffered for it. But then after ten years, she started consistently putting in killer performances in movies that were less delightful, but showed her range. That and that Vinny's status grew as a film that was zany but actually quite accurate ultimately vindicated her, and she almost has a kind of street cred of someone who should have won but got snubbed.
And, as many others said at the time - _many of them actors_ - her performance was indeed worthy of the nomination and the award. She's positively magnetic onscreen, and 100% believable as the character. There isn't a single crack or inconsistency in her performance. And that performance has endured, outlasting the clattering outrage which came from her win. (Her testimony is also an iconic moment of cinema.)
Yep - some people thought the presenter misread the card and named her the winner in error. The La-La Land/Moonlight mix - up at the 2017 Oscars showed this was not the case as here the mistake was quickly corrected by those in charge and the award was presented to the correct film.
You must see “Oscar” with Sylvester Stallone, Marissa Tomei, Tim Curry, etc, etc. It’s one of the all time great comedies. Can be watched repeatedly. Many great actors and characters in it.
I love this movie so much…It’s so quotable. Also, you’re too adorable 🥰 every time I watch your wholesome reactions a little bit of the darkness is lifted from heart
I'm curious how you'd excuse the judge's overruling of Vinny's objection to the Automotive Expert from the FBI? Given the well reasoned argument Vinny made for his objection, why exactly did the judge not give Vinny the appropriate time to have his own expert review the data, and properly prepare to cross examine such a technical witness? Why when Vinnie asked for a full day to review the results from the expert witness did the judge give him a mere hour? Every time I watch this, I think the judge is a bit of a dick, but I think he's ultimately correct, until this moment, where he seems to take the best/most professional lawyering the Vinny does in his courtroom, and wipe his ass with it and the law.
@TJ Wrong. Many courts have dress codes. When someone is dressed inappropriately the judge has the right to deal with it. Attorneys are expected to look like professionals. Being sloppily or poorly dressed can not only give a bad impression, it can be distracting for the jury.
yeah, Fred is the most underrated star of this movie. his role wasn't as complex as most of the other roles; but his demeanor and mannerisms were brilliant
yeah, although from NYC, Fred spent much of his youth in the deep south, as his dad travelled a lot - so that accent was spot-on. Also loved him as Francis Muldoon before he was Herman.
@@johnortmann3098 As were the Munsters and The Adams Family and The Beverly Hillbillies. The Westerns and the Comedys. Now that I think about it, the 60s had a ton of really good shows.
Mona Lisa Vito. I will NEVER forget her. This movie came out the same year I graduated. A 17 year old kid and Marisa Tomei starring in a really good movie. That is a year that I will not forget. LMAO!!! And then they made her Aunt May, from the Spiderman movies. LOL. This movie had my whole family laughing out loud when she started STOMPING her foot and mentioning her Biological Clock. HILARIOUS!!! Great Post, Cassie.
Pesci makes this film, and he and Tomei's relationship dynamic elevated the non-courtroom material to a level equal to that of the courtroom material. Big shout outs to Lane Smith (the Prosecutor), Fred Gwynne (the Judge), Maury Chaykin (Mr. Tipton), and James Rebhorn (the FBI Automobile expert) - all of whom were amazing in this film, amazing in everything they've done, and all of whom has, sadly, passed away (mostly before their time). Also, Bruce McGill and Austin Pendleton (the Sheriff and Public Defender) are two of the best character actors of all time!
My college roommate was from New York. After graduation I was in his wedding. Most of the others were from New York City. The entire weekend I felt like i was in a prequel to this movie. My roommate was exactly like Vinny, his friend, actually named Vinny, was even moreso. It was an absolute riot all weekend long. One of the best times I ever had.
I absolutely hate being accused of something I didn't do. This has happened to me multiple times when I worked retail. Like breaking a rule at work that I didn't break.
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role. Well deserved. I was telling my Mom I was watching this on YT and she laughed. She had seen it first on TV where the cussing was bleeped out. She bought the DVD for her and Dad to watch it and was startled by the language! Ha! That happened a few times as they always like to record movies off of TV and then would buy the DVD later for no ads. Too funny.
I went to law school at Georgetown and they used the scene from this movie as an example of how to properly voir dire (qualify) an expert witness. By the way, Marisa Tomei won an oscar for this movie.
Notice how Trotter consulted his expert while de Vito was testifying; to see if he could still win the "swearing match", which is what litigators call a contest between competing experts, which is what this trial became.
Cassie, I am so glad that you watched this flick, it is one of my all-time favorites, one of the best movies ever. One of the best comedies ever. The Legal Eagle UA-cam lawyer guy, he loves this movie, too, and he confirms, as many in the comments have, that it is one of the most accurate legal courtroom movies ever.
One of the all time best movies and from the time period when good films were still being made unlike today. The judge is from the Adams Family or the Minsters tv show i think. The Sheriff character actor played the dad in the movie Son In Law with Paule Shore.
It blows my mind that there were people who didn't believe that at the time and thought that she didn't really win (thought the presenter just repeated the last name he read instead of the actual winner). Having watched this many, many times and her performance is spectacular.
@@Logan_Baron We learned after the La La Land/Moonlight incident that they will not allow the wrong winner to take home the Oscar. Even if it results in a major embarrassment in front of hundreds of millions of viewers.
Love Marisa Tomei! Her courtroom testimony as an expert witness was an Oscar-winning performance, for sure. RIP the late, great Fred Gwynne (Judge Haller, Herman Munster, Francis Muldoon).
12:00 This is one of the aspects that is accurate about this movie. Defending your client is NOT about solving the case and finding the real perps by the lawyer (despite how the movie ends) it is just about providing reasonable doubt that the defendants aren't guilty.
"Bet the chinese food here is Teh-rible"...being from new york, that line makes me laugh out loud EVERY time I see this movie. This was a staple in our family and we'd crack up watching this over the years. One of my favorite things is that this movie depicts some of the differences between northern and southern culture here in the states but does so without judgement. And of course, they just HAVE to argue the entire way back to new york at the very end. Such a class comedy.
I also have to give a shout-out to a supporting cast of great character actors: Lane Smith as DA Trotter, Bruce McGill as the Sheriff, James Rebhorn as the Tire Expert, and Maury Chaykin as the witness with the "magic grits". None of them was ever a star (although Rebhorn had a big role in "Independence Day", which made roughly a zillion $ at the box office), but all quality actors doing good work here.
Lane Smith, the DA was later given the role of the Chief editor of the newspaper where Clark Kent worked, in the 1990s TV series - Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman (1993 - 1997).
The script was so legendary that a sequel was immediately requested but obviously never happened. It's too bad. This could have been an amazing series.
My Cousin Vinny is one of my favourite films, it is just perfect. The characters, actors, story, dialogue! My goodness the dialogue is just extraordinary. Perfect casting the chemistry between Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei is out of this world, the back and force is seamless, effortless and utterly believable as couple, partnership and equals in intellect, sass and wonderful sense of humour. You could very easily have seen these two wonderful characters continue their story in a TV series and become a real force and partnership in the courtroom for years. Awesome film!!! 👍😁😎
The court room scenes Fromm this live are actually used in law school classes, they say that this is one of the more accurate representation of court processes done in movies
"This is like their foreplay." OMG -- that was spit-take material right there.
Its so precious that Cassie's image of Pesci is the "guy from Home Alone".
Precious, eh?
I was expecting "the guy from goodfellas", but maybe she saw that movie after this one. Home alone works.
You mean 'Joe Pesky'? =)
Hey, it’s the guy from gone fishin!
What is really sad is that Cassie does not recognise the judge!! Has She never seen the Munsters? Or was he on the Adams Family? One of those 2 series anyway. Original not remakes!!
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for this movie!!!!! She’s also great in “Untamed Heart.”
She is amazing in "The Wrestler" too!
Marisa Tomei looks beautiful and hot in this movie. :)
@@douglascarter2078 yea she is amazing in the Wrestler both of them should have gotten the oscar for trhat movie
Most people miss the fact that Vincent Gambino is actually the real auto expert, as he was able to deduce the facts beforehand and then draw it out of Marisa Tomei.
This was also the role where people thought the presenter, Jack Palance, misspoke when calling out her name. Imagine a time when the only Oscars controversy was getting a name wrong.
One of Hollywood's real gems. The whole cast is great. R.I.P to the judge Fred (Herman Munster) Gwynne who died in 1993 a year after the movie came out.
And Car 54 Where Are You
He was sick while filming wasn’t he? But he pushed through anyway
I like how he was nice to the older lady instead of intimidating her.
Trivia: The misunderstanding between Vincent Gambini and Judge Haller regarding the two "youts" was in fact a real conversation between Joe Pesci and director Jonathan Lynn. Lynn, who is British, at first had a hard time understanding Pesci's pronounced New York accent. He decided that the routine was quite funny and put it in the film.
I think about that scene every time I think or hear about the Utah Utes.
Aaron earned an iron urn
The two hwhat?
Very funny lawyer meme, too! 😆
I didn't know that. Great bit of trivia.
PSA: Nothing you could possibly say in a police interrogation room will ever help you. Get a lawyer and keep your mouth shut.
Especially if you say, "Sorry, it was a stupid thing to do. [...] I shot the clerk. I shot the clerk."
The only words you tell police after an arrest or during questioning are, "Lawyer" and "bathroom?". You say nothing else.
I work in military defense law as a paralegal.
You are 100% right.
“I had the right to remain silent, but not the ability” -Ron White
yup
Marisa Tomei’s deer hunting monologue gets me every time.
haha same! "Would you give a fuck about what kind of pants the son of a bitch who shot you was wearing?!?" She's so great!
This movie made me have a huge crush on Marissa Tomei! Just like George Costanza!
My sister still does the deer hunting monologue. 🦌
I can still recall that that was the clip used during the Oscars just before she was announced as the winner.
I love her rant about her "biological clock" too! 😂 so funny
Beautiful little doe-eyed deer!
The cabin scene with the owl screeching and he comes flying out door shooting randomly into the woods then struts back inside gets me everytime.
haha same here, that's too funny
His strut afterwards always kills me. He’s so proud lol
The screech owl really happened, too.
Marisa was brilliant in this film. I’ve loved her ever since. An amazing actress.
Marisa is brilliant in this. Won the Oscar for the role.
It was a VERY controversial win at the time, if I remember right, but I reckon she deserved it.
And she's pretty cute, too!
@@izzonj You can watch her win that award in the 5 minutes she's on the stand - a brilliant piece of film making
@@MrDarkwing78 who else was up for it?
@@MrDarkwing78 Agree!
I think one of the best parts of this movie is that there is no bad guy. There are a lot of people trying to do the right thing.
That's a good point. It's refreshing that the DA genuinely likes Vinny and they're not like mortal enemies.
Agreed. The judge and the DA are antagonists, but they're not villains.
Southern hospitality. Y'all come back now, ya hear!
@@LumpyAdams And they even have him dropping the charges, rather than waiting for a not-guilty verdict. He wasn't in it to win; he was in it for justice.
@@ariochiv I wouldn’t even label them antagonist tbh.
"That's the guy from Home Alone." Stop everything you are planning to do and watch Goodfellas immediately after you read this! This man was the best actor in one of America's best movie, a national tragedy to not have seen it
Casino
'The Irishman' and the Lethal Weapon movies as well!
The underrated movie "with honors" mic drop.
Guys like Goodfellas, women not so much. Just because its 'sexist' doesn't mean its not true.
Easy Money, with Joe Pesci and Rodney Dangerfield
"That's the guy from HOME ALONE."
And every cinephille watching immediately compiles a mental list of Joe Pesci movies for Cassie to see.
Can't imagine thinking of Home Alone first for Joe Pesci. GoodFellas and Casino are the top ones that come to my mind.
@@DustinAxelson I first saw him co-starring with Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money. Imagine his character as having the same attitude as in Casino but in a stoner plumber instead of a gangster. His stoner giggling fits were hilarious
Lol, first time I saw Joe in a movie was with the Lethal Weapon Series.
@@slumpytony2941 Whateva ya want, Leo GETZ!
@@ortizmo Ey, he gets it :3
We had rented this movie to have in hospital while my wife went through labor with our 3rd child. It relaxed my wife and distracted her. But every time a nurse came in, they would end up standing there an extra 5-10 minutes to watch it with us. Love your videos. It is fun to rewatch these movies with you.
The Judge was played by Fred Gwynne who was a fantastic actor who had trouble breaking free from typecasting. He played a Frankenstein type monster in the sitcom The Munsters in the 60's.
Yeah, kinda hard when you're known for playing Herman Munster.
Also Car 54
I still catch his re-runs as Francis Muldoon on "Car 54 Where Are You?" (DecadesTV).
I think this was his last film, sadly.
He was also the old neighbor in Pet Sematary who told the young dad about that place.
My dad is a civil attorney and we watch this movie together every Christmas. He says it's one of the most accurate legal movies/shows ever*** created, lol. Joe Pesci is a national treasure (as is Marissa Tomei). She's absolutely brilliant in this movie.
His cross examination of the prosecution witnesses could honestly be shown in law school as a perfect example of how to cross.
@@seraphinaaizen6278 They do in fact use it at law school.
@@ethanhiggins4887 Absolutely-my professor showed clips in our Evidence class.
My evidence professor also used clips from this film.
(Apart from the do-not-approach-the-witness part?)
I made my mom laugh hard when 12 year old me did the Marisa Tomai footstomp with "biological clock ticking like this". Lost her a few years ago, good memory.
made me smile
Not only is this movie hilarious, it’s one of the most accurate courtroom movies ever made where procedure is concerned.
Indeed. It's always amusing to me when the comedy actually tries to get it right and the "serious drama" doesn't. For example, _Scrubs_ is almost unanimously considered to be the most accurate medical TV show of all time.
Someone watches Legal Eagle lmao 😂
"I dont think this is about the tuna." Cassie's best line by far!
It's been 30 years since this movie came out, and my group of friends will STILL use "The two yutes" or "I got no more use for 'dis guy" from time to time. Also, having grown up watching "The Munsters", I have a HUGE respect for Fred Gwynne (who played the judge), since he also played Herman Munster way back when.
I constantly use "everything that guy said is bullshit". My wife is always yelling at me when I say it...mostly cause I'm usually talking about her, but she always ends up laughing because she knows where it comes from and as we all know it's crazy funny
Also, it's ironic that Fred Gwynne's character gives Joe Pesci's character so much grief for being from New York, because in real life Fred Gwynne is from New York and Joe Pesci isn't.
Fred Gwynn was sick w/ cancer during the filming- he was such a consummate professional actor that you would never know.
Ahh yes... the good ol'days. I remember The Munsters with joy!
I still use "I shot the clerk?!" lol!
I practiced law for forty years before retiring. The Judge in this is a perfect representation of the struggle between the lawyer and the judge over the jury. The judge is sort of in your way to where you want to take the jury. The comments about the 'yuuts' is hilarious. And when Pesci shows up late (which can get you sanctioned) in the purple tuxedo, the Judge's question is a classic, "Mr. Gambini, are you mocking me?" Man, been there many times, minus the purple tuxedo. My favorite legal comedy. The absolute best movie about trial law is the James Stewart classic, Anatomy of a Murder. Great movie and exactly nails trying a murder case. Enjoy your videos, I try to watch them all.
The first time I saw "Anatomy of a Murder" it just happened to be on the TV where I was. I became so enthralled watching it I couldn't leave until it was over. Great movie, indeed.
Witness for the Prosecution from 1957 is another great lawyer movie.
Good insight. Have you seen "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)?" It's my favorite court room film.
What did you think of 12 Angry Men?
And Cassie is going to react to Anatomy of a Murder soon. I can't wait for Cassie to see another great James Stewart movie!
The most underrated funny line in the movie most people seem to miss comes as everyone is leaving the courthouse at the end as Vinny says to Sam, “I hope we can do this again sometime.”
I love that line, and people definitely either miss it or just don't react. Her asking about his pants will always be my ATF non-underrated line too. This movie's probably got 50 more we didn't mention.
The courtroom scenes were so accurate that this movie was shown in my classroom in highschool during "mock trials". This is how we learned to question witnesses and present evidence.
It's still revered in collegiate law courses across the country.
It's a great way to entertain students while showing some aspects of actual law procedures.
This has nothing to do with real courtrooms. Geeeez!!!
@@mikejames8031 - ua-cam.com/video/a1I7QBCHqng/v-deo.html
Dude we watched in my High School Mock Trial class too. Our teacher called it a classic example of everything that should not happen in a courtroom (referring obviously to Joe Pesci's antics.)
Look up "LegalEagle" review. They often use this as an example in law school and he rates it "A" for accuracy (no pun intended).
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your sense of empathy is off the charts. thank you for your reactions!
You nailed it when you used the word 'Clever' in your closing. This is a very clever script that was well directed and well acted.
At 11:11 "Why is she lying?"
She wasn't lying. She did see 2 men and a green car, and she actually thinks it was the 2 defendants. This is an important point of this film. Witnesses can be honestly mistaken. That's why it is so important that we have the presumption of innocence (defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty), impartial judges, and opposing lawyers to cross examine witnesses.
Same scenario as12 angry men.
TOO Often, especially with White Witnesses and non-White defendants, Witnesses will ALWAYS pick the defendant in front of them. Racial Bias exists.
The "Impartial Judge" is too often as biased as the Witness and the Prosecutor, especially in jurisdictions where they are Elected!.
Moreover, too often, the Public Defender is just as Incompetent as shown in this instance - it's just a "Gig" for them.
The ONLY way a defendant is Guaranteed a "Fair Trial" is if they have an Enormous amount of money to spend on a Lawyer
In that moment in the movie all we know for a fact is that the 2 guys are innocent, and we haven't heard the defense stating that 2 other guys in a same car may have done this. So at the time she says "why is she lying?" Is completely fine because she hasn't seen the movie and doesn't know what the defense is going to argue as the other possible scenario.
The Sac o Suds store is the biggest thing in that neighborhood.
Any sound people are going to look toward the store.
So all of the witnesses could have seen the boys walk into the store.
20 to 25 minutes later…they heard a shot. They saw the back of the shooters running out the store.
The defendants were already gone, driving slow into the county.
The shooters headed toward Georgia.
@@kenchristie9214 right like juror 8 said “they’re only people, people make mistakes could they be wrong?”
This was Fred Gwynnes' last role. He died about a year after it's release. RIP Mr. Gwynne
Her age is telling that she didn't immediately recognize him as Herman Munster...
Fred Gwynne also appeared in "on the waterfront". I don't think he really had lines, but you can't miss him, his face, his size. Also, maybe no movie is better than "on the waterfront", a classic that cannot missed.
Pet sematery too!
We lived in a small town on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few years. It had a stop sign. It also had a volunteer fire department, and the railroad tracks were a block away. It took a minute to get used to the fire siren going off at all hours, and the freight trains coming through, but you eventually just slept through it. My mom came to visit once, and she was like this movie...lol. It was too funny.
This young ladies reaction to movies is so entertaining and so full of real emotion. She absolutely does a wonderful job. Fantastic so enjoyable. 👏
The witnesses weren't doing anything wrong. They were just saying what they saw. Same with the prosecution and the judge. They were just doing their jobs. That's something I actually really love about this film. It didn't feel the need to try and force anyone into the villain role. As soon as the evidence was presented that they were innocent, the prosecution dropped it.
Trotter especially has every reason to do his job. As he says he became a prosecutor after his conscience got to him after spending who knows how long, allowing guilty men to go free. I feel that's something he vowed to never let happen again as a prosecutor. At the beginning of the movie he has a more or less open and shut case. Three eye-witnesses who can place Bill and Stan at the Sac O' Suds and a recanted confession that's pretty damning. The only thing that he doesn't have is a murder weapon, but cases have been built on less. From his perspective they're guilty, once he's given undeniable evidence to the contrary he dismisses the charges. How many courtroom dramas end like that? It always goes to the jury, the prosecution never admits they may be wrong. Trotter does though.
@@phillipribbink6903 That's why this film is so refreshing as a courtroom drama - unlike most CD's, all the responsible parties involved have *integrity.* No nefarious motives, no corrupt schemes. Just honest people trying to do the right thing - ya know, how the court system SHOULD work.
@@earlofbroadst Great point. Even though the movie is about a murder, it maintains a light tone. And that is helped by portraying everyone as people trying to do their best. Except of course the guy who tried to keep the $200.
Eyewitness testimony is usually the LEAST reliable element of the legal system.
This is also why eyewitness testimony can't really be relied upon too heavily in court cases. People easily forget little details, and they can be convinced to mis-remember things in different ways to suit a narrative. Like that guy who thought he only took 5 minutes to cook breakfast. Like, if you make yourself breakfast every day, you dont pay attention to how long it actually takes you, you make a guess and its just in your head that it cant be more than 5 minutes, cuz its just an easy task you do every day.
This is one of my favorite movies. No matter what mood I'm in, just thinking about this movie will put a smile on my face
There’s no question that this is one of the funniest movies ever.
That owl was a real owl with incredible comic timing.
Props to your editor! (Or to you if you edit this :D ) This is such a tight script, with so many scenes serving multiple purposes and tying into the end. And I've seen a lot of reaction channels skip over important beats (like the breakfast scene with the grits timing, or Vinny's magic trick and then story of how he picked apart the magician). But either you or your editor was able to condense this down while hitting all the major scenes. AND you got the majority of Marissa Tomei's brilliant performance at the climax too. (I've seen tons of channels shockingly breeze over that as if it wasn't the huge pay off of the film). So major props for doing this film right in the cut down. Give yourself a pat on the back or make sure you're paying your editor well. They deserve it :D
Moonlight! (Great handle, btw...) Cassie's editor is from the UK, his name is Mike, and he is so very talented! Mike does get paid, and gets a lot of appreciation, too. We do love him so much! During the Christmas Livestream, Mike gave Cassie a gift, and showed up in chat here: ua-cam.com/video/tWdRhO9LDRM/v-deo.html
Great observation! It's the best editing I've seen on this movie!
In that scene from around the 8:10 to 8:44 minute mark where you called the judge a jerk --- actually, the judge was totally correct. In any court criminal proceeding, the attorney has to clearly state what their client is pleading: Their client is either pleading 'Guilty', or they are pleading 'Not Guilty'. The judge was asking Vinny that simple routine standard question, yet Vinny kept giving the judge answers that had absolutely nothing to do with the question of 'Guilty plead' or 'Not Guilty plead'. Vinny was the 'jerk' in that encounter, as it became clear that as an attorney, he was poorly trained and inexperienced with standard court proceedings.
One can also plead "nolo contendere". It's a way of accepting a conviction or penalty, without admitting guilt...
@@vincentsablan732 I feel like that would not have worked out well for his clients in this case.
I feel as if Cassie's 'jerk' observation was less about how legally accurate the judge's standard question was, and more with how he communicated it to Vinny. The few real judges I've observed don't employ an imposing, booming voice, threatening demeanor, or rattling someone with sarcasm (like the 'revamping the entire system' dig). They might say, "All that is argument, this isn't the time for that," or something a bit more conversational. In fact, taking the approach he did, verbally sparring with Vinny in open session, to the point of impugning the concept of presumption of innocence ('only lawyer whose clients _say_ they didn't do it') in order to score cheap sarcasm points in his verbal tussle with Vinny, could be considered reversible error.
@@billparrish4385 - Yes, I got that. But in that scene, the judge wasn't actually being a 'jerk' (as in being unnecessarily mean). The judge was actually being quite polite for a judge in the way he communicated. One does not need to be a legal expert to realize that Vinny was the one who was acting like a jerk in that scene...lol.
In fact, it looks like in later scenes afterward, Cassie had then caught on to the fact that it was Vinny who was acting like a 'jerk' for not understanding how his profession worked.
@@jscan4442 Neither would "guilty"...
Joe Pesci is such a great actor. He can be so funny or so scary. Btw, Marisa Tomei won Best Supporting actress Oscar for this film & Joe Pesci won his Oscar for "Goodfellas" in which he played a VERY different role. :-)
Funny how? Like a clown? I'm here to amuse you. What's so f'n funny about me?
@@primemover1416 LOL
Joe Pesci is so talented. He can be soo funny like Home Alone, this movie, and Lethal Weapon. Yet he can be scary like Goodfellas and Casino.
Breaks my heart she only recognizes him from home alone
@@radbarij He looks like he can get things done.
Love Marisa Tomei. She's so funny, quick witted and gorgeous. For another comedy with her - Oscar, with Sylvester Stallone.
Just showed this to my son and he loved it. Compared it to Clue.
I love "Oscar." I was afraid I was alone in the universe.
@@bigpace you raise your children well. 🤣
@@rikkilleen3169 Not alone, I love it too lol
@@bigpace It's incredibly fast paced and linguistically dense (and Tim Curry of course), so I easily see the comparison.
This is a movie that gets funnier the more you watch it. You start noticing subtle things that are hilarious that you missed previously. And after you've seen it once and realize how it ends, you can enjoy watching the "bad guys" in the movie and enjoy their performances. Everyone was cast so well.
This film is perfect.
Perfect in casting. Perfect in story. Perfect in dialogue. Perfect in editing. Perfect in tone. There are few films that have achieved such a status...especially a comedy. It‘s a true classic.
The Judge was/is the late great Fred Gwynne, who was Herman Munster, in the 1960s TV show The Munsters, before that, Car 54, where are you?, and he was really good in the 1989 Stephen King Horror movie Pet Sematary.
I think he passed away right after this movie was released.
He was also in Cotton Club, but was best known (in U.S.) as Herman Munster. And small county judges with Ivy League law degrees are very believable, at least in my experience.
He was battling cancer during the filming.
He was also a goon who worked for Lee J. Cobb in film classic “On the Waterfront.”
"uh-oh Spaghetti-o" might be my favorite reaction of all time
You know you’re leading the movie reactor videos on UA-cam when you watch Legends of the Fall and My Cousin Vinny all in the same week!! That’s not following trends. That’s making them! 👍
she is the best (along with Mr. Video)!
I'm 59 y o and have never seen legends of the fall. Should I see the movie in its entirety before I see her reaction ?? I don't know what it's about or who's in it !!
And all other reactors start watching the same movies... She's elite.
@@salo7227 TROLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@salo7227 YOU WENT OUT OF YOUR WAY, I WENT OUT OF MINE !!! DON'T PUSH IT PAL !!!!!!!!
When I was in a criminal law class in college, I was told to watch a bunch of the courtroom scenes in this movie. I've heard from my teacher who was a former DA and a few lawyers that this is one of the most accurate court movies made
The townspeople at the 'Pool & Chicken' bar are the actual townspeople that got hired as extras. Including the guy who ate the drumstick in one motion- which was improvised.
Although the one-bite thing was just fantastic... the lingering eye contact was what sells it!
I once watched this movie every day for a week. Laughed every time and it never got old.
Much as I so thoroughly love Joe Pesci, and I love how excellent he is in this, Marisa Tomei steals the entire show. Over the years, Marisa’s Oscar win for this was contested. The frequent belief was that her name was called by mistake, and that she did not actually win. I always rejected this as I believe that her Oscar win for this film is one of the most well-deserved wins in Oscar history. It was therefore immensely satisfying when she was vindicated by the Moonlight/La La Land kerfluffle, to the point I screamed, “This proves once and for all that Marisa Tomei WON that Oscar damn it!”
Of course she won the award fair and square. There have only been a handful of times in my life that I've seen such a great performance. The last time I've seen an actress just own a role so well was Reece Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. Every year somebody wins and you usually forget in no time but Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito is one of the best performances in the history of cinema.
People who don't respect comedy, since comic performances almost never win Oscars.
I've watched this movie so many times, and her performance absolutely blows me away. She definitely deserved that win.
Marisa Tomei was the only American nominated against four Brits, and of course the only comedic role.
@@Logan_Baron Giving competitive awards for art is dumb, but she was great.
That wasn't a judge 'on a power trip'. The Judge was just behaving how Judges are expected to behave. Maybe it's because my dad was an attorney, but I thought that was common knowledge. Almost any judge anywhere in the US would have probably been just as strict. You are supposed to show respect to the court. And part of that respect is dressing properly, addressing the judge properly, giving the correct response to whatever the judge says (ie. 'Guilty' or 'Not Guilty') etc. That's pretty accurate. Normally, an attorney would not need special instructions to realize that. The judge is acting like a judge. Vinny was acting clueless and disrespectful (ie. with contempt towards the court). The Judge actually was being nice by giving him a warning. And not just one warning, but multiple warnings. And still, Vinny acted with contempt. So yes, that's exactly what most judges would do.
You also asked 'why are they lying' re: the witnesses. They were not lying. They were simply eye witnesses, and eye witness testimony is notoriously inaccurate. You can find lots of demonstrations on youtube regarding just how inaccurate eye witness testimony is. People think they saw one thing, but the brain lies. The most obvious ways that the brain lies to you is with regards to filling in gaps in perception. Memory is not like a tape recorder. It is a basically a bunch of connections and associations in your brain, and when there are gaps, the brain fabricates to fill in those gaps. The longer time has passed, the more apt your memory is to change. It's even been demonstrated that a skilled interviewer can cause someone to remember very specific things that never actually happened to the person. I've seen it done in an old episode of Nova, with so-called alien abductees, where a person had an entire alien abduction experience implanted in their minds through the power of suggestion. People frequently confuse colors, ages, accents, words, ethnicity, height, make of car, etc. When the memory is not there, either through poor observation, or simple forgetfulness (and don't get me started on that), the mind fabricates it. This is just one example: ua-cam.com/video/PB2OegI6wvI/v-deo.html
During the arraignment, Vinny was making the same mistake sovereign citizens make: trying to argue the case or jurisdiction. The arraignment is simply to enter a plea and/or make arguments on bail terms. Thus, the judge was completely correct by demanding "guilty or not guilty."
I have no idea then what court Vinny usually is a lawyer in for (his) personal injury cases....Small Claims Court...Court of Petty Sessions, whatever it might be in the local country's legal system but sounds like he's never been asked to dress appropriately in his life.
@@andrewmurray1550 More than likely, he settled all his prior cases out of court. That's where the two sides come to an agreement without going in front of a judge.
He tells bill and Stan “I haven’t had to go to court yet”
She won an Oscar for this role. Getting stiffed means you didn't get paid. If you stiff a waitress it means you didn't leave a tip.
I absolutely love how everything is setup in the first few minutes, including the witnesses. It's a very rewatchable film even when you know the plot. Most of the characters are just honest folk, doing their job or simply mistaken.
I agree it's a rare movie that is totally rewatchable even knowing everything that happens.
Glad you liked it. I enjoy the judge's insistence that proper decorum be observed. It certainly provided a little tension in the courtroom .
To see the full arc of Joe Pesci’s range, Goodfellas has to be on your list!
Haven't even started this yet and I'm already laughing thinking about how you're going to enjoy this 😊🍿
This was filmed in and around my home town and the surrounding local area, the SAC-O-SUDS store is about a 10 minute drive from my house.
This is just my favorite channel, as of late. It’s so comforting to watch movies with you.
I’ve said it before, but thank you so much for watching these movies and letting us join you. I feel like I’m watching with a good friend. Right now, in my life, that really makes me smile.
You would have had a much harder time taking him seriously if you had seen Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Casino first since he usually plays a psychotic killer.
Yeah... the idea that anyone could see Joe Pesci as "that guy from family and comedy movies" is boggling my mind a bit lol. Joe Pesci is an old man now, but still, if he walked into my house, and walked up to me sitting on couch and said "You're in my seat." I'd give him the fucking seat lol guy's scary as shit when he wants to be
@@KS-xk2so I'd wipe the seat clean too! Lol
I always find it funny that Goodfellas and Home Alone came out in the same year. And the year before that, Pesci was playing Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon 2. He's always bounced around between psycho killer and slapstick funny guy. It's almost like after he finishes making a really dark movie he purposely goes out to get a less serious script where he can just have fun with the character.
@@mrquirky3626 Wouldn't surprise me if he did that on purpose at all. I'd imagine he has to take himself to some pretty extreme places mentally to get that look in his eye lol so after that, a few months of goofy slip and falls or saying "okay, okay, okay!" is very welcomed
Funny fun fact: even though this is a comedy movie there are a lot of lawyers out there who say that this movie is the most accurate movie depicting court.
Lane Smith was a great actor and made a great DA.
LegalEagle did a great breakdown of the film's courtroom accuracy. The verdict? Very accurate. And it is unsurprisingly a favorite among lawyers.
It's "most accurate" in showing procedures and such (how many court room movies cover the witness and jury voir dire?)
But still makes common mistakes legal procedurals do like having the lawyers walk up to the bench/witness stand instead of reaming by their tables.
It fascinates me how almost every reactor fails to see that cops, the DA, the witnesses and the judge are all acting in good faith. The y honestly believe that the boys are guilty. When they are shown that they are innocent, they immediately let them go with no hard feelings.
It's not hard to understand why people feel that way though. We see the beginning so we KNOW they are innocent, and it seems like all these people are lying.... but really, if we only saw what the witnesses saw, we'd think these 2 punks deserve to fry too. What this movie ultimately does for me, is show how unreliable "eye witness" testimony really is.
Yeah and the fact that they immediately gave up trying to prosecute the case, when it was shown they were innocent, is, depressingly, the least realistic thing about this movie.
There's actual real life cases where prosecutors have argued to uphold convictions even after someone else confessed to the crime!
Oh bullshit, some of the witnesses were not acting in good faith. Like the hick with the dirty windows and tree-obstructed view. And the old black lady whose vision is way too poor to see something clearly from 100' away. Both of those witnesses' testimonies should've been that they couldn't be sure it was the defendants, that all they could really see was a car that looked like theirs and two guys get into and race off.
This is a State that MURDERS people and calls it "Justice".
What NO ONE admits is that Vinny got LUCKY.
Three Witnesses whose testimonies were overturned in seconds and his fiancé happened to be just the right person to contradict the ONLY physical evidence.
One witness testimony stands and the Girlfriend ISN'T an automotive expert and his cousin is Electrocuted as easily as the Prosecutor Kills a deer - "And No Hard Feelings"!
@@michaelodonnell824 Ummm, dude...you know this is a fictional movie, right?? And a comedy, at that. Relax, and enjoy the humor and lovely lines (double entendre) of Marisa Tomei.
"That's the guy from Home Alone" 😆
One of the best court room movies ever! The acting in this movie was so good!
Like everyone else, I've had a crush on Marisa Tomei ever since this movie came out. Her performance reminds me a little of Judy Holliday, who also won an Oscar playing a somewhat ditzy woman with hidden depths in the comedy "Born Yesterday" (1950).
I had a crush on Marisa Tomei long before this. Starting way back on A Different World and Untamed Heart. She is my longest ongoing crush.
Judy Holiday was one of the great comedic actors. Loved her!
30 years later, Ralph Macchio's on-screen wife in Cobra Kai called his real-life daughter's (Julia Macchio) character Marisa Tomei Jr cuz of how loud and abrasive she was because of her character in this movie. Hope that made sense.
Joe Pesci was also in "Goodfellas", "Casino", "Tjhe Irishman" and "Raging Bull" in addition to "Home Alone." He won an Oscar for his role in "Goodfellas".
Why everyone always forgets the super?
Why does everyone forget JFK?
And Lethal Weapon 2
He had the greatest acceptance speech ever, too.
Joe Pesci is amazing. Could be funny and goofy in one movie then can be freaking terrifying the next one. Lol
8:30 Actually no, it's not condescending, it's not him being self righteous, it's not a power trip, it's realistic. In a court room, if a legal council doesn't know what they are doing they are wasting everyone's time and any judge will react harshly to that. The judge here was portraying the role very accurately.
24:25 "Eat. You're not you when you're hungry." This girl is precious...
Ok, I have no doubt that this will be one of the highlights of the reaction channel year. So eager to see what Cassie thinks of this masterpiece!
As an attorney, this is pretty accurate by Hollywood standards, but still pretty out there.
If he was a personal injury attorney there is a 0% chance he wasn't aware of the rules of discovery.
Still a hilarious film and clever.
Possibly, but he'd only been practicing for six weeks and six years since law school.
Yeah, as many have mentioned Tomei won an Oscar for her role here. There were jokes that it was some kind of actual clerical error, and I think her career kind of suffered for it. But then after ten years, she started consistently putting in killer performances in movies that were less delightful, but showed her range. That and that Vinny's status grew as a film that was zany but actually quite accurate ultimately vindicated her, and she almost has a kind of street cred of someone who should have won but got snubbed.
And, as many others said at the time - _many of them actors_ - her performance was indeed worthy of the nomination and the award. She's positively magnetic onscreen, and 100% believable as the character. There isn't a single crack or inconsistency in her performance.
And that performance has endured, outlasting the clattering outrage which came from her win.
(Her testimony is also an iconic moment of cinema.)
Many suspect having two actresses nominated for Howard's End, split the votes.
Yep - some people thought the presenter misread the card and named her the winner in error. The La-La Land/Moonlight mix - up at the 2017 Oscars showed this was not the case as here the mistake was quickly corrected by those in charge and the award was presented to the correct film.
Still stunningly beautiful.
Loved her in "Oscar."
My favorite lines:
"Would you like me to exPLAIN?" and "They WAH!"
They WAHS - she did say the S but you can barely hear it. She was trying to say "they was". Not grammatically correct but conveys the same details.
You must see “Oscar” with Sylvester Stallone, Marissa Tomei, Tim Curry, etc, etc. It’s one of the all time great comedies. Can be watched repeatedly. Many great actors and characters in it.
I love this movie so much…It’s so quotable. Also, you’re too adorable 🥰 every time I watch your wholesome reactions a little bit of the darkness is lifted from heart
The judge was not on a "power trip" LOL. He was doing his job. 🤣
@TJ I'm not going to argue on UA-cam -clearly you've never been in a courtroom.
I'm curious how you'd excuse the judge's overruling of Vinny's objection to the Automotive Expert from the FBI? Given the well reasoned argument Vinny made for his objection, why exactly did the judge not give Vinny the appropriate time to have his own expert review the data, and properly prepare to cross examine such a technical witness? Why when Vinnie asked for a full day to review the results from the expert witness did the judge give him a mere hour? Every time I watch this, I think the judge is a bit of a dick, but I think he's ultimately correct, until this moment, where he seems to take the best/most professional lawyering the Vinny does in his courtroom, and wipe his ass with it and the law.
@TJ Wrong. Many courts have dress codes. When someone is dressed inappropriately the judge has the right to deal with it. Attorneys are expected to look like professionals. Being sloppily or poorly dressed can not only give a bad impression, it can be distracting for the jury.
@tj5579 Only a defiant child would not understand the importance of dress codes in professional and ritualistic situations. Grow up.
The judge was played by Fred "Herman Munster" Gywnne. A lot of people, who only knew him as Herman, were surprised at his acting chops.
Whenever I see him, I picture him from his role in Pet Sematary.
yeah, Fred is the most underrated star of this movie. his role wasn't as complex as most of the other roles; but his demeanor and mannerisms were brilliant
yeah, although from NYC, Fred spent much of his youth in the deep south, as his dad travelled a lot - so that accent was spot-on. Also loved him as Francis Muldoon before he was Herman.
@@jollyrodgers7272 Car 54 is way before her time. LOL
@@johnortmann3098 As were the Munsters and The Adams Family and The Beverly Hillbillies. The Westerns and the Comedys. Now that I think about it, the 60s had a ton of really good shows.
Mona Lisa Vito. I will NEVER forget her. This movie came out the same year I graduated. A 17 year old kid and Marisa Tomei starring in a really good movie. That is a year that I will not forget. LMAO!!! And then they made her Aunt May, from the Spiderman movies. LOL. This movie had my whole family laughing out loud when she started STOMPING her foot and mentioning her Biological Clock. HILARIOUS!!! Great Post, Cassie.
Pesci makes this film, and he and Tomei's relationship dynamic elevated the non-courtroom material to a level equal to that of the courtroom material. Big shout outs to Lane Smith (the Prosecutor), Fred Gwynne (the Judge), Maury Chaykin (Mr. Tipton), and James Rebhorn (the FBI Automobile expert) - all of whom were amazing in this film, amazing in everything they've done, and all of whom has, sadly, passed away (mostly before their time). Also, Bruce McGill and Austin Pendleton (the Sheriff and Public Defender) are two of the best character actors of all time!
Bruce MGill was D-Day in Animal House. Many people don't realize that.
That was HILARIOUS!! Joe Pes-ski!? He’d be rolling in his grave if he were in a grave to roll.
My college roommate was from New York. After graduation I was in his wedding. Most of the others were from New York City. The entire weekend I felt like i was in a prequel to this movie. My roommate was exactly like Vinny, his friend, actually named Vinny, was even moreso. It was an absolute riot all weekend long. One of the best times I ever had.
I absolutely hate being accused of something I didn't do. This has happened to me multiple times when I worked retail. Like breaking a rule at work that I didn't break.
Best Comedy EVER!!!!!!!!! So glad you watched this.
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role. Well deserved. I was telling my Mom I was watching this on YT and she laughed. She had seen it first on TV where the cussing was bleeped out. She bought the DVD for her and Dad to watch it and was startled by the language! Ha! That happened a few times as they always like to record movies off of TV and then would buy the DVD later for no ads. Too funny.
I went to law school at Georgetown and they used the scene from this movie as an example of how to properly voir dire (qualify) an expert witness. By the way, Marisa Tomei won an oscar for this movie.
Notice how Trotter consulted his expert while de Vito was testifying; to see if he could still win the "swearing match", which is what litigators call a contest between competing experts, which is what this trial became.
They did it at my law school too. Also, the scene where Vinny cross examines the elderly woman is textbook impeachment of a witness.
I'm curious, in a real trial wouldn't they dismiss the jury prior to a voir dire of an expert witness? Or can it be done mid-trial like this?
@@mjenningssmith same here....cross examination scenes were used as well.
@@KS-xk2so each state has its own rules but yeah, the jury probably would have been dismissed to qualify the expert witness.
Dear Cassie, your reaction was
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I absolutely loved it. 😊💕
Yes one of my fav comedies of all time
“That’s the guy from Home Alone” ow. He was also in Goodfellas and Casino
Marisa carries this movie. It was a delight seeing this movie as a young child. So funny, so adorable.
So glad you got to experience this movie! And a shout out to your editor. He did a fantastic job capturing the best parts.
This is honestly one of my favorite movies of all time.
Cassie, I am so glad that you watched this flick, it is one of my all-time favorites, one of the best movies ever. One of the best comedies ever. The Legal Eagle UA-cam lawyer guy, he loves this movie, too, and he confirms, as many in the comments have, that it is one of the most accurate legal courtroom movies ever.
One thing LegalEagle points out though, you do not approach the witnesses or jury like this. The bailiff will tackle you.
One of my all time favorite comedies for sure. ' LIFE ' is another great comedy that ranks right up there with this one. Great reaction as usual!!!!
One of the all time best movies and from the time period when good films were still being made unlike today.
The judge is from the Adams Family or the Minsters tv show i think.
The Sheriff character actor played the dad in the movie Son In Law with Paule Shore.
Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award for her performance.
It blows my mind that there were people who didn't believe that at the time and thought that she didn't really win (thought the presenter just repeated the last name he read instead of the actual winner). Having watched this many, many times and her performance is spectacular.
@@Logan_Baron We learned after the La La Land/Moonlight incident that they will not allow the wrong winner to take home the Oscar. Even if it results in a major embarrassment in front of hundreds of millions of viewers.
Love Marisa Tomei! Her courtroom testimony as an expert witness was an Oscar-winning performance, for sure. RIP the late, great Fred Gwynne (Judge Haller, Herman Munster, Francis Muldoon).
In The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt. Bilko) he was Cpl Ed, The Stomach, Honnegan. Alan Aldo also appeared in the series.
@@kenchristie9214 I think I saw Gilligan on the Phil Silvers show.
@@knoahbody69 For me, Bob Denver has always been Maynard G Krebbs from The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis.
@@kenchristie9214 He got his start on Phil Silvers, then was in an Andy Griffith Episode.
Also Judd from Pet Semetary.
12:00 This is one of the aspects that is accurate about this movie. Defending your client is NOT about solving the case and finding the real perps by the lawyer (despite how the movie ends) it is just about providing reasonable doubt that the defendants aren't guilty.
"Bet the chinese food here is Teh-rible"...being from new york, that line makes me laugh out loud EVERY time I see this movie. This was a staple in our family and we'd crack up watching this over the years. One of my favorite things is that this movie depicts some of the differences between northern and southern culture here in the states but does so without judgement. And of course, they just HAVE to argue the entire way back to new york at the very end. Such a class comedy.
I also have to give a shout-out to a supporting cast of great character actors: Lane Smith as DA Trotter, Bruce McGill as the Sheriff, James Rebhorn as the Tire Expert, and Maury Chaykin as the witness with the "magic grits". None of them was ever a star (although Rebhorn had a big role in "Independence Day", which made roughly a zillion $ at the box office), but all quality actors doing good work here.
How could you forget the judge Fred Gwynne? Better known as Herman Munster!
Lane Smith, the DA was later given the role of the Chief editor of the newspaper where Clark Kent worked, in the 1990s TV series - Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman (1993 - 1997).
The script was so legendary that a sequel was immediately requested but obviously never happened. It's too bad. This could have been an amazing series.
My Cousin Vinny is one of my favourite films, it is just perfect. The characters, actors, story, dialogue! My goodness the dialogue is just extraordinary. Perfect casting the chemistry between Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei is out of this world, the back and force is seamless, effortless and utterly believable as couple, partnership and equals in intellect, sass and wonderful sense of humour.
You could very easily have seen these two wonderful characters continue their story in a TV series and become a real force and partnership in the courtroom for years. Awesome film!!! 👍😁😎
I never laughed as hard at a film as I did at the screech owl scene.
for me it's when he's picking up Marissa and she makes that ultra high scream / chirping sound.
The court room scenes Fromm this live are actually used in law school classes, they say that this is one of the more accurate representation of court processes done in movies
I love that Cassie laughed at the way Vinny closes the door with his foot when he returned with trotters files. One of my favorite moments too.