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Two things:
1. Recognizing Joe Pesci from Home Alone made me realize Mary's never seen Goodfellas. Hopefully it's on the list to watch, it's one of the greatest movies ever
2. I'm not one to ever really comment on the appearance of actors, but....change my view: Marisa Tomei is one of the most graceful beautiful creatures to ever float over the earth's surface
I've had an ongoing crush ever since she was on "A Different World". She's even more beautiful now.
Peter Parker's mom in Spider-man is probably where you recognize her from
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I thought the same thing about Goodfellas. Pesci's truly iconic performance.
She's still gorgeous, and she's almost 60.
The actor that played the judge, Fred Gwynne, was best known for his role as Herman Munster in the 1960s TV sitcom "The Munsters". His character looked a bit like Frankenstein's monster on that show. His part in this film was his final one before his death.
Yeah, he seemed to be semi-typecast after The Munsters, and only nabbed small roles. Like one brief scene in Fatal Attraction.
Prior to The Munsters, he was in the comedy TV show "Car 54, Where Are You?"
@@DougRayPhillips Pet Sematary stands out.
Fantastic actor!
I never made that connection!
He had a couple more roles after this, but he died shortly after this movie came out...
Saw this when it came out and Marisa Tomei immediately took the top spot in my celebrity crush list - she's still pretty high up on the list 30years later.
She is a timeless beauty and one heck of an actress
She's on my list as well
My God, has it been thirty years! I feel old, thanks.
She is so cute. 😊
And, let's not forget, Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in this role.
13:24 I'm surprised you dont know about it. They're not using a regular keyboard. It's a stenography machine. They can press multiple keys at the same time in different combinations so they basically type in syllables sort of like playing chords on a piano, and they also use a form of writing called shorthand. So they're not spelling all the words fully, then after the session they translate it into regular english.
So basically a word that might take a regular typist 9 keystrokes might only take them 3. Theyre definitely skilled professionals.
I would hate to see the stenographer's shorthand for the public defender. Vinnie's opening statement was limited to "Thank You".
Yeah... I get that she's not a trial lawyer, but I was also surprised that she didn't seem to know about disclosure.
@@ariochiv She’s in Europe. I don’t know the laws there, but maybe they’re not the same for disclosure. Also, she’s in the legal profession but not a trial lawyer.
I noticed you have been doing legal themed movies lately. I vote for "A few good men." Absolutely wonderful legal movie.
From the same director of "Princess Bride" and "When Harry Met Sally". A real Meathead. Just crank it up to 11 and enjoy.
Yes yes yes!
I second that!
don't you watch the introduction?
Another vote for A Few Good Men
This movie, despite being a comedy, is the most accurate portrayal of US courtrooms you can find from tv or film, to the point that it's the only film I was ever assigned to watch for my law studies classes.
A great companion piece to watch with it is the UA-cam channel Legal Eagle's breakdown of just how accurate it is. Great video.
Legal eagle is awesome, I love that channel!
Huge ups for Legal Eagle...doubly so for his MCV breakdown.
There's a very good Sidney Lumet film starring Paul Newman called the Verdict, it seems to me to have an excellent depiction of a trial and events surrounding and preparing for said trial. And it's just an all around fantastic drama.
The "I shot the clerk" thing is why cultural language and meaning is so important for context especially in a legal setting. We know he was saying it as in "I can't believe you're telling me that" but all the cop heard was "I shot the clerk" and that's exactly how it was written and recited. Because it was out of that context.
Definitely watch A Few Good Men. It's very different from Vinny, obviously, but it's a very, very good and entertaining movie with some fantastic performances.
There are law schools in the US that show this movie in their classes, to teach law students what to do and what NOT to do in court. Great film!
Lol.. maybe put quotes around teach.
Show them yes.
But my cousin Vinny isn't curriculum nor legally accurate besides just how much authority a judge has in his court room that's pretty accurate.
@@bryansmith1691 nah they’re right. They use this film to teach criminal procedure from as a first year student.
@@mattpen except criminal procedure isn't a 1L course... and crim pro really about being it court. It's mostly everything that comes before a trial.
To quote Vinnie: They don't teach that in law school. They teach contracts.
@@mattpen ... Sure, just lmk what law school you attend and which professor you have?
This movie is actually more accurate than a lot of holly wood depictions of court, but that has more to do w how inaccurate other depictions are.
@@bryansmith1691 lol I went to USD. I like how you are so dismissive. Perhaps every law school and teacher doesn’t teach the same and doesn’t use the same curriculum. Heck the Socratic method is barely even used anymore. Anyways… we used this and yes I took both Crim and Crim Procedure 1L year.
"The Verdict" is a great courtroom drama starring Paul Newman.
"Getting stiffed" means someone owes you money, but didn't pay. In this case, she did she "tried to hustle for the money", which means playing billiards for cash stakes, and when it she won and it was time to pay, the guy she beat didn't pay her.
doesn't her use of the term "hustle" rather than bet or win mean hat she tricked the idiot into making a huge bet by pretending to be bad and then winning with her true skill?
Or was that just an episode of Fresh Prince?
@@Sweet_Venom0027 that is what hustle is supposed to mean, but it can colloquially simply mean to play for money these days.
@@nickmanzo8459 Hmm when did that change? All bout dat hustle, so I guess to be industrious in doing business. Hustler isn't just a magazine. Kids be like, "Paper? What is that?" or they know it to mean cash as so much now is electronic.
"The Rainmaker" is an excellent law drama based on a John Grisham novel. It's considered to be close to how a real court case would be handled
Good suggestion! With Grisham I’d also recommend “The Pelican Brief” with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington
It's such an underrated hilarious film, especially the miscommunication jokes in a few of the scenes and the nervous defence lawyer always has me laughing.
Underrated? It won several awards. It was a critical and financial success. It holds an 87% on rotten tomatoes. How is that underrated?
@@pvanukoff Because it clearly is? Ask the average person about Marisa Tomei's awards or many questions about this, people don't know. Didn't mean to strike a nerve pal.
@@mred20 Yeah, most people don't know about those things, but most people do think it's a pretty good movie. That's not underrated. Underrated would mean it's a better movie than most people give it credit for. Or even a movie that wasn't successful or appreciated at first, but became so over time. Blade Runner is a good example. Also, I know I'm nitpicking here. It's just a word.
Brilliant reaction. This is the second time I've watched it. I loved your shock and horror in the early parts when it's evident that Vinny doesn't realize what he's up against. You almost seems embarrassed that he's part of the same profession as you are. Then later seeing your relief and delight as he starts to use his unique skillset to unravel the prosecution's case. Always a joy to watch, thank you.
Legally Blonde is a hilarious film with courtroom drama mixed in starring Reese Witherspoon. You would LOVE it!
Another vote for "A Few Good Men". It's in my top 5 all time favorites.
Also, Alabama resident here. There are certainly still quite a few backwards areas and people around here, but you can find those pretty much anywhere, not just in this state. Hollywood likes to frequently use us as a lazy punchline though. In contrast with the portrayal in this movie, I grew up in Huntsville where the Saturn V Apollo moon rocket was designed and we now have one of the highest concentrations of engineers per capita in the country. Every place has its goods and bads and very rarely are they portrayed in all of their actual complexity on film.
I love My Cousin Vinny, though 🙂. Great reaction!
That’s my college friend’s dad as the public defender :). Brilliant character actor.
I adore the entire scene with her on the stand.
A Few Good Men is a great movie. In a legal setting sense, it is very specific, because it deal with US Military Law, and the main characters are judge advocates in the Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General.
A Few Good Men and Top Gun combined became the basis of the show JAG, which spun off the NCIS shows.
Anatomy of a murder from 1959 is another good courtroom drama. Jimmy Stewart, lee remick, Ben gazzara, and George c Scott.
A classic courtroom, murder mystery B&W film is "Witness for the Prosecution". Great film.
Also, a really fine Australian movie called "Breaker Morant". It involves the court martial of Australian soldiers for war crimes against the Boers during the Boer War in South Africa. It's a really excellent court room and human interest story about war atrocities, personal responsibility and how governments exploit men during wartime. Excellent.
There's another "legal" movie you might like from the early 70's called "The Paper Chase". It's about a law student attending his first year at Harvard Law School. From what I understand, it's a fairly accurate portrayal of what law school is/was like. And it's a fun movie! Here's an early scene: ua-cam.com/video/yQLW7v3s7KQ/v-deo.html
(And if you thought the judge in 'My Cousin Vinny' was scary and intimidating....wait until you meet John Houseman playing Professor Kingsfield - a role that won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Hey! just like Marisa Tomei won for Best Supporting Actress in 'My Cousin Vinny'!))
@@bunpeishiratori5849 And Houseman's character was a renowned professor of Contract Law - something that I would think is part of Mary's job. 👍
I loved the edit with the dramatic music in the prison.
A much older trial-based movie you might like is "Witness for the Prosecution", based on a work by Agatha Christie, taking place in the UK, a few years after WWII. It stars Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power, with scene-stealing support from Elsa Lanchester.
"He has a face, like, please don't ever get angry at me."
Funny, because Fred Gwynne starred in "The Munsters" as the harmless, friendly, bumbling Frankenstein-like Herman Munster. 😁
EDIT: Got stuck on "Fred" and mistyped "Free Munster".
I ran out of cheese last night, so I'll take it.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! -- DEFINITELY watch A Few Good Men! It's not a smiling-laughing story, but now that I know you're an attorney, I'm looking forward to your perspective on the legal moves/countermoves -- can't wait!!!
Meanwhile... this is now my favorite movie reaction of yours... I couldn't stop laughing each time you put your head in your hand out of sheer frustration with 'Vinnie' in court -- thanks for this!!
i’m so happy you have first hand knowledge about laws. Your genuine opinion about the messed up laws of america is awesome.
22:16 that... that was what's called a "full body punch". he put EVERYTHING into it.
The jury probably won't be able to disregard what they heard, but the purpose of striking something from the record is more about what will be read from the record of the trial later when the trial is reviewed under appeal, or something like that, after the trial is finished.
"A Few Good Men" is great! Written as a theater play originally by Aaron Sorkin. Was also shown in London with Rob Lowe as "Kaffee" in West End. That Tom Cruise plays in the movie.
"Anatomy of a Murder" is an excellent "courtroom" movie from the same era as 12 Angry Men
If you want to see see a prison movie with a good message, I recommend 'Shawshank Redemption'. It's about a man serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and her lover. This movie has meant a lot to me for reasons unrelated to being imprison.
A song for main character "Andy Dufresne": ua-cam.com/video/5-fcvnYDEJ0/v-deo.html
@@Otokichi786 I'm a huge Jim Croce fan. His songs with just a guitar revealing his life and the people he met inspired me to be a better person. Also check out Robert Johnson. He was a blues singer in the 30s but was not recognized until after his death.
You are so fun! Great video as always 🤗
Happy Belated Birthday!!! very glad you're watching this
I love this movie, one of the really great comedies period. Another one that's from this same time frame (but not legal comedy) is "Blast From The Past" with Brenden Fraiser. A hugely overlooked movie. Just wanted to make that a blip on your radar.
FYI the bird outside the cabin is known as a screech owl. The scene demonstrates the reason for the name perfectly.
To Kill a Mockingbird is what made many people become lawyers. It is exceptional.
"My Cousin Vinny": A "fishes out of water" tale where Outsiders discover Southern Culture and arrive at mutual respect. Not to mention, it's a Legal Drama that holds up to Law school scrutiny. It also nails the "keep quiet and let your lawyer do the talking" advice in no uncertain terms. Plus, it's a great comedy with great writing and actors.;) 18:12 An example of The District Attorney providing "Disclosure" to The Defense. 30:57 How to handle an Expert Witness. 32:22 The State has failed to prove it's case, and The Defense has proved the innocence of the defendants. A "nitty gritty" legal movie of long ago. "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961): ua-cam.com/video/RfOgZXIQ6fo/v-deo.html
THE BREAKFAST CLUB! You will love it Mary moo moo
"To kill a Mockingbird" is a must in "legal movies"...
This is one of my favorite movies. It is so good. I was so happy to see you reacting to it!
I work IT at a courthouse and asked the court reporter for a full demo while I fixed her PC. Modern court reporters "type" in syllables. They also have custom dictionaries on their machines for their style of shorthand. In the old days they wrote in shorthand by hand. It is super interesting and if you have a chance befriend a court reporter and watch them work.
The old screech owl. Takes me back to the 80's and being on camping trips with The Boy Scouts.....The good 'ol days...
Yeah, Joe Pesci did indeed play Harry in Home Alone. But his two most iconic roles are almost certainly (in order) Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas (1990) and Nicky Santoro in Casino (1995).
The typists type in a special form called "shorthand", where they basically abbreviate everything to allow them to type faster.
Disclosure is required as part of due process - it's the whole country.
I love this movie. Vinny and Lisa are so great. Lisa especially is so awesome.
Stenographers have a special kind of typewriter that makes it easier to type what people actually say using a form of short hand.
A Few Good Men is a Must. Extremely powerful performances. But "The Judge" staring Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall is amazing as well.
Definitely seconding A Few Good Men.. one of my favorite best legal dramas
I just got on my phone from my TV to say she needed to watch A Few Good Men. You beat me to it.
it's a decent film....nicholson saves it.
It is worth a watch, but still very cheesy.
Cruise & Demi Moore are very silly in it
The judge doesn’t get enough love, it is a wonderful movie with very good acting. Personally I’m not a fan of a few good men. Without Nicholson’s over the top performance, not a lot people would enjoy this do much.
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totally agree, without Nicholson it would have been a COurtTV original movie.
This was Reiner's 1st misfire as a director.
He had six solid to great movies in a row from his first, Spinal Tap in 1984, next the very funny but not great
"The Sure Thing"
followed by the very good "Stand by Me".
THe wonderful "Princess Bride"
The hilarious "When HArry Met Sally" & the much better than expected "Misery".
Then came A Few Good Men.
From there it was all downhill.
Fun fact: My Cousin Vinny is regarded as one of the most accurate protrails of courtroom dramas
That lady typing is a court reporter(stenographer) capturing live testimony in a court case 👍🏼
The US Constitution guarantees each citizen a right to trial by jury. Also, Marisa Tomei played the MCU Spider-Man's Aunt May.
This is my all time fav comedy, its so good. That prison scene always gets me :D
I have seen this movie TONS of times, but this is the first time that I noticed that when the judge says: "You're a dead man" he LITERALLY means he is dead. I can't believe how dense I've been, lol.
The judge is the actor who played Herman monster on the Monsters 60th TV show
To kill a Mockingbird is a must,It is a true American classic as well Mary!
9:26 "Damn, he's scary." It's funny you should say that. This actor is actually most famous for playing the Frankenstein's-monster-type character, Herman Munster, in the 1960s T.V. show The Munsters! 😝
The fact that Ralph Macchio was 31 years old in this movie is funny. He was the ageless actor, until Paul Rudd came along. Cool reaction Mary!
Joe Pesci’s a pretty versatile actor. He is best known for mobster roles in “Goodfellas” (he won an Oscar) and “Casino.” He was also great in “Raging Bull”
The dark music edit for the prison scene was sick!
Those typists are actually trained court reporters that take records of the trial. There is a special typing procedure that allows them to type the interactions in the courtroom word by word rather than letter by letter the way you or I would type.
Pesci was also good in the Lethal Weapon movies he appeared in.
Mary, I was having a bad day and then I saw you were reacting to this. I love you!
One of the funniest things about this movie is the misunderstanding of the languages and cultures of one state and city as compared to another in the same country with the same language.
Another excellent movie that contains scenes with courtroom drama would be "To Kill a Mockingbird". A definite classic.
I was in Germany in the U.S. Army during the Desert Storm timeframe. You make me miss being there because of your accent.
9:27 Funny you say that since he played a "Frankenstein" monster on the old sitcom The Munsters.
So glad you liked it! Yes, *A Few Good Men* is an awesome film with several great (one iconic) performances. It is more of a drama. I hope you react to it; I’d love to see that.
I think about this movie any time I have to go to the south for any reason. I'm always ridiculously paranoid. Lol
Lawer/law movies. A time to kill... The rainmaker.... And the pelican brief. All great movies
The barred owl is sometimes known as the screech owl, due to its terrifying call. I recorded several ecosystems in the Santa Monica Mountains and one recording is rife with the screeches of this animal, which screeched all night long and watched me with my little cassette recorder (a Sony Professional Walkman, the finest analogue field recorder ever made). I bought this recorder in the late eighties and the rubber belts have rotted. Pleas God send me a repair person.
Screech owls are typical owls belonging to the genus Megascops with 23 living species.
This is one of my favorite movies. And actually there is no villain or anyone intentionally being deceptive. Doesn't fit the movie "formula". The judge, the prosecutor and the sheriff are all acting within the law. The witnesses also are not purposely being deceptive...just mistaken identity. Great movie. Funny as hell. It's my understanding that this movie is shown to American law students because it's very accurate as far as court procedure.
Also....yes, you SHOULD indeed watch "A Few Good Men". Another of my favorites and also very accurate as far as military court proceedings go. It's not a comedy, but a drama. As in any good drama, there are comedic moments, but it's a legal, military drama. It stars Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, and Demi Moore.
another "law" movie that is more of a suspense/thriller is called "the client" one of my favorite movies in this genre
You said the judge looks scary. He used to play Herman Munster in a 60s TV show called the Munsters. His character was a Frankenstein-esque family man.
The lady does not write words on the typewriter, it is a symbol typewriter, which helps her transcribe what they say faster
6:30 loll you turning it into a drama with the change of music
Lincoln Lawyer is another good lawyer movie. Star's Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe
Marisa Tomei won the Academy Award for her role in this movie
With your question about wiping your memory from a trial objection...lawyers have a saying
You can't un-ring a bell...once the jury hears something it's in their head
Court stenographers do keep up. 1st of all, they are extremely fast typists. 2nd.. they use a special shorthand which makes it easier. Though it is kind of dumb they don't allow recording devices in most courtrooms. That would make things a lot easier.
Stenographers, court reporters & transcriptionist use a specialized keyboard called a stenograph machine which has fewer keys than a conventional alphanumeric keyboard. This machine works by pressing multiple keys simultaneously (known as “chording” or “stroking”) to spell out whole syllables, words, and phrases with a single hand motion.
According to several legal channels this is the most popular lawyers movie. Most accurate
11:57 Getting "Stiffed" means that 2 people made a bet over something. The 1 person won but the second person didn't pay they bet and thus the winning person getting "Stiffed"
Mary. Another law movie is "Primal Fear". You will LOVE it.
Great performances for everyone in "A Few Good Men". Highly recommend.... Please also consider "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002) which is about love, injustice, and vengeance.
Some good court room drama's "Inherit the Wind" with Spenser Tracey (about the famous Scopes trial, an attempt to ban teaching Darwin's Evolution theory). Also, "To Kill A Mockingbird" is good.
Good reaction!
Yes, a few good men. Great movie and Cruz, Demi and Jack are at their best. Primal Fear is another good one.
The movie of Pulitzer Prize winning novel To kill a mockingbird from 1962 with Gregory Peck and A time to kill, with Matthew McConichey from 1996, are two of the best courtroom dramas ever
As a US lawyer, this is my absolute favorite law movie.
The Verdict with Paul Newman is really good too.
Please consider Primal Fear ... Excellent Movie, Cast, Law related, and just a Great Movie to watch !
I saw someone mention "Blast From The Past." It's a great funny and still meaningful film on culture. One of my favorites. Also a funny and culturally meaningful movie is "to Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything" ... Quite underrated but I think timely for today's culture.
Great edit with that 'BOOM" clip
"He should have studied a bit more and concentrated less on his card tricks!" You have a wicked sense of humour 😂 Great to hear your thoughts on this movie. Midnight Run with Robert De Niro is a surprising comedy!
The last film the director made was the fantastic Clue.
A Few Good Men is excellent.
"Footloose" (1984). Greatest movie in history.
Ok, the dark themed music over a scene was hilarious, but I may now be traumatized.
Stenographers can keep up because they aren't typing letter by letter. It's basically shorthand with keys.
You are correct when you say that juries are often asked to disregard something, you can’t just forget it. There’s a phrase is American legal circles “You can’t unring a bell.” Meaning, you cannot take back anything you’ve heard, once it’s heard, it’s heard.
Soooooooooooooooo funny!! Perfect choice and great review.