She owned every scene she was in. Though, Joe and Fred Gwynn certainly had their moments as well. (RIP Fred/Herman Munster). Still, one of the most lovable comedies. Hard to believe it’s over 30 years old! Still retains its freshness.
@johnwebster76 she's the only actress. There have been multiple actors to win one. It's still impressive. We'll Tomei is impressive in general but her role in My cousin Vinny was on another level.
Both Marisa and Peschi were brilliant. One of my lost loves Emily S. would bring me to tears when shed find the opportunity to mimic Marisa with lines like " oh and youre a fu@#ing world traveler"
Go back and watch My Cousin Vinny. Marisa is definitely hot in it, but her acting and comedy timing is truly brilliant. The movie holds up. It’s still great.
"My Cousin Vinny" is, quite possibly, the funniest movie of all time. I remember laughing out loud, uncontrollably, the first time I saw it. Pesci was hilarious, but Tomei stole the show.
Absolutely. I'm 44 years old and have probably seen this movie at least 35 times. Everytime it's on TV I watch it. The acting, and comedic delivery from Tomei, Pesci, and Fred Gwynn was impeccable. Also, this movie maintains an iconic status as it is widely viewed as one of the most accurate views of the legal system and actual procedure ever put to film. You can watch lawyers all over UA-cam do react videos where they all say this is a favorite amongst lawyers and that professors at law schools all across the country show this movie in class to their students when they get to the part where they are learning about courtroom and legal procedure. Also, Fred Gwynn ( Herman Munster ) as the judge is perfect as the strict, authoritarian, Southern Circuit Court judge. And Pesci plays Vinny better then anyone else could.
@@KatraMoo Thanks for the reply. I always loved The Munsters, and he will always be Herman to me. As an aside, I lived in Japan for eight years (USAF) and my Japanese girlfriend fell in love with the Munster family as well.
I only saw this movie once, & I immediately was all but ("spell-bound") with Marisa Tomei's role as "Mona Lisa" & have loved Her as an actress ever since!!!! 🤗👍🏼
My Cousin Vinny was one of the greatest comedies of all time. I cannot imagine any two actors other than Pesci and Tomei for the roles. They were absolutely perfect. And as for Judge Haller, who could ever have filled it better than Fred Gwynne? It was, unfortunately Fred Gwynne's last movie as he passed away from prostate cancer not long after the movie came out.
There is no way Marisa Tomei should not have been left out of this movie, of her character. I have always enjoyed Miss Tomei in movies, though some of her movies I did not enjoy. Pesci made Vinny like he was playing himself being so real in character. The crew was great, the writing was great, and I have watched this movie at least once every two years. The one thing I did not like only I did like Tomei wearing was that one flowered outfit. That was about as ugly an outfit could get but she looked great in the tight outfit. Her testifying and the arguments the two characters would get into was great. This movie never gets old.
Read what you wrote again - you’re saying she should have been left out. What I think you meant to say is “There is no way Marisa Tomei should have been left out of this movie…”.
Marisa Tomei and Mona Lisa Vito = a match made in Heaven. I've watched her courtroom scene dozens of times, I love it. I was surprised she wasn't the romantic lead in more movies, but maybe she didn't want that? She and Robert Downey, Jr. were great in Only You, but I wish there were more like that.
The three cars: she leave’s out the Chevrolet Corvair, but she does say “with enough power to leave these tire tracks”, the Corvair didn’t have enough power to leave that burnout, even the turbo Corvair couldn’t leave the burnout in the photos.
To this day I am enamoured with Marisa’s performance. She was utterly charming and she elevated the film as brilliantly as had Joe Pesci had. Of course the Judge and DA were awesome too. Let us face it, the film was cast wonderfully.
Bobby is funny and so is Joe as actors as a fan from the south, we like them both in movies. The whole cast did a great job on this classic movie that those of us fortunate enough to see it when it came out love. Us two”yeuts’ don’t deserve the hell we are being put through in solitary lives because of a lot of stuff we had. I control over like people’s ignorance as far as my life goes. I shouldn’t be left holding the debt over other people’s mistakes.
My Cousin Vinny is a great movie; I rewatch it every few years and I'm charmed and delighted every time. And the casting was nothing short of heroic; everybody was terrific, no matter how small the part. The sets must have been a lot fun. Even who they didn't cast was dead on. De Niro has never done that kind of humor. BTW, he was doing great comedy there at the beginning of his career. He was hilarious in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, and in Mean Streets his Johnny Boy, while not a humorous part, provided just the right amount of comic relief with his nutjob intensity. Samuel Jackson read for the part 'there's mud in your tires' . He was shocked he didn't get the part, but they were right. At tat time he was playing urban, jazzy, "I will kick your ass' characters. He could never have carried off the role of genial country boy. And back to Marisa Tomei. . She stole my heart. I have watched EVERY movie she has been in, and some of them have been really bad. After The Perez Family, I hoped I might run into her in NYC so I could introduce myself 'Hi. I'm John Wayne'. But that was not to be. (and really things like that sometimes happen to me; maybe someday I will share with You Tube the story of how I almost gave Dan Quayle the ultimate killer line for his media wars with Candace Bergin.) Lastly, isn't it amazing how Hollywood eventually spins everything. Jack Palance DID NOT get a wrong envelop. He opened the correct envelop, disagreed with the academy's choice, and announced his own pick instead. Hey he was a big and physical guy, what could they do, Wrestle him off the stage ? No probably not
Marisa Tomei is a woman I admire (and desire). Can’t say that about very many women anymore, unfortunately. It seems they are often all about money. Yeah, it’s really sad!😢
I was working at the prison when it was filmed. The prison didn't have a death row. Just a maximum security cell block. It still scared the wimpy actors 😂.
It didn't sit right with me when they said the prison had a death row in Gainesville, GA. But the narrator said, "there was also a death row wing near by where they were filming." So I googled it and found this: Lee Arrendale State Prison of the Georgia Department of Corrections is a women's prison located in Raoul,[1] unincorporated Habersham County, Georgia, near Alto,[2] and in proximity to Gainesville.[3] It houses the state death row for women.[4] That would have been the death row wing near by where they were filming as the narrator said.
With the garbage they’re putting out now we have no choice but to watch these great movies over and over and still laugh even though we know what’s coming
De Niro had made a hit comedy movie in 1988 with Midnight Run. Since it had been successful and De Niro got rave reviews, I wonder why the studio did not want to offer him a comedy. It might be they thought he was wrong in the part, since in Midnight Run he played a straight, serious character that got more wry as the film went on . . . .
I think it may just have come down to energy. Deniro tends to have more low energy delivery even when doing comedy. While Pesci is gives more of a "can't sit still" type energy. I'll be honest I think Deniro would have been terrible as Vinny as it's just not really his style of character.
I have seen this movie a bunch of times and just noticed in one scene she is wearing a necklace with a pendant of the Mona Lisa painting on it! it is a 2:40 in this video.
I never understood how Marisa Tomei got the Oscar for this film, when clearly it was her cousin Vinny, played by Joe Pesci was the real star. He should have won!
Mona Lisa Vito does mention three cars in her testimony -- she identifies the Corvette as having positraction and independent rear suspension, but points out no one would ever mix up a Corvette with any other car. I wish the video had named the three cars so we could see if there was an actual mistake. I'm also unclear on why writing the scene about the biological clock kept Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) in the movie. After all, she clearly plays an essential role without that scene. I agree with Launer that such scenes are boring and pointless. I'm surprised it is his favorite scene when there are so many better ones -- the courtroom scene of course, the dripping faucet scene where we really see her cleverness, and the deer scene. The whisper campaign about her Oscar was so cruel and was supposedly started by a relative of one of the losers. At least the terrible mix-up with "Midnight" shows that any mistake would have been corrected and that she earned the Oscar fairly. Her performance was brilliant!
If nobody caught a discrepancy in court there would be no doubt. Also, the number of cars doesn't really matter but, FYI, there were four. Her point was made clear. The other car(s) (Corvette and Corvair) don't look anything like the Tempest as does the Skylark. Therefore, the case is still "holds water" and no doubt to be exposed there.
This impresses me as an odd flight, for a glider. First, why's he flying in overcast skies, with rain. Glider pilots are usually looking for the lift that bright sunny skies provide. Was this due to inadvertently stumbling into weather, due to poor preflight planning? In the USA, most glider flights start and end at small, uncontrolled, country airports that don't have the more sophisticated runway markings this precision instrument approach runway has. Did he have to divert to this runway because of poor weather? On his base leg to final approach turn, he overshot final and used an excessively steep bank angle, at a very low altitude, to correct. It was a nice enough touchdown but not a great approach, in questionable conditions.
Come on, man. You say there are three cars with independent rearends but, you didn't say what they are. Buick Skylark Chevrolet Corvette Pontiac Tempest ***Chevrolet Corvair***
@@DankBBQRibs Regarded as what? There is no way that voice is AI. It's too natural sounding. Even if it were AI, what does that have to do with my comment of not knowing how many cars had IRS?
This is a mess. What is going on here? Is anyone listening? The movie was great. Really great. A classic. Beyond the best. No fooling around with that. But this video is insane. Watch it and listen. It makes no sense. I know, who cares? Just saying. Have a good day/night.
Have always thought Tomei was absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Marisa really stole the show! She was so good in that role☺️
She owned every scene she was in. Though, Joe and Fred Gwynn certainly had their moments as well. (RIP Fred/Herman Munster).
Still, one of the most lovable comedies. Hard to believe it’s over 30 years old! Still retains its freshness.
@@turkfiles I agree☺️
She won an Oscar for it...
@@igorschmidlapp6987
I heard she is the only one to win an Oscar in a comedy
@johnwebster76 she's the only actress. There have been multiple actors to win one. It's still impressive. We'll Tomei is impressive in general but her role in My cousin Vinny was on another level.
Marissa Tomei is beautiful, on the screen and off. ❤
Yes, she is.
The best scene was the court room scene with her in the witness box. Fred Gwynne certainly added to it.
Mona Lisa told Vinny, "Oh, yeah. You blend," not "You mix."
zackly.
Both Marisa and Peschi were brilliant. One of my lost loves Emily S. would bring me to tears when shed find the opportunity to mimic Marisa with lines like " oh and youre a fu@#ing world traveler"
Go back and watch My Cousin Vinny. Marisa is definitely hot in it, but her acting and comedy timing is truly brilliant. The movie holds up. It’s still great.
Totally agree! Still go back and watch from time to time:)
"My Cousin Vinny" is, quite possibly, the funniest movie of all time. I remember laughing out loud, uncontrollably, the first time I saw it. Pesci was hilarious, but Tomei stole the show.
The whole cast did a great job with this movie.
But Marisa Tomei has always been one of my favorites.
Absolutely. I'm 44 years old and have probably seen this movie at least 35 times. Everytime it's on TV I watch it. The acting, and comedic delivery from Tomei, Pesci, and Fred Gwynn was impeccable. Also, this movie maintains an iconic status as it is widely viewed as one of the most accurate views of the legal system and actual procedure ever put to film. You can watch lawyers all over UA-cam do react videos where they all say this is a favorite amongst lawyers and that professors at law schools all across the country show this movie in class to their students when they get to the part where they are learning about courtroom and legal procedure. Also, Fred Gwynn ( Herman Munster ) as the judge is perfect as the strict, authoritarian, Southern Circuit Court judge. And Pesci plays Vinny better then anyone else could.
She is so fetching and she FULLY deserved her oscar.
All the actors were perfect for their characters. I especially loved Herman Munster as the judge.
Do you mean Fred Gwynne? Lol. Yeah we knew who you meant.
@@KatraMoo Thanks for the reply. I always loved The Munsters, and he will always be Herman to me. As an aside, I lived in Japan for eight years (USAF) and my Japanese girlfriend fell in love with the Munster family as well.
Herman Munster? Really?
@@ronnielittlerock7208 Yes, really!
@@Colorado_Native whoosh! Right over your head. Sarcasm really needs its own font.
That was an excellent film. Too bad Hollyweird doen't make many like that anymore.
Tomei stole the film with her performance on the witness stand, she was great!
I only saw this movie once, & I immediately was all but ("spell-bound") with Marisa Tomei's role as "Mona Lisa" & have loved Her as an actress ever since!!!! 🤗👍🏼
Marisa Tomei made the film great. A great counterpoint to Pescis character.
Tomei and Peschi made that movie! That is a great movie. It cracks me up every time I see it!
They did great as well as the southern actors and actresses.
My Cousin Vinny was one of the greatest comedies of all time. I cannot imagine any two actors other than Pesci and Tomei for the roles. They were absolutely perfect. And as for Judge Haller, who could ever have filled it better than Fred Gwynne? It was, unfortunately Fred Gwynne's last movie as he passed away from prostate cancer not long after the movie came out.
There is no way Marisa Tomei should not have been left out of this movie, of her character. I have always enjoyed Miss Tomei in movies, though some of her movies I did not enjoy. Pesci made Vinny like he was playing himself being so real in character. The crew was great, the writing was great, and I have watched this movie at least once every two years. The one thing I did not like only I did like Tomei wearing was that one flowered outfit. That was about as ugly an outfit could get but she looked great in the tight outfit. Her testifying and the arguments the two characters would get into was great. This movie never gets old.
Read what you wrote again - you’re saying she should have been left out. What I think you meant to say is “There is no way Marisa Tomei should have been left out of this movie…”.
Say what?!
Marisa Tomei and Mona Lisa Vito = a match made in Heaven. I've watched her courtroom scene dozens of times, I love it. I was surprised she wasn't the romantic lead in more movies, but maybe she didn't want that? She and Robert Downey, Jr. were great in Only You, but I wish there were more like that.
The best scene was the stuttering attorney. 😂
The three cars: she leave’s out the Chevrolet Corvair, but she does say “with enough power to leave these tire tracks”, the Corvair didn’t have enough power to leave that burnout, even the turbo Corvair couldn’t leave the burnout in the photos.
She said the Corvette
To this day I am enamoured with Marisa’s performance. She was utterly charming and she elevated the film as brilliantly as had Joe Pesci had. Of course the Judge and DA were awesome too. Let us face it, the film was cast wonderfully.
Marisa had to learn the street Italian accent. Her mother was an English teacher and was strict about those things.
I’ve had a crush on her for as long as I can remember
Not to mention back in those days I think we would say she is a stone cold Fox!! LOL
Love this movie. Can watch it over and over again.
Brilliant film. All the characters played by the perfect actor for that part with a very good story.
one of the best movies ever! she was brilliant baby she was the movie
Marisa Tomei was in my opinion the best Actress for the part.
Great Movie! I Thought She Said, "You Blend" In The Opening Scene. Thank You.
I can’t…I can’t deal with this narration..it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard
Joe Pesci is an acting god... but this movie would have flopped without Marisa Tomei. Omg... she was so good.
It was more than a comedy, it elucidate a reality. Joe was fantastic and Marisa as well. It was a Social blockbuster too.
One of the best comedy! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bobby is funny and so is Joe as actors as a fan from the south, we like them both in movies. The whole cast did a great job on this classic movie that those of us fortunate enough to see it when it came out love. Us two”yeuts’ don’t deserve the hell we are being put through in solitary lives because of a lot of stuff we had. I control over like people’s ignorance as far as my life goes. I shouldn’t be left holding the debt over other people’s mistakes.
They should have been the stars of a follow up film. Heck, they could still do one with both actors.
Married, had kids, still at each other.
My Cousin Vinny is a great movie; I rewatch it every few years and I'm charmed and delighted every time. And the casting was nothing short of heroic; everybody was terrific, no matter how small the part. The sets must have been a lot fun. Even who they didn't cast was dead on. De Niro has never done that kind of humor. BTW, he was doing great comedy there at the beginning of his career. He was hilarious in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, and in Mean Streets his Johnny Boy, while not a humorous part, provided just the right amount of comic relief with his nutjob intensity. Samuel Jackson read for the part 'there's mud in your tires' . He was shocked he didn't get the part, but they were right. At tat time he was playing urban, jazzy, "I will kick your ass' characters. He could never have carried off the role of genial country boy.
And back to Marisa Tomei. . She stole my heart. I have watched EVERY movie she has been in, and some of them have been really bad. After The Perez Family, I hoped I might run into her in NYC so I could introduce myself 'Hi. I'm John Wayne'. But that was not to be. (and really things like that sometimes happen to me; maybe someday I will share with You Tube the story of how I almost gave Dan Quayle the ultimate killer line for his media wars with Candace Bergin.)
Lastly, isn't it amazing how Hollywood eventually spins everything. Jack Palance DID NOT get a wrong envelop. He opened the correct envelop, disagreed with the academy's choice, and announced his own pick instead. Hey he was a big and physical guy, what could they do, Wrestle him off the stage ? No probably not
she made the film
bet on his trip through the south, he never went to a restaurant that served dinner in the evening. they serve supper then.
Yeah. And you still get grits.
better believe it@@ericdickerson7656
Te "youts" moment was pulled from Pesci's observation of Rocky Graziano when he was discussing programs the boxer was supporting for local "youts".
marisa has been a crush off mine since i saw the movie. yeah im old but a guy can still dream . thanks for the vid
Marisa Tomei is a woman I admire (and desire). Can’t say that about very many women anymore, unfortunately.
It seems they are often all about money. Yeah, it’s really sad!😢
She was so sexy in this movie!
I was working at the prison when it was filmed. The prison didn't have a death row. Just a maximum security cell block. It still scared the wimpy actors 😂.
It didn't sit right with me when they said the prison had a death row in Gainesville, GA. But the narrator said, "there was also a death row wing near by where they were filming."
So I googled it and found this: Lee Arrendale State Prison of the Georgia Department of Corrections is a women's prison located in Raoul,[1] unincorporated Habersham County, Georgia, near Alto,[2] and in proximity to Gainesville.[3] It houses the state death row for women.[4]
That would have been the death row wing near by where they were filming as the narrator said.
With the garbage they’re putting out now we have no choice but to watch these great movies over and over and still laugh even though we know what’s coming
Dyslexics tend to be very bright
Would love to see a clip of them together now 30 years later... Joe Pesci and Marissa arguing while trying to board a flight.
The two utes.
imagine that , hollywood getting "facts" wrong :O
De Niro had made a hit comedy movie in 1988 with Midnight Run. Since it had been successful and De Niro got rave reviews, I wonder why the studio did not want to offer him a comedy. It might be they thought he was wrong in the part, since in Midnight Run he played a straight, serious character that got more wry as the film went on . . . .
DeNiro is a douche.
I think it may just have come down to energy. Deniro tends to have more low energy delivery even when doing comedy. While Pesci is gives more of a "can't sit still" type energy. I'll be honest I think Deniro would have been terrible as Vinny as it's just not really his style of character.
@@invisalats841I'm agree
Marissa is why talk to god, say thank-you and do that some more lord.
She says 'you blend" not you mix
The narration on this is horrible. The delivery of the text is awkward and incorrect. It repeats it self with uninteresting dialog.
I have seen this movie a bunch of times and just noticed in one scene she is wearing a necklace with a pendant of the Mona Lisa painting on it! it is a 2:40 in this video.
I never understood how Marisa Tomei got the Oscar for this film, when clearly it was her cousin Vinny, played by Joe Pesci was the real star. He should have won!
Different category. Best actor, best supporting actress.
I enjoyed this video clip but, you got the quotes wrong.
I noticed that, too.
The actual phrase is "oh yes, you blend", not "mix".
Oh Myrisa!
"Mix?" Did this guy even see the movie?
Mona Lisa Vito does mention three cars in her testimony -- she identifies the Corvette as having positraction and independent rear suspension, but points out no one would ever mix up a Corvette with any other car. I wish the video had named the three cars so we could see if there was an actual mistake. I'm also unclear on why writing the scene about the biological clock kept Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) in the movie. After all, she clearly plays an essential role without that scene. I agree with Launer that such scenes are boring and pointless. I'm surprised it is his favorite scene when there are so many better ones -- the courtroom scene of course, the dripping faucet scene where we really see her cleverness, and the deer scene. The whisper campaign about her Oscar was so cruel and was supposedly started by a relative of one of the losers. At least the terrible mix-up with "Midnight" shows that any mistake would have been corrected and that she earned the Oscar fairly. Her performance was brilliant!
but whether 2 or 3 cars with positraction, her testimony cast doubt which, in theory, is all that is necessary to prevent conviction.
If nobody caught a discrepancy in court there would be no doubt.
Also, the number of cars doesn't really matter but, FYI, there were four.
Her point was made clear. The other car(s) (Corvette and Corvair) don't look anything like the Tempest as does the Skylark. Therefore, the case is still "holds water" and no doubt to be exposed there.
Maybe three but like she said.,only two looked like but one wasn't! Do you get it???
Too much talking and not enough video of the movie itself…
HMM, I DIDN'T KNOW ALL THIS.
video talks too much, takes too long
Any idiot that has said Marisa Tomei shouldn't be cast for anything should lose their CSA job.
This impresses me as an odd flight, for a glider. First, why's he flying in overcast skies, with rain. Glider pilots are usually looking for the lift that bright sunny skies provide.
Was this due to inadvertently stumbling into weather, due to poor preflight planning? In the USA, most glider flights start and end at small, uncontrolled, country airports that don't have the more sophisticated runway markings this precision instrument approach runway has. Did he have to divert to this runway because of poor weather? On his base leg to final approach turn, he overshot final and used an excessively steep bank angle, at a very low altitude, to correct. It was a nice enough touchdown but not a great approach, in questionable conditions.
What?
Not “mix”, it’s “blend”
Switch to decaf before you do a voice over...
DeNiro sucks----------------big time
Annoying voicd for naration. I quit less than 10 minutes in.
You blend, not mix
Come on, man. You say there are three cars with independent rearends but, you didn't say what they are.
Buick Skylark
Chevrolet Corvette
Pontiac Tempest
***Chevrolet Corvair***
This is an ai voice dude. Are you regarded???
@@DankBBQRibs
Regarded as what?
There is no way that voice is AI. It's too natural sounding.
Even if it were AI, what does that have to do with my comment of not knowing how many cars had IRS?
@RalphSamsom.....nope.. the Buick Skylark NEVER had IRS! The last three on you list are correct
@@RalphSampson... it is AI. And you are in fact, regarded.
This is a mess. What is going on here? Is anyone listening? The movie was great. Really great. A classic. Beyond the best. No fooling around with that. But this video is insane.
Watch it and listen. It makes no sense.
I know, who cares? Just saying. Have a good day/night.
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Yuz kidding😊