My wife is a lawyer, and I've been working on cars since the '60s. This is one of our favorite movies in large part because the script writer did their homework. The courtroom scenes were so accurate that her Criminal Procedure professor used it as an example, and using the similarity of the Buick Skylark and Pontiac Tempest while pointing out the difference in limited-slip and IRS was brilliant. The casting and acting were wonderful also, it's just about as perfect of a comedy movie as you're going to get.
My daughter graduated from law school in 2015. She said this movie, as well as Anatomy Of A Murder, were both used extensively during one of her semesters.
It just hit me that not only does Vinny realize he can put his fiancee up there as an expert, she's canny enough to give an example of a standard vs slip diff that the jury can understand. They were made for each other.
Here's what most everyone misses. I did the first couple viewings. The night before, Vinnie is looking at the shots she took with her little pink camera. He's studying the pictures because he knows the secret is there. Gotta be there somewhere. And then, he finds it! But he doesn't tell her. That's what everyone misses. He knew, and he knew she knew. Before that, he was ragging on her pictures. Remember that? "What's this? A picture of a bush!"
@@LeonAllanDavishe needed her as an expert witness, because he couldn't be one himself. She was great in the work with the jury members, because they need to be convinced, not the judge.
Agreed, had she left it at the slip differential the jury would have zoned out. By describing what that means in such a clear manner it made the fact the wheels didnt work that way really stick in the mind of the jury.
My favorite part of Miss Vito's testimony is whenbhexfirst calls to the stand and asks the judge to treat her as a 'hostile' witness to which she responds "If you think I'm hostile now, wait 'til we get back to the motel."
Also, something I only realized recently: This exchange is a verbatim repeat of the exchange they had between themselves earlier in the movie, in the motel, when they were arguing about the faucets. This takes on a lot more significance when we realize that - at this point all animosity between them drains away, and they proceed on the same page.
@callaghy2634 That's an important time of discovery in a young man's life. You have chosen well!! P.S. - I'm a bit older, but for me it was when I first saw Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Holy Cow!!!
@@dennismonk9559 yeah, that might come under "witness tampering" but you do have to ask permission to approach the witness, according to a gazillion law and order episodes :)
The more modern movies I watch, the more I go back to the classics. My Cousin Vinnie is one my personal favorites and Marisa Tomei is one of the main reasons this movie is so re-watchable.
Nice thought, but, as the attorney, he can not also be a witness. He needed someone other than himself to give testimony and that someone just happened to be his girlfriend. He also could not tell her what he was thinking because she would need to come to the final determination on her own. Otherwise, it would be witness tampering. She saved his butt, and he loved and appreciated her for that. ❤
I must have watched this clip about 30 times. It's like an irresistible piece of music. And like a piece of music, it has "moments" you wait for. "Dey wuh!" Priceless.
My friend and i were talking about our favorite English accents, and i said mine was this East Coast hardass accent. Maybe it's because my dads side of the family is from New Jersey
@@ssgta8082 If I was the prosecuting attorney I'd probably have raised an objection, "Objection, your honor! Badgering the witness." I forgot about the 5 minutes and no good, self-respecting gritter 'gonna make his grits with instant grits. And, the laws of physics ceasing to exist on *HIS STOVE*! Yes, that's a pretty good one, I admit.
@@ryanshannon6963 if I was being honest, the entire movie was one of the best I’ve ever seen. To try to call one scene the best, that’s REALLY hard to do. The entire cast was perfectly chosen and the interaction between them all was spot on.
Actually Vinnie didn't know cars, Lisa knew cars. That point was IMO the only sour note in the scene. Vinnie should not have been the person to recognize the significance of the photo.
@@LLewis-vu9qf The defense attorney is allowed to present exactly what she said as testimony without her being on the stand but having an "expert" lends more weight to the argument.
@@humantacos9800 Where did that info come out? I was wondering about how vinny knew about cars, I dont remember them giving any info of that in the movie.
Law schools use this scene for two reasons: 1. Mona Lisa applies empirical facts in easy-to-understand terms to differentiate the two cars. 2. Vinny never asks a question where he doesn't already know the answer.
Thing is I cant remember if I picked up on Vinny already having the knowledge the FIRST time I watched the movie. (theres been so many times) It probably was a couple times in before I realized that he had to have car knowledge to discover how significant the picture was. So I dont know if its made deliberately slick by the writer of if it was supposed to be obvious. Still written brilliantly.
@@TuneStunnaMusic We are made privy to the fact that Vinny & Lisa both have mechanical ability when we hear at different times that they have both worked in her fathers garage.👍🏼🍿
@@DIESEL0759 Earlier in the film when he keeps getting held in contempt for bungling procedures. Lisa asks didn’t they teach you that in law school . Vinny replies you learn by attending court & watching but with working in her fathers garage he hasn’t found the time yet. At least that’s what I remember….
And the writing was brilliant because it wasnt expected that she would be the one to bring so much expert testimony, it was written to sway people into thinking it was supposed to be Vinny. Well done
This scene is the type that every screen writer and director aim to create; a few succeed, most do not! The casting made this movie, everyone played their part perfectly!
My sister owned a 1963 Pontiac Tempest with a 327. Sounded like a jet taking off. Power brakes but no power steering-it was backward. I had a '65 Catalina. Ignition key was interchangeable 😅
What most people miss is that this is supposed to be obscure technical mechanical knowledge that only an expert, or even a SUPER expert, would know, even down to what color models of cars in previous years were available in. But Pesci figured it out first, and had to lead Marissa to it. What, is EVERYONE in New York a super car mechanical expert? Having said that, I love this movie. My one word justification is "yutes".
You're right, I missed it where Vinny says he worked in her father's car shop. She did obviously. Even so, I wonder if working in the car shop was enough to know all this information; but I didn't work as a mechanic in any capacity, so I wouldn't know. @@TuneStunnaMusic
Not only Vinny and Mona Lisa knew this stuff, but when the DA turns to his expert witness while the testimony is happening, that expert also nods "yes, she's correct." I would feel so dumb sitting in that courtroom.
Marisa spent many an hour trying to lose her accent. She attended speech classes as well. The irony is her authentic accent is what put her on the map.
@@DIESEL0759 Last time I checked the map, New York City consisted of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. However, colloquially, NYC or "The City" refers to Manhattan, and the other 4 boroughs are chopped liver.
The best part about this scene is that technically they didn't even need the information about the Pontiac. The car in the police impound had neither Positraction nor independent rear suspension which means the photo clears them on that alone.
I can only speculate that the info about the pontiac was actually needed to drive home the point that the car that actually made the tire marks was the tempest, to connect it to the arrest of the actual shooters out of state.
People complain about Marisa Tomei getting the Oscar nod for this performance but she did an excellent job with the character. Plus, it was a really good year for supporting roles and the vote was spread out as a result. When you've got Joan Plowright, Vanessa Redgrave, Judy Davis and Miranda Richardson nominated it would be hard for the voters to pick a favorite. Plus, in fairness, the movies the other actresses were in were Oscar bait dramas that no one outside of a film school class cares about. If you were old enough you might remember Howard's End from that year but does anyone really remember Husbands and Wives, Enchanted April or Damage.
I would say that if after so many years this move and especially this scene still delight as if seen for the first time...her Oscar win was well earbed!
This is true. The Pontiac of that time had positraction. 😊 It was very impressive that the Pontiac had a number of innovation s. It's to bad they stopped making Pontiacs. My Dad bought Pontiacs for decades. I remember when he would get the 455 cubic inch Pontiacs. 😊. They would fly like the wind.
ironically, when GM first made these "intermediate size" cars, they did so off Chevy's Corvair chassis pan. Buick and Olds had a turbo V8 option on these cars. Had GM brought them back in 1973, they would have had a great competitor to the foriegn cars beating the "yank tank gas hogs" of that day.
I had a Pontiac Grand Prix for a while. Nice car until it developed thermostat issues. After that, sustained operation at interstate highway speeds would ALWAYS overheat. By comparison, my Chrysler products never overheated. For them, it was the electrical system that seemed fragile. Our family's Ford? Bearings wouldn't last despite the car being primarily used for groceries and around-town shopping. Every car brand seems to have their private little weakness.
The whole sequence starting from his introducing her as a witness, to the DA saying (in rapid Southern) "The State'd lahk t'dismiss ahl chahdges" is just scriptwriting perfection.
This film was the greatest film in its time. And Mali’s a was fantastic in it. The character shows how a smart woman can show more savvy and intelligence even if she doesn’t dress as a educated people in tweed dresses
Damn I love the scene in this movie. She lays down a lot of automotive knowledge and her attitude as the character really match well with the delivery in this scene. A great movie with great performances in each character
No there’s MOAH!! You cut the clip 2 seconds too soon. She makes an adorable gesture with both hands after the kisses. It says “Job done” and “Look at me, ain’t I at least as cute as I am clever?” all with the minimal of movement and a beaming smile.
this is a perfect testimony... she even states a fact that everybody in the jury is familiar with, the mud in the tires thing, to gain status with them and believability.
I drove a 63 Pontiac Le Mans Tempest. Gold, 2 door, It had a 2-3 inch lever on the dash to shift the automatic transmission in the rear with the transaxle. (the transmission and rear axle were combined) 326 engine that could burn the tires if you wanted too. It was to easy to over drive it. Which I did repeatedly.
Trotter blew it by letting that photo in as evidence. Any other prosecutor would have objected. We never find out if the state had any photo's to back up her claim. I suspect not as we are talking rural Alabama here.
The part about the Tempest (and what the sheriff presents in the next scene) is actually just extra. When he proves his clients' car couldn't be the one used as the getaway car after the murder, he won the case. That's enough to get reasonable doubt.
Why this clip doesnt have even more clicks, in an exceptional Film, is surprising to moi' . A truly magnificient piece of FILM celulloid.... Not sure if its true or not, but i remember back in the day reading an article in a mag, which sais that in some countries they used another film title; ie not; *My Cousin Vinny* I would be grateful if anyone out there cld inform of this.
I love this movie, and Marisa Tomei's character nails it spectacularly on the stand. My only problem with the scene is how Vinny himself knew from looking at the Polaroid picture to put her on the stand as expert witness. He lacked any knowledge of cars himself, so how could he know that Ms. Vito would be able to confirm or refute the tracks image off the photo evidence -- enough to overturn the plaintiff's case? That point has always bugged me and no one (to my knowledge) has ever pointed it out.
Actually I wondered the same thing. I realize that he was the 'star' but his character should never have been the one who realized the significance of the photo. Lisa should have pointed it out to him. It was well established throughout the movie that she was the "expert in general automotive knowledge".
Tha struck me as well--and also that the DA was *also* so knowledgeable about cars that he was able to pose that trick question. It's just a coincidence we're going to have to accept to enjoy a fantastic final reel :)
@@NYCBlondebut was the DA really that knowledgeable or did he do as many screenwriters do and just pull some nonsense that sounded good out of his butt. Knowing he was talking crap and if she wasn’t an expert she’d make up an answer
He did have automotive knowledge, earlier in the movie he talked about dropping one of the jets down the manifold when rebuilding a carburetor , he also talked about working in her fathers garage while in law school.
He worked in her family's garage. He had to be as knowledgeable as her and had to know that she would pick up on the same facts that he did. Not a softball at all.
Watching her later body of work, you start to realize how this movie wronged Marisa Tomei for so long and why her acting in this movie is actually worthy of the Oscar she received for it. Even with the incredibly talented actresses she was in consideration with for that Oscar. But sometimes, someone is such a great actor that you're actually forgetting they're playing a character, not themselves.
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My wife is a lawyer, and I've been working on cars since the '60s. This is one of our favorite movies in large part because the script writer did their homework. The courtroom scenes were so accurate that her Criminal Procedure professor used it as an example, and using the similarity of the Buick Skylark and Pontiac Tempest while pointing out the difference in limited-slip and IRS was brilliant. The casting and acting were wonderful also, it's just about as perfect of a comedy movie as you're going to get.
I love how they do discovery during the testimony, super realistic
@Michael par Absolutely correct Hundred percent love the movie love the cast one of my favorites she deserved the oscar
Any movie with accurate attention to detail is already amazing. But it’s more fun when you recognize the details.
My daughter graduated from law school in 2015. She said this movie, as well as Anatomy Of A Murder, were both used extensively during one of her semesters.
The term is "screenplay."
Marisa Tomei absolutely stole this entire movie. If there was anyone who deserved an Oscar for this movie, it was her. 100% well earned
Yeah she is smoking in this movie
@@c.galindo9639 She’s smoking in my dreams, too. Come to think of it: she’s easily one of the most gorgeous women ever.
@@feliscorax she definitely is
100% correct, she deserved the Oscar. She was magnificent hysterical, funny love her love the movie
@@c.galindo9639 yeah she’s still a knockout
It just hit me that not only does Vinny realize he can put his fiancee up there as an expert, she's canny enough to give an example of a standard vs slip diff that the jury can understand. They were made for each other.
Here's what most everyone misses. I did the first couple viewings. The night before, Vinnie is looking at the shots she took with her little pink camera. He's studying the pictures because he knows the secret is there. Gotta be there somewhere. And then, he finds it! But he doesn't tell her. That's what everyone misses. He knew, and he knew she knew. Before that, he was ragging on her pictures. Remember that? "What's this? A picture of a bush!"
@@LeonAllanDavishe needed her as an expert witness, because he couldn't be one himself. She was great in the work with the jury members, because they need to be convinced, not the judge.
When the girl Friday lands her man.
I always crack up when Vinny’s girlfriend says:
“Would you like me to explain it?”
“I would LOVE TO!~”
And the judge is interested
“….so would I.”
By the time Mona Lisa leaves the witness stand, the judge has a total crush on her :) It's so apparent!
@@NYCBlonde We all did.
Fred Gwynne's facial expression in that scene, the way the camera cuts to him, makes that scene.
And then he hops on prosecutor's desk - chef's kiss perfection!
Fred Gwinn is literally perfect casting.
Trotter knew he lost when the jury connected with her concerning the wheels stuck in the mud in Alabama.
Agreed, had she left it at the slip differential the jury would have zoned out. By describing what that means in such a clear manner it made the fact the wheels didnt work that way really stick in the mind of the jury.
My favorite part of Miss Vito's testimony is whenbhexfirst calls to the stand and asks the judge to treat her as a 'hostile' witness to which she responds "If you think I'm hostile now, wait 'til we get back to the motel."
Agreed! But can't find that clip anywhere.
Then when the Judge finds out they are engaged he says "That explains the hostility".
lol XD
Perfection
@@michaelparks3106good ole Fred Gwynn as the judge
@@michaelparks3106I read that in Fred’s voice
I love how she says "positive" in a way that lets him know that she sees exactly what he sees (alluding to the Posi-Trac rear end). Brilliant writing.
Also, something I only realized recently: This exchange is a verbatim repeat of the exchange they had between themselves earlier in the movie, in the motel, when they were arguing about the faucets. This takes on a lot more significance when we realize that - at this point all animosity between them drains away, and they proceed on the same page.
Good catch!
It’s their “love language”🤣🍿
Fred Gwinn was perfect as the judge.
He was R.I.P.
everyone remembers him as Herman Munster.....which doesn't do him justice as an actor.
"They wuh!"---that's the moment my young self fell in love with Marisa Tomei!😂
I beat you by forty minutes. The argument about tightening the spigot in the sink melted my heart.
"Dead on balls accurate."
It's an industry term.@@geraldfrost4710
I was 10 when this came out. That was the moment I found out I was straight.
@callaghy2634 That's an important time of discovery in a young man's life. You have chosen well!!
P.S. - I'm a bit older, but for me it was when I first saw Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Holy Cow!!!
And she is even hotter today.
One of the best 3 minutes in hollywood movie history. What fantastic writing and acting. They both deserved Oscar's for their performance.
That jury in agreement shot is gold 😂😂
Law professors in law schools all over the country use this clip as an example of how to direct examine a witness.
they probably don't recommend kissing the witnesses' hands afterards
LegalEagle says it is the "magic grits" scene
@@dennismonk9559 :
*She's too cute not to kiss her hands afterwards.*
@@theseventhnight
Magic Grits is for cross examination, not direct.
@@dennismonk9559 yeah, that might come under "witness tampering" but you do have to ask permission to approach the witness, according to a gazillion law and order episodes :)
They cut the best part- Her acting all happy for herself at the end. ❤
WIT flowiz...
That little cat-stretch she does--brilliant acting. She so deserved that Oscar.
The more modern movies I watch, the more I go back to the classics. My Cousin Vinnie is one my personal favorites and Marisa Tomei is one of the main reasons this movie is so re-watchable.
I know it isn’t in this clip but Ms. Vito setting Mr. Trotter straight on his BS question was epic! 🥰
“One was the Corvette, which could NEVER be confused with the Buick Skylark…” Ha!
I'm not sure about that. Maybe a 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille?
I'll see myself out now...
Great movie. Grits for breakfast tomorrow.
@johnleeson6946 what's a grit?
@@shawnjohnson9763 Regular or al Delente? 😃
“no, there’s more!” best line in the movie.
So many sour grapes when Tomei got the Oscar, but this was pure GOLD!
I'm not sure what makes the scene more...Joe Pesci's cadence or Fred Gwynne's facials when he says, "so would I..."
We should realize he clearly knew all of this already and wanted to boost her confidence and show how much he loves her by giving her the limelight.
Nice thought, but, as the attorney, he can not also be a witness. He needed someone other than himself to give testimony and that someone just happened to be his girlfriend. He also could not tell her what he was thinking because she would need to come to the final determination on her own. Otherwise, it would be witness tampering. She saved his butt, and he loved and appreciated her for that. ❤
its called prepping the witness.
I must have watched this clip about 30 times. It's like an irresistible piece of music. And like a piece of music, it has "moments" you wait for. "Dey wuh!" Priceless.
I always giggle at her "No, there's mowar!" in her Kewpie Doll voice.
"My Cousin Pixel"
😂
Omg😂😂😂😂
Well played!
I watched it, anyway.
I felt kind of like the old lady witness who needed a new eyeglass prescription while watching this.
@@rihamy2nd *Vinney:* _"How many pixels am I holding up?"_
I could listen to her talk about cars all day. I love seeing an expert showing off how much they know.
My friend and i were talking about our favorite English accents, and i said mine was this East Coast hardass accent. Maybe it's because my dads side of the family is from New Jersey
@@christinaeldridge2623 ... that's Jorsee!
One of the best scenes in the movie!
The grits testimony is THE best, in my opinion
Not, "You saw through the dirt on this window, all the bushes, the leaves and the trees, and could make out their identities with 100% accuracy??"
@@ryanshannon6963 🤣🤣🤣🤣. It’s a close one! There’s just some about, ‘Are you sure about that five minutes? Are you sure about that FIVE minutes?!’
@@ssgta8082 If I was the prosecuting attorney I'd probably have raised an objection, "Objection, your honor! Badgering the witness."
I forgot about the 5 minutes and no good, self-respecting gritter 'gonna make his grits with instant grits. And, the laws of physics ceasing to exist on *HIS STOVE*!
Yes, that's a pretty good one, I admit.
@@ryanshannon6963 if I was being honest, the entire movie was one of the best I’ve ever seen. To try to call one scene the best, that’s REALLY hard to do. The entire cast was perfectly chosen and the interaction between them all was spot on.
Saw this in theater in high school. My first thought was “those kids would be prison for 20 years if Vinny didn’t know cars.”
Actually Vinnie didn't know cars, Lisa knew cars. That point was IMO the only sour note in the scene. Vinnie should not have been the person to recognize the significance of the photo.
@@LLewis-vu9qf Yes, he did. He worked in the shop with her brothers.
@@humantacos9800Lisa is just smarter.
In the movie there's half a dozen times where she sees things he doesn't.
@@LLewis-vu9qf The defense attorney is allowed to present exactly what she said as testimony without her being on the stand but having an "expert" lends more weight to the argument.
@@humantacos9800 Where did that info come out? I was wondering about how vinny knew about cars, I dont remember them giving any info of that in the movie.
This movie never gets old. I love it.
It's not a wonder that this movie was so popular. Miss Tomei was perfect in this role. Beautiful
Law schools use this scene for two reasons:
1. Mona Lisa applies empirical facts in easy-to-understand terms to differentiate the two cars.
2. Vinny never asks a question where he doesn't already know the answer.
Thing is I cant remember if I picked up on Vinny already having the knowledge the FIRST time I watched the movie. (theres been so many times) It probably was a couple times in before I realized that he had to have car knowledge to discover how significant the picture was. So I dont know if its made deliberately slick by the writer of if it was supposed to be obvious. Still written brilliantly.
@@TuneStunnaMusic
We are made privy to the fact that Vinny & Lisa both have mechanical ability when we hear at different times that they have both worked in her fathers garage.👍🏼🍿
@@renpixie They BOTH did? It's been a while...when did Vinny mention it? I figured his knowledge came from dating her.
@@DIESEL0759
Earlier in the film when he keeps getting held in contempt for bungling procedures. Lisa asks didn’t they teach you that in law school . Vinny replies you learn by attending court & watching but with working in her fathers garage he hasn’t found the time yet. At least that’s what I remember….
@@renpixie That seems familiar...I remember him being thrown in jail a lot early on...
Wonderful. An exposition of exculpatory evidence worthy of Perry Mason.
And Marisa Tomei was cute as a button delivering it. 😍
Love her, love him love this movie italians do the best hysterical funny She deserved the academy award
@@franceskajacobs2766 I thought she was an American, not Italian. Is she Italian?
@@rickym5474 shes Italian and so pretty and so talented she deserved the academy award love the movie love her she was hysterical funny
@@rickym5474 She's American, born in Brooklyn, to parents of Italian descent.
And the writing was brilliant because it wasnt expected that she would be the one to bring so much expert testimony,
it was written to sway people into thinking it was supposed to be Vinny. Well done
Love the way the judge just looks bewildered by it all 😊
That face is the embodiment of “FR?!?”
Theres a man out there in the world somewhere who married Marisa Tomei.
The rest of us are all jealous of that man!!!
She never got married. You still have a chance!
nope!
George Costanza agrees.
“I would LOVE to hear this!”
Gets me every time.
The moment she says "They wueah!" I fall in love all over again as I have been since I saw this movie for the first time.
This scene is the type that every screen writer and director aim to create; a few succeed, most do not!
The casting made this movie, everyone played their part perfectly!
LOVE this frickin' flick. Marisa Tomei stole it😎
And there are still girls in New Yawk who talk this way. And there are still Cousin Vinnys. ❤❤❤😂
You rarely see Oscars won for this type of movie, but she definitely deserved it.
This movie is a classic. Saw it 20 times and I WILL WATCH IT 20 MORE TIMES!! LOVE IT. GREAT CAST!
My sister owned a 1963 Pontiac Tempest with a 327. Sounded like a jet taking off. Power brakes but no power steering-it was backward. I had a '65 Catalina. Ignition key was interchangeable 😅
I could watch her entire court scene over and over.
It doesn't matter how many times I watch this clip. I laugh every time!
When a good actress meets a great script.
An entire entertaining movie made on the one fact of a car that has a limited slip differential and posi-traction. Well done.
Someone should've told the old Top Gear crew. I wonder if James May knows about this movie?
They’re the same idiot
Posi-traction is a limited slip differential. It’s like saying “Tylenol” when you just mean any headache medication.
I miss Pontiac. They were my favorites.
AND independent rear suspension!
What most people miss is that this is supposed to be obscure technical mechanical knowledge that only an expert, or even a SUPER expert, would know, even down to what color models of cars in previous years were available in. But Pesci figured it out first, and had to lead Marissa to it. What, is EVERYONE in New York a super car mechanical expert? Having said that, I love this movie. My one word justification is "yutes".
Vinny and Lisa worked in her fathers shop. He says it in the movie. Can be easily glossed over if youre not paying attention.
You're right, I missed it where Vinny says he worked in her father's car shop. She did obviously. Even so, I wonder if working in the car shop was enough to know all this information; but I didn't work as a mechanic in any capacity, so I wouldn't know. @@TuneStunnaMusic
Not only Vinny and Mona Lisa knew this stuff, but when the DA turns to his expert witness while the testimony is happening, that expert also nods "yes, she's correct." I would feel so dumb sitting in that courtroom.
Her NYC Italian accent is what I came here for, and I was not disappointed.
I venture it's a Brooklyn Italian accent, rather than New York or, Manhattan. Brooklyn and 'New York' are distinctly different.
@@placeholderlastname3418 They're supposed to be from Brooklyn, no?
Marisa spent many an hour trying to lose her accent. She attended speech classes as well. The irony is her authentic accent is what put her on the map.
@@DIESEL0759 Last time I checked the map, New York City consisted of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. However, colloquially, NYC or "The City" refers to Manhattan, and the other 4 boroughs are chopped liver.
@@tenorlove Uhh, so what's your point here?
The best part about this scene is that technically they didn't even need the information about the Pontiac. The car in the police impound had neither Positraction nor independent rear suspension which means the photo clears them on that alone.
I can only speculate that the info about the pontiac was actually needed to drive home the point that the car that actually made the tire marks was the tempest, to connect it to the arrest of the actual shooters out of state.
Is that it?
No theres more!
Oh there's more
lol that expression was priceless lol
I can’t respect someone who hates this film.
I bet everyman in the World fell in love with her during this movie.
People complain about Marisa Tomei getting the Oscar nod for this performance but she did an excellent job with the character. Plus, it was a really good year for supporting roles and the vote was spread out as a result. When you've got Joan Plowright, Vanessa Redgrave, Judy Davis and Miranda Richardson nominated it would be hard for the voters to pick a favorite.
Plus, in fairness, the movies the other actresses were in were Oscar bait dramas that no one outside of a film school class cares about. If you were old enough you might remember Howard's End from that year but does anyone really remember Husbands and Wives, Enchanted April or Damage.
Thank you!
I would say that if after so many years this move and especially this scene still delight as if seen for the first time...her Oscar win was well earbed!
She plays an awesome character.
This is true. The Pontiac of that time had positraction. 😊 It was very impressive that the Pontiac had a number of innovation s. It's to bad they stopped making Pontiacs. My Dad bought Pontiacs for decades. I remember when he would get the 455 cubic inch Pontiacs. 😊. They would fly like the wind.
Our family's first car was a 1963 Pontiac Tempest. It was blue, though.
ironically, when GM first made these "intermediate size" cars, they did so off Chevy's Corvair chassis pan. Buick and Olds had a turbo V8 option on these cars. Had GM brought them back in 1973, they would have had a great competitor to the foriegn cars beating the "yank tank gas hogs" of that day.
Pass anything but a gas station in a 60's big block vehicle!
I had a Pontiac Grand Prix for a while. Nice car until it developed thermostat issues. After that, sustained operation at interstate highway speeds would ALWAYS overheat. By comparison, my Chrysler products never overheated. For them, it was the electrical system that seemed fragile. Our family's Ford? Bearings wouldn't last despite the car being primarily used for groceries and around-town shopping. Every car brand seems to have their private little weakness.
Good lord Tomei is a piece in this movie. She still is for sure but she looks damn good all Guinea’d up
I have always LOVED this scene. It put a smile on my face this morning.☺️
I’m watching it too! I woke up randomly thinking about it & had to watch it 🤗
The whole sequence starting from his introducing her as a witness, to the DA saying (in rapid Southern) "The State'd lahk t'dismiss ahl chahdges" is just scriptwriting perfection.
There are very often iconic scenes that make an actors career. This was Marisa‘s.
This film was the greatest film in its time. And Mali’s a was fantastic in it. The character shows how a smart woman can show more savvy and intelligence even if she doesn’t dress as a educated people in tweed dresses
This has got to be one of the best "saving the accused butt" angles in any hollywood film.
Peter Parker's aunt sure changed a lot
Young Marissa Tomei really boils my blood!
Fred Gwynne facial expressions: "So would I."
Damn I love the scene in this movie.
She lays down a lot of automotive knowledge and her attitude as the character really match well with the delivery in this scene.
A great movie with great performances in each character
People overlook the fact that in deciding to call Ms. Vito to the stand, Vinny had figured it all out first, himself!
I totally agree 👍 I watch this movie every time it's on and I also have the DVD😊.
Love it when he sits on the DA desk.
love it when a lawyer can kiss the hands of a witness!
Awww... I wanted to see her preen after he said that... great scene... also should have had her prove her bonafides.
She won an Oscar for this role...
I would have loved to see a movie or tv show with Vinny Gambini and Saul Goodman.
I love this! She just rips it apart!
I love this scene! Thanks for posting.
The way she says "wrooong" has been stuck in my mind since I first saw this film.
My cousin Vinny ♥️🎥🎬🎞️🎞️👍‼️ What a wonderful cast of actors, As Always Diamond Dave ♦️♦️♦️‼️
Great movie! My wife and I quote this all the time. Didn’t realize it was filmed on a potato
No there’s MOAH!!
You cut the clip 2 seconds too soon. She makes an adorable gesture with both hands after the kisses. It says “Job done” and “Look at me, ain’t I at least as cute as I am clever?” all with the minimal of movement and a beaming smile.
I think I fell in love with Marisa Tomei at this very moment...
this is a perfect testimony... she even states a fact that everybody in the jury is familiar with, the mud in the tires thing, to gain status with them and believability.
Interesting and well produced. Particularly like Senay. Contessoto grated.
I drove a 63 Pontiac Le Mans Tempest. Gold, 2 door, It had a 2-3 inch lever on the dash to shift the automatic transmission in the rear with the transaxle. (the transmission and rear axle were combined) 326 engine that could burn the tires if you wanted too. It was to easy to over drive it. Which I did repeatedly.
Fred Gwynne as the judge deserved a Best Supporting Oscar. His " What's a yute? " is hilarious writing.
This is the best scene of an amazing movie.
And the Oscar goes to…
MARISA TOMEI! ❤❤❤
Is there more?
Yes, there's more.
Brilliant.
Trotter blew it by letting that photo in as evidence. Any other prosecutor would have objected. We never find out if the state had any photo's to back up her claim. I suspect not as we are talking rural Alabama here.
He set her up so perfectly
I like that lady she knows her cars
The part about the Tempest (and what the sheriff presents in the next scene) is actually just extra. When he proves his clients' car couldn't be the one used as the getaway car after the murder, he won the case. That's enough to get reasonable doubt.
I have watched this scene so many times it's just ridiculous.
Classic. A woman who is a strong lead ..who can act... can we go back pls
Why this clip doesnt have even more clicks, in an exceptional Film, is surprising to moi' . A truly magnificient piece of FILM celulloid.... Not sure if its true or not, but i remember back in the day reading an article in a mag, which sais that in some countries they used another film title; ie not; *My Cousin Vinny* I would be grateful if anyone out there cld inform of this.
This was a great movie!!!!!
Watched this for the first time two weeks ago! The girl is gorgeous! 😍
This is a violation, you left out her little arms out wrist motion at the end!
🎶🎶🧜♀️🌺I love Marisa Tomei ‼️🌺🧜♀️🎶🎶❣️
I love this scene.
I love this movie, and Marisa Tomei's character nails it spectacularly on the stand.
My only problem with the scene is how Vinny himself knew from looking at the Polaroid picture to put her on the stand as expert witness. He lacked any knowledge of cars himself, so how could he know that Ms. Vito would be able to confirm or refute the tracks image off the photo evidence -- enough to overturn the plaintiff's case? That point has always bugged me and no one (to my knowledge) has ever pointed it out.
Actually I wondered the same thing. I realize that he was the 'star' but his character should never have been the one who realized the significance of the photo. Lisa should have pointed it out to him. It was well established throughout the movie that she was the "expert in general automotive knowledge".
Tha struck me as well--and also that the DA was *also* so knowledgeable about cars that he was able to pose that trick question. It's just a coincidence we're going to have to accept to enjoy a fantastic final reel :)
@@NYCBlondebut was the DA really that knowledgeable or did he do as many screenwriters do and just pull some nonsense that sounded good out of his butt. Knowing he was talking crap and if she wasn’t an expert she’d make up an answer
If I recall correctly, Vinny worked as a mechanic while attending law school. @@LLewis-vu9qf
He did have automotive knowledge, earlier in the movie he talked about dropping one of the jets down the manifold when rebuilding a carburetor , he also talked about working in her fathers garage while in law school.
Everybody misses the fact that Vinny knew first, and threw her a softball.
He worked in her family's garage. He had to be as knowledgeable as her and had to know that she would pick up on the same facts that he did. Not a softball at all.
They wah!
Absolutely Love her❤
Watching her later body of work, you start to realize how this movie wronged Marisa Tomei for so long and why her acting in this movie is actually worthy of the Oscar she received for it. Even with the incredibly talented actresses she was in consideration with for that Oscar. But sometimes, someone is such a great actor that you're actually forgetting they're playing a character, not themselves.
I personally have changed rear ends to get positraction instead of slip differential with single tire traction for street racing.