My Cousin Vinny (1992) Reaction | First Time Watching
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- When two New Yorkers are accused of murder in Alabama, one of them calls his cousin Vinny, who has no trial experience, to defend them.
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Most people who watch this and who have never slept in NYC apartments don’t get the joke of Vinny sleeping peacefully in the loud jail. Both sides of my family are New Yorkers (my parents were born, raised, and married in the city) and they laughed hysterically at that scene (particularly my parents, who, via the US Air Force, had later life experiences living by farmers’ fields after Manhattan and Brooklyn apartments). New Yorkers are used to sleeping to the sounds of riotous people/city noises at night, but not quiet, animals, and small town sounds (tends to freak them out until they get used to it). 😂 And Marissa Tomei definitely earned the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award she got for this movie (chef’s kiss performed right there).
My take on it is that the moment he starts to do well in court, when he starts feeling comfortable and the anxiety and worry of screwing up fades away, he gains enough confidence to sleep peacefully, regardless of the external environment.
@@baoho6922 That may be part of it, but as a Brooklynite, I agree with DaytonCharityChicken: the jail sounds like home....
Exactly
I thought that joke was obvious. When I went back to finish my degree I got a cheap apartment BUT it was next to a fire station. When I graduated and moved to the country I had to sleep with the lights and tv on for years because I couldn't sleep without some typical noise.
I thought & still think it's peace of mind. He did so well the anxiety he was feeling went away
She won an Oscar for this performance. Well deserved.
The joke is when he sleeps in the jail it sounds like a normal night in Brooklyn. That's why he could sleep soundly.
Great reaction...one thing that most folks do not realize is that before Lisa could realize why the Skylark could not have made the tire marks, Vinnie had to figure it out. The big reason why Lisa was crucial was because Vinnie could call her as a witness to give the technical testimony that he would not have been allowed to give for himself, since he was the lawyer.💯💯✌✌
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for this role, she is amazing and this jump started her career.
“And you can keep the tuna” ... 🤣🤣🤣 That was the best one ever! 👍👍
New York has all noises through out the night. If you could sleep through that, you get used to it.
This movie is actually shown in some law schools as a way to learn proper jurisprudence. It's even been recommended by the Connecticut Law Tribune as a must see for new lawyers. Gotta love a movie about "Yutes" being railroaded LOL
My Mum is very old fashioned and hates swearing but weirdly she just laughed at every F bomb in this movie because they were warranted and used perfectly
" Oh yeah, you blend. "
one of the funniest lawyer fights ever!and marissa tomei deservedly got an oscar!
Your Mom looked so worried for the boys all the way through the film! 🤣
Totally understandable of course 😁.
Loved this reaction, thanks x
I slept on a main thorofare for ambulances and firetrucks so I totally got that scene where he fall asleep in the jail.. The noise of rioting was "white noise" soothing him to sleep.
That stuttering lawyer scene was a laugh out loud scene back in the day
That was Austin Pendleton, a lovely actor (and acting teacher, too), with a long and varied resume. For just the tiniest snippet of him, he's the small man with glasses ably supporting Kenneth Mars (with the German accent) and Ryan O'Neal, from a very, very silly and funny movie, "What's Up, Doc": czcams.com/video/lv4-caeXmT0/video.html
@@melenatorr I have read the actor really did have a stuttering problem so it was a reasonable portrayal.
I totally feel for vinny trying to sleep. When I moved out of NYC it took about a month or so to get used to hearing nothing. My heartbeat kept me up at night.
No reactors put 2 and 2 together that Vinny slept like a baby in jail because those sounds are far more familiar to him, being from NY. The sounds of the country and country living was foreign and disturbing, but the sounds of the jail were more like the big city, familiar and soothing. He could sleep through that.
Ah, of course that makes sense! 😀
this has been given high grades for legal realism
I always get the feeling the prosecutor was asking Mona Lisa about the timing on his project car. When I was young the timing was always a hot topic of discussion as all the guys were working on their old cars.
He also had a law degree from Harvard. He was tailor-made for this role. So glad he was in this!!
One of my absolute favorite movies!
My friend went to see this movie. She told us she had seen My Cousin Vinny over the weekend. I asked her, so how is your cousin doing? She laughed. Its a movie. We all broke out in laughter.
Great movie and Marissa deserved that Best Supporting Oscar.
I once lived in the city of Kyoto. On my way to work I would pass by a rundown area, fenced in, which often smelled very badly. I could not figure out what it was until one day I head a single "oink" from the place. It was a pig farm! And the quietest pigs ever, I think. I was shocked that they didn't sound like in this movie.
It's too bad there isn't any kind of an award for Austin Pendleton who played the public defender. That was a hilarious bit 🤣
In all the reactions I've watched, ya'll are the ONLY ones who recognized Fred Gwynn! 😂
What I like about this movie, is that there is no bad guy. All the witnesses were hones, mistaken, but honest.
20:26 of course he’s sleeping through it. That’s what he’s used to. He’s from New York. That’s what it sounds like. That’s the joke.
A great movie and also the favorite of many lawyers.
You'd think I'd get tired of watching this movie, nope..
Well that explains the hostility, I laugh every time
Actor Fred Gwynne was a classically trained stage actor who was also an accomplished painter , sculptor as well as author, however, whenever he appeared for a book signing or gallery opening, his fans from "The Munsters" TV show would visit and yelling from the crowd to do his infamous Herman Munster laugh. Gwynne was not amused by the disrespect as he believed he had moved on from this character.
the two boys on the square got their roles just because they were there. the film company saw them riding their bikes and asked them if they wanted to be in a movie
Extremely funny movie and as always a great reaction 👍
The car wasn't rusty it was muddy which which will be a running theme in the movie.
I am still amazed at how many people don't know what a screech owl is.
Speaking as someone who is, not only from Alabama, but has also spent time in jail here, some towns have jails, others don't. They just have holding cells. Sending Vinnie to the county is not out of the ordinary. It is, however, unfortunate. I never had to do that. I spent two weeks in state in Tennessee for threatening suicide and it was horrible. The south throws you in prison for having a bad look on your face. The fact that he got out in less than 12 hours is the most unrealistic thing in this movie...outside of the fact that our owls don't screech and only our politicians talk like Foghorn Leghorn.
There are plenty of screech owls in Alabama. My grandmother who did taxidermy, stuffed one.
Ralph Macchio he was 31 years in this movie
Before covid, that cafe was still open with the same menu.
per sixth amendment of the US constitution you have the legal right to face your accuser , this includes being able to see all evidence used against you .
Another of my favorite movies !! Great job !!🎉😅
"My Cousin" Vinny": New York Yankees discover Southern Culture. This legally-sound tale is a ROTFLMAO trip through Alabama as a shoplifter "confesses to murder." Remember, Let You Lawyer Do The Talking!
He is a new worker. That kind of noise is normal street noise.
They're from New York. City noise is new and scary. People yelling and fighting is normal and comforting to them
The judge was Herman Munster
I don't remember why, but there were sound albeit subjective, legal grounds for the judge to overrule Vinny's seemingly sound objection. I read it in some legal article. As I'm sure, some have commented, this movie is often referenced in law schools as a good example.
Great movie! So funny ans such great performances
Bill and Stan were being housed at the prison because the jail had a plumbing or flood problem or something like that.
Northerners are called yankees down south, so it makes sense that the witnesses had nothing better to do than say what they thought they saw over some Yankee. Lol I always thought Vinnie slept well because it sounded like New York. Love your reactions.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 legendary 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You guys are awesome together, I'm jealous. I enjoyed hanging out virtually with both of you watching this comedy classic. Cheers from Toronto ✌️🎬
Ps, any interest in adoption?!? 😎
Two Yutes was not in the script. Fred Gwynn didn't understand Joe Pesci and they put it in after the take.
Try: “The Rainmaker”
Another great “trial” film…
Matt Damon, Danny Devito, Claire Danes, Danny Glover, Jon Voight and Dean Stockwell
Yeah, the interrogation was ridiculous for obvious reasons but if they hadn't let the guy on the ship in "Alien" it would have also been a very short movie 😉
True!
Public Defender/Court-Appointed Lawyer = Plea Bargain Facilitator.
Omg not the Tourette’s 😆😆😆
You guys should check out “analyze this” another comedy starring a famous mobster! Robert DeNiro! Lots of similarities to The Sopranos.
What always confused me about the “grits” scene is that Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei are Italian American, playing Italian American characters, and grits are just polenta, an Italian side dish, without parmesan cheese and chicken broth. Both are made with cornmeal. Vinny obviously knows this, and he obviously “has seen a grit before” because he asks a witness later if he likes it “regular, creamy or al dente.” You wouldn’t ask that if you didn’t know what polenta was, and it’s basically the same thing, just the Italian version. They look very similar on the plate, so this movie obviously wasn’t written by an Italian American. But minor quibble in an otherwise great movie. Marisa Tomei is fantastic and stands out among an all star cast.
As a person who grew up eating grits I didn't know what polenta was until I was an adult I never would have put them together and I asked a lot of questions until I understood the similarities. It is almost like the phrase " the same difference ".
I think his knowledge of grits came from him asking questions of the owner/cook every morning when they went to breakfast.
You two are cute
EYE!!.. ..dentical !!
Watch Oscar, with Tomei, Stallone, the guy from Addams family, Rocky Horror Show.
Just so you know, the Supreme Court ruled this year that law enforcement are no longer required to read you your Miranda rights.
About Vinny finally getting sleep during a prison riot:
Vinny's from New York. He wasn't used to factory whistles, screaming pigs, trains shaking everything to shambles, or screech owls. But Vinny likely hears people fighting outside his New York apartment window all the time, so the prison riot had to have been like a comforting familiar lullaby.
What I really love about this film, aside from how satisfying it is that all the pieces come together, is that it's based on culture clash.
There's some suspiciousness on both sides due to belief in stereotypes, but it's mainly the miscommunication between members of differing cultures that sets up this comedy of errors. Some reactors voice their own biases, thinking the town is bigoted against Northerners or New Yorkers. They suggest the witnesses were giving false testimony, when clearly they spoke the truth as they believed it. The 3 witnesses caught sight of a similar car peel out from the murder scene, and they honestly mistook the 2nd car for the 1st one; and honest mistake. And I loved how Vinny treats the old black woman with thick glasses with such care and respect.
And loved watching you folks watching this film. I can't help but watch this film through to the end every time I chance upon it on TV, no matter how far into the story I come across its broadcast. It's just so well-done and satisfying to watch. Good choice!
I assume you are talking about Vega v Tekoh? That doesn’t rule that law enforcement are no longer required to read you your Miranda rights. The point at dispute wasn’t whether Tekoh’s un-Mirandized confession was admissible in court (it still wasn’t admissible), it was whether he could successfully sue the officer over it. It is a step back in accountability of arresting officers, but not in admissibility of evidence.
WHY WHY WHY does everyone say he looks like a magician? That is just so wrong ;(
You guys should react to “Fresh”
If you mean the film with Sean Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson, that one will break your heart! Such a fantastic film, but one I really can’t revisit since it is such a gut-punch. That final close-up is just burned on my brain.
Please oh please watch & react to: Noises Off. Its a fantastic comedy! Its an oldie but a goody. There are some well known actors in it too 🙏🙏🙏
hey your mom should know the judge is herman munster from the show the munsters .. i am sure she grew up watching that show!!
He slept in prison because it sounded closer to home
Law professors show this movie to their students as a perfect example of courtroom procedure, cross-examination, and evidence.