Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for Supporting Actress for this role. It was such a surprise, some people thought the presenter, Jack Palance, read the wrong name in his old age. He did not.

Marisa Tomei earned every ounce of her Oscar for this film. Its replay value is incredible, even after you know the verdict. This is the most quotable courtroom drama in history. "Two Yoots!"

One of the many things I like about this movie is that although it feeds off the clash of cultures, they don't make fun or demean either side.

The judge, Fred Gwynn, died shortly after this. He played Hermann Munster for years and also painted children's books.

It isn't a lie about breakfast and the grits: it's an honest miscalculation and amnesia about time: no one else caught it, but Vinny, who has recently learned about how long grits take to cook, has it clearly in his mind in a way the residents don't. There is no cover-up, it's simple human nature. Aside from the actual killers, there are no villains in this story.

Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role. Best Supporting Actress

I think it's pretty interesting that your first instinct was that the witnesses where collaborating to get them declared guilty when it turned out to all just be a series of unfortunate coincidences. Which i actually like because it's way more realistic than the whole town covering up a murder.

I've watched videos of actual attorneys reacting to this movie, and they're always impressed with how realistic the courtroom scenes are.

All the while Vinny was stumbling around the courtroom they were giving hints about how good his counter-argumentation and witness interrogation skills were. You notice it more on subsequent watches because it gets overshadowed by how incompetent he was with 'procedure'.

Glad you did this one. The amount of miscommunication/misunderstanding especially @ the beginning is outrageous. And Marisa won an Academy Award for her performance.

That intimidating judge was none other than Herman Munster himself, Fred Gwynn.

It really isn't abuse: Haller warned Vinny way at the beginning that he's a stickler for procedure, and that if it's ignored, he's an impatient man. Procedure includes dress code: remember that the prosecutor even thought that Vinny was one of the defendants. How you present yourself is generally important; in an environment like this, as, yes, an outsider, you are expected to respect the where and what you are. Haller says that the way Vinny is dressing is disrespecting him and the court. He means it.

This movie is a masterclass in dramatic irony lmao! The interview scene, the jail scene... chef's kiss. Also, it makes me so happy to see others gush over Marisa. She's fkn fantastic! This is in my top 5 fave movies of all time and I'm not exaggerating when I say I quote it daily.

The yutes, lol classic

I'm glad your hubby suggested this one, Shadowcat... it's great! *Marissa* *Tomei* won an Academy Award for her performance. ⚖ #Shadowcat #JonathanLynn #MyCousinVinny

This movie is regarded as one of the most accurate ever made in regards to real courtroom procedure, believe it or not. Marisa Tomei is amazing in this movie. And there wasnt a human alive that didn't have a crush on her.

Your husband is giving you good advice on movies. Great reaction!

May be the only time that the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress was given out for a comedy. Everyone that has ever won has won for a drama. A wonderful performance. Thirty years later I still have a crush on her, especially for the part about Bambi the DeeYuh.

The problem with his sleeping and being able to sleep in jail. What they are saying is in the big city its loud noises all night long. Where in the country, its quite most of the night. So when a loud noise youre not familiar with, wakes you up. Its like people that live near railroad tracks. When you 1st move in, it wakes you up every time, but after a while you get used to it and sleep through. Its the same with Californians and earthquakes. We get them a lot, but dont really wake up or make notice of it unless buildings are falling.

Shadowcat reactions popping up on my phone makes my day. 😊 Even better is this is one of my all time favorite movies. Marisa! ❤❤

Fred Gwynne! Herman Munster!

Glad you enjoyed. This is a great movie. I love the way the drama in the final act sort of creeps up on you, but it all comes together in the end. Tight script.

My wife and I love this movie you could say it's a dead on balls depiction of how these work

Had never seen Marisa anything before. Absolutely fell for her

A friend of mine showed me this movie when I was down. Great feel-good movie. Great acting.

At the end when Stan thanks Vinny, Joe Pesci's "You're welcome, you're welcome" gets close to his Leo Getz character from the Lethal Weapon series. Vinny is an interesting mix of gangster and comedic archetypes which Joe has cultivated. Without the southern accents this could of taken place in rural Montana although that's a bit out of the way for them.

I was in my teens when this came out. Who was well known at the time of the film to us teenagers was Fred Gwynne (the Judge)...best known as Herman Munster (The Munsters). He passed shortly after this film was released.

Your reaction and comments made watching this great movie even better! Thank you so much, lovely lady!

The reason Vinnie could sleep in prison is because being a new Yorker you hear gunshots, people yelling, loud cars, etc. The reason he couldn't sleep in Alabama is because all of the nature things kept waking him up.

1. Billy said twice, “I shot the clerk.” 2. Every lawyer in the country knows how to dress for court, except of course, Vinny. It’s not a do your own thing kind of thing. 3. No, the witnesses weren’t “in on it”. Given the similarity of cars and suspects and the close timing they simply were mistaken. 4. Vinny already knew that the tire marks couldn’t have come from Billy’s car. That’s why he asked the sheriff to check out the arrests or two guys in a Tempest. He needed Lisa to say it in open court. 5. Marisa Tomei won the Best Supporting Actress for her role. You jumped to as many conclusions as the witnesses.

This was fun! And Marisa Tomei was so cute. 😊

I currently live on a major road in Seattle where people travel to work starting at 4 am and after a couple of weeks, I learned to sleep through it. I used to lived in NYC where an elevated train would pass by my bedroom window throughout the day. It took some getting used to, but eventually I could tune it out. When I was in high-school I lived in NC and my neighbor had a rooster that would drive me crazy. Believe me, not all noises are equal.

Oh wow what a small world Shai! Lol i love watching reaction videos, and i cant believe i stumbled upon you while looking up My Cousin Vinny reactions. Over 10k subscrbers, thats amazing! Congrats on the success of your channel 🙂 btw its Shannon from Seneca lol

Your shoulder pads comment had me laughing! Great reaction!

lol t had to watch the move again because of your reaction!!! thank you for that. great job!!!

Prison sounds like New York at night. When I went back to school I moved from the sticks and rented an apartment in the city. I couldn't sleep due to the constant noise at night when compared to the country. When I graduated and moved outside the city I had to sleep with the light and tv on because I got too use to the city.

One of the things I love about this movie is that there are no real villains... Except the dude who stiffed Lisa. There are antagonistic dynamics between Vinny and Trotter, as well as with the judge. But both men actually like and respect Vinny. They're just doing their jobs, and are genuinely interested in justice being done.

27:35 In the US Armed Forces, they get the occasional recruit with a stutter. They give 'em this advice to _manage_ it. Sing. People don't _stutter_ when they sing and people who sing _daily_ learn to carry that habit over to the _rest_ of their lives. A stutter is what happens when you have a need to _say_ something but you don't have a supply of _air_ ready. Singing teaches you to habitually _keep_ air ready. This man became a public defender without _learning_ this.

Yes, Bill did say "I shot the clerk" and he did say it twice: it was part of that general fatal misunderstanding.

Marisa Tomei was great in the movie “ Oscar “. And that movie is very slapstick and you will love it!

19:06 - 19:29 Shows that this movie always makes people think less of Vinny. With a rambling of something that didn't happen. Then the finale

Great great reaction!

I love her too! Her character is unique and so much fun.

38:57 that just makes me melt, it's so cute. I think it was ad libbed as well.

We were all Libs at one point...then we grew up. Great reaction!

I love your reaction to this movie. It is definitely one of my favorites!!! You’re gorgeous btw😍💜💜

I saw this movie the first time on an airplane, flying across the Atlantic

Just saw this a month ago. Marisa is hotter than any actress out there today.

3:27 "No, no, no. Can you... No, no, no." 😄 Just how _I_ reacted to this part of the movie.

Lighten up! It's a comedy. Conspiracy theories and judicial power debate really drag the mood down. (FYI: It's not real, it's a movie!)

absolutely love this movie, so glad you enjoyed it!

New to the channel...fantastic editing. I like the blur-outs... they're kind of honest in the you-tubeisphere.

When it comes to law movies ( and this includes all law movies dramas and comedies) My Cousin Vinny is by far one of the most accurate movies. The court proceedings are so accurate that some law schools show it to their students.

As a New Yorker I can tell you that the sounds of the city, the Police cars, fire engines, ambulances are definitely different from the south

Hi Shai, spelled it right this time.😉Shows like "Dynasty" really established the shoulder pads look throughout the 80s, prior to this film. Yes, you would think by the marketing this would just be a silly comedy. Great reactions to this very well made comedy-drama, Shai!!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Yep, "Vinny Bag-of-Donuts", probably just a family nickname. Maybe Vinny really likes donuts...

Ya always found ny accents cool too, me my accent consists of puttin toooo many oooos and uuuuus in things ( yes clearly baltimore) lol

Even more than New York, Vinny and Lisa are from Brooklyn! (it actually does make a difference)

I'm not a hunter, but know many. Any hunter starts with their first time, and usually that is worth someone who is experienced. Actually many hunters appreciate introducing others to the skill.

New Yorkers are used to a particular kind of noise: this is sudden, very loud, very strange (to New Yorkers) after hours of dead quiet. Noise in NYC is a continuous drone of noise, punctuated by loud noise and then going back down to that continuous non-rhythm. It's extremely different. And that is why he gets sleep in prison.

Some facts about this movie the chess pieces weren't supposed to topple over like that the owl was real and originally wasn't supposed to be in that scene and when the guy stutters for the first time if you look closely in the background the 3 actors are holding in their laughter

I enjoyed you reaction. I'll look for more of your content.

One thing that always stuck out to me about this movie is that Billy and Stan were going west and got picked up in Alabama. The guys who actually did it were picked up in Georgia. The witnesses and the cops were looking for guys going in the wrong direction

The scene were he knocks over the chess game was an actual accident but he played it off and they kept it in the movie.

i namead my beagle vinny, he was such a cute sweet little dog i thought i should give hime an italion name and make him seem gangster

The "couple" chemistry feels real.

The thing about a lot of courtrooms is they're run as mini kingdoms and some judges are indeed tyrannical. They have a ridiculous amount of discretion that is incredibly petty. A lot of lawyers learn certain things about certain judges so that they present in a way that'll be favorable. It's pretty messed up. Some of the tales from court observers are kind of harrowing.

I was born and raised in California and my mother was born and raised in California and we ate grits. Grit is not just a southern thing.

Forget about not having hunted before, I've had close friends who I really liked that I wouldn't go target shooting with.

According to a lawyer on the Legal Eagle chanbel, My Cousin Vinny is a favorite amongst lawyers and they quote it all the time. His review is pretty good, if you would like to get a lawyer's opinion.

Did you catch Vinny's little card trick when he was convincing his cousin to keep him on the case?

11:52 "This judge is _so_ intimidating. Perfect casting." Yeah, but Vinny's performance, at this point, makes me _wonder_ about the quality of that _law_ school. I mean, in every criminal trial, there's a _defendant,_ and one of the first things they make it a point to establish is whether that defendant please _guilty_ or _not_ guilty. This becomes clear in _every_ legal drama and this is what the judge was _asking._ Now Vinny's clients are on trial for something they didn't _do,_ so how they _plead_ is "not guilty." How come Vinny doesn't _know_ this?

23:39 Looks like Alabama is a state in which people just don't sleep _in._

Yes....I've always felt that way every time I watch this... it's obviously a comedy, but how many people have been railroaded by rediculous circumstance in actuality?....

The judge was Herman Munster

New York. PERIOD.

You gotta love Herman Munster!

Your husband lead on to great movie, enjoyed watching it with you.

If you love Marisa, I'd suggest you make your next Marisa film be The Paper!

It's not Norton that's necessarily important, but the protesters against (and some for) the Norton execution. They're purpose is to just serve as a plot device to drive home the severity - not to mention, a bit of suspense - of the issue at hand.

For more great Marissa Tomeii, see her performance in the movie "The Lincoln Lawyer" with Matthew Mcaughnehe

Yup. I'm just a regular white girl from MA & I personally know 2 people being unjustly crucified by the judicial system. It's horrible...

No cover up just mistakes

I have long been a fan of courthouse dramas. Must have read each of the Perry Mason novels by lawyer Erle Stanley Gardner dozens of times (totally different than either the Raymond Burr tv show or the recent HBO series). Plus Law & Order and so on. The concept of discovery where each side has to show the other all the evidence, no surprises, had been around for awhile by the time this movie was made, but when Lisa pointed that out 1)my jaw dropped and 2)I immediately thought to myself "of course." (And obviously surprised most of the audience at the time.) In these older stories, much of the drama centered around one side or the other playing really nasty tricks on the other - like hiding an essential witness under "protective custody" or holding back vital evidence, not even letting the other side know about this, not to mention interviews of these witnesses. (This worked for both the defense and prosecution, although with the prosecution having available much greater funds, often led to flagrant miscarriages of justice for the defendant(s).)

Great job ma'am

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The matching tire tread would prove that the defendants were the ones who sped off and created them. Something that a criminal would do after committing a crime. Not incriminating, but just another piece of evidence meant to sway the jury.

Small southern town depicted well for the time and hunters that have passed Hunter's Safety Training are not a concern in the field, first time or not.

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Marisa Tomei is a great actress and...what a babe!

Yes, twice he said, "I shot the clerk." He was saying it as a question, but being on the record, it comes off as a declarative statement, i.e., a confession. In the perfect twist, you proved the poor reliability of witness testimony. You'd just seen those exact events, yet couldnt remember if it really happened. There was no coverup. It does point out the single-minded focus the system functions under, though. This case shows just how if a few key facts had not been discovered, and wouldnt have in most cases, a total miscarriage of justice would have occurred. Scary to think how often that has happened.

Hate to tell you this but the reality is that no matter who it is or why there are always people protesting for people on death row. The only connection was that they were facing the death penalty.

When they left sac o suds they didn't leave tire marks

Breakfast...when you sleep you are fasting, no intake of food or liquid. The first meal of the day/night after sleeping is when you Break the Fast...Breakfast.

You don’t have to make sense of what’s happening. Just watch the movie and let the story unfold…it will all make sense at the end.

In an answer to your hunting question, everyone has to have the first time. We just watch over them. We take our children out at 6 or 7 years old. Myself I was hunting with my grandfather on his ranch at 5 years old. But that was just squirrel

Yes I would invite a person that has never been hunting to go, but if they have never even held a gun they don't get a gun. Needless to say they would be a spectator not hunting.

Yeah..it's like the south

On the hunting issue, everyone who wants to hunt has to do it a first time. As long as they're listening to the instructions of the more experienced hunter, it should be ok.

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