The Oscar that Marisa Tomei won for playing Mona Lisa Vito was EXTREMELY well deserved. Out of all the movies she's been in, this is my absolute favorite
As a trial lawyer with over 30 years in practice I always loved this movie. It has heart, the acting is great, and the courtroom stuff is actually pretty good. I used this for a teaching moment with young attorneys. Marisa Tomei earned her Oscar.
If you've heard of the youtube channel Legal Eagle, he too says its a favorite of his and lawyers in general. And that its normally used for teaching new lawyers.
One of those movies you walk out of knowing who would win. Similar to Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs or Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive. ICONIC!
@@crawdaddy2004 Yes. The other four nominees were all well-known and respected foreign actresses, which usually guarantees a win (Vanessa Redgrave, Judy Davis, Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright). And comedic performances usually don't get honored. But Marisa Tomei was just that good.
Marisa Tomei's character was only supposed to have a very small part, but when the people in charge saw her performance they increased her role. Thank God. She was so excellent in this movie!
@@betweenlakes Not according to industry execs. “Studio executives wanted to nix Mona Lisa Vito from the film Dale Launer, the movie’s writer and producer, spent time road-tripping through the south to research My Cousin Vinny. When he was done, the script offered a bit of drama, plenty of comedy, and a nuanced portrayal of culture clash. Launer, known for writing strong female characters, ensured that Vinny had a partner who was just as adept at banter and sarcasm as him. Still, studio executives weren’t into it.”
@@pcl8993 @shitsumeilegumovitch is right: You just googled, but you didn't understand what you read. The execs wanted to cut the Mona Lisa Vito character from the film, but that decision was made before seeing any performance by Marisa Tomei. No one "increased her role" from the original script. Where are you getting this information that the role started as small but then increased after execs saw Marisa's performance...? Did you just make it up??? That's what I think you did.
It's easy to see why everyone fell in love with Marissa Tomei when this came out... Winning the Oscar for supporting actress for a role in a mid/low budget comedy is VERY rare, but so well deserved.
Its so rare, I believe there was even rumors that jack palance read the wrong name and that’s when we all learned just how far price Waterhouse cooper goes to make sure mistakes like that don’t happen. Moonlight showed us in real time what happens when that goes down.
The scene with Lisa slaying them in the court about the cars while she absolutely melts the judge was the best. I also loved that Vinny slept better with the noise in the jail because it sounded like home. Lol.
When I had surgery in my belly, my (SADISTIC) mother, from Brooklyn, sent me this movie to pass the time while I was laid up at home.... do you know how HARD it was for me not to laugh & hurt myself? This is STILL a great fun time.
Lawyers love this movie for it's mostly accurate portrayal of how a court room works. Especially the scene where Vinny thinks he tricked the prosecution out of their evidence and Tomei educates him on procedure.
The fact that the finale doesn't come down to a jury verdict is refreshing as well. I can see how this movie is basically "lawyer porn" for attorneys. It operates under every aspiring lawyer's fantasy of the outsider riding into a small town and righting the wrongs of injustice, winning over the townsfolk, being held in contempt, riding into the sunset after your very first case, etc. Vinny and Atticus Finch (an outsider in other abstract and more serious ways) are prolly series-regulars in the fantasies of many a aspiring lawyer. Lol
Your chemistry is insane! Sometimes you see couples that still can't be themselves around each other, and you two are perfect for each other! Great reaction!
My favorite scene in this movie is when Cousin Vinny walks into the cell with both of the "defendants". The double entendre in the conversation is HILARIOUS
I am not the kind of person who generally talks personal things on the internet but I am going through a really tough one at the moment and this wonderful review of one of my all time favorite movies lifted my spirits.
Marisa Tomei (Mona Lisa Vito) is an amazing actress. I don't think I've ever seen her in a bad role. She definitely brings her own character to every role I love her!
“The King of Staten Island” was a letdown for me. Her character was in an awkward spot in that movie. It was a garbage role. It’s hard to imagine anyone shining in that role.
@@continentalaquatics2725 I've never seen that one. I do remember her in untamed heart. I remember it being cheesy but I remember thinking that I loved the movie because of her and Christian Slater despite the movie itself being slow and predictable. She was pretty nice in The Wrestler, and in Crazy Stupid Love I adored her. She wasn't bad in the Spiderman movies either. I loved Chaplin, and the Ides of March, even The Watcher. She has had a pretty decent career.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. When it came out in the theaters, the TV commercials prominently featured “the two youts” scene. That commercial was so memorable and must’ve gotten so many people to go see the movie.
The casting for the film was spot on! Years after My Cousin Vinny ran the theaters, I drove from Orlando, FL, to Chicagoland. The sun was setting as I entered Chicago, with an hour more driving before reaching my destination. I had driven all day, alone, and I was spent. Suddenly, in front, on the skyline I spotted a big white billboard with one sentence printed in large black font: "What is a yute?" Instant recharge to finish the drive!!!
This is my favorite law movie ever! It is so so good. Actually several law schools actually make this required watching because it teaches courtroom procedure so well.
Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei were comedy gold together. I am so happy that My Cousin Vinny is being reacted to and appreciated for the gem it is. Thanks again for your awesome movie reaction.
Marissa Tomei deserved her best supporting actress Oscar for this at just the tender age of 19. And, as the previous owner of a 1963 Pontiac Tempest, she nailed it! LOL! Great video and one of my fave movies!
We had a 64 dodge polara. Did not have posi traction. Then we got a 72 Plymouth roadrunner and it did have it. Oh my goodness we had a blast in vacant parking lots that were iced over in the winter
One of my favorite movies ever! Marisa Tomei who played Lisa won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role - Very Very well deserved! Joe Pesci as always was great as well!
The judge was played by Fred Gwynne who became most famous in the 60's for two sitcoms: "Car 54, Where Are You" and (most famously) as Herman Munster in "The Munsters"
What is overlooked is EVERYTHING that MonaLisa says on the witness stand goes through Vinnie's mind when he looks at that picture and writes out to the Sheriff to trace the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.. 😂 Just amazing writing and acting!
When the stuttering lawyer first came up to question the witness, in the background you can see the friend he was defending unable to hold himself and started cracking up. This movie is classic, plus I'm a fan of courtroom procedurals. Not usually the combo films go for but this was the perfect mix💯💯💯.
There was a bit of drama around the stuttering lawyer played by, Austin Pendleton, an actor who actually has a stutter. When the movie came out it was protested by a group of Stutterers who were upset that a person with a stutter would be so rude as to allow his stutter to be made a joke of. they claimed that the actor who played the role "must have been hard up for the money" to accept. When asked for comment, the actor said : Fu...Fu...Fu...those guys.
This is the funniest movie ever. It was one of my late husband's very favorites!! Marisa Tomei got an Oscar for her superb performance. She was priceless. If you did not watch the full movie, you really should. It was almost a parody of "Southern vs "yankees". The Judge , Fred Gwynne, player Herman Munster in the "Munsters" series in the 60's. There are so many really funny parts that you couldn't include in your reaction. Great pick, guys.
Marisa Tomei's character was originally a small part and the studio didn't' want Marisa as she was not very known yet. But John Landis loved her in a movie she did w/ Stallone called Oscar ( a brilliantly funny "mobster" comedy). She got the part, they loved her wrote more stuff for her in the script. She stole the movie and won an oscar... She was brilliant in this, every little expression or roll of the eyes, every word she says.. Just brilliant. She made this movie great.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role in this movie, and she totally earned it. You two are so sweet. You look so invested and worried when he's being interrogated in the beginning. Remember, it's a comedy!
Nobody - They also reviewed 'Dances With Wolves'. The second witness here played the crazy OIC - Officer In Charge - of Fort Sedgewick who drank a lot and shot himself.
I was born in the north so to see this reaction to me was priceless. Joe Pesci, who played the lawyer, was really good. Of course not everybody from NY talks like him but his character was a classic example of a New York lawyer. I thought it was hilarious. Seeing your reactions to the movie was really great. I’m really enjoying your movie reactions.
This movie is 30 years old now. It's so cute that you two don't know who Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei even are. They were both young here. Look them up and see what else they were in the years after this. I love this classic movie. Your reactions were great. I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
I am a lawyer (no kidding) and I can tell you this is every lawyer's favorite movie. A few years ago, wintertime, a lawyer from out of state came into the courtroom wearing a long leather trench coat, and every other lawyer was quietly laughing and saying "out of some kind of ... cloth". He was wearing a suit underneath, and took off his coat when he went to the defense table, of course, but there was not a single lawyer there that didn't get it.
In my jurisdiction a fellow went into private chambers for an ex-party application and the judge kept telling him “I can’t hear you”. It took him a while to realize he meant he couldn’t hear the application because he wasn’t wearing a tie. Then the judge lent him a tie.
This was Marisa Tormei's debut, and she won the Oscar for best supporting actress. By the way, the whole point of him falling asleep in the jail - all the noise reminded him of living in Brooklyn.
It wasn't Tomei's debut. She'd been acting for 9 years and was most notably in the TV shows "As the World Turns" and "A Different World" in the late 80s and in the Stallone movie "Oscar" the year before this. In fact, I believe that I read that she got this role because of her performance in "Oscar."
A year before this she was in Oscar. It's a mob comedy set in the 1930's, starring Sylvester Stallone. It had a great cast. Marissa T. plays his daughter in it. Funny movie.
Some law schools actually use this film to teach proper courtroom procedures. I love watching first time reactions to this film, and I fall in love with Marisa Tomei all over again each time I see it - especially her Oscar winning performance on the witness stand! For something completely different, I'll recommend the cult classic "Buckaroo Banzai" or, the full title; THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (20th Century Fox, 1984), starring Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, etc. - a Sci-Fi Adventure Rom/Com that is over-the-top Eighties.
Love this movie. I've watched at least two other reaction vids to this, but I still end up watching the next one. lol Great performances by everyone, but a well-deserved Oscar for Marisa Tomei.
It’s no wonder why Tony Stark loves Peter Parker’s aunt. 😂 Marisa Tomei is seriously beautiful. Even now, many years later, she is still beautiful. But when this movie came out…. 😳 She was absolutely GORGEOUS.
For more Joe Pesci (who plays Vinny) please react to “Goodfellas”. One of my top 3 movies, and one of the best movies ever made, by the great Martin Scorsese. Yes, Goodfellas is a little tougher to watch (especially for Amber), but a lot of the greats are. You’ll also get to see Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Bracco do their thing.
@@tempsitch5632 Forgot about that movie, magnificent movie and I will be honest about it about it and say that I cried at the end and not ashamed about it...thanks for reminding me about that one!
This movie is a classic!! I laughed so hard! This was one of my mom's (RIP) favorite movies! Great cast, too. Gotta check out The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom and Schindler's List. Love your movie reactions. So fun!
That's the line in the movie. The judge said that to him. I was referring to That's my favorite saying..Are you on drugs.. relax and watch the movie again..nobody said anything bad about your mother or anybody else..I'm sorry you took it that way..
I apologize to you..I would never say anything bad about another person..we are all the same..just trying to get by..I should have written that a little better.. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..
Jay& Amber I love both of your reactions and comments here so much. My Cousin Vinny is one of my favorite movies and to see you both enjoy it this much.... made me day . The actress playing Mona Lisa Vito ~ Marisa Tomei won Best Actress award at the Oscars for her role in "My Cousin Vinny" . Your reactions and comments made me enjoy this even more than the first time I watched it . Thank you both for your channel .
This was sooooooooooooo fun. I loved being able to relive this movie from someone who has never seen it. There is always that old story about how Marissa won the Oscar "accidentally" and by mistake, but rewatching this with you guys sure does show how great a job she did.
26:16 Flying Superman punch. 😅 Another hilarious feelgood comedy you will probably love is 'Midnight Run' (1988). It is a buddy/road, action comedy about a bounty hunter trying to deliver a high bond mafia witness who is marked for death. From same director as Beverly Hills Cop. Stars Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin.
I think I didn't see this movie until it started running on commercial television, and I was shocked by how much I loved it. Still love it, every freakin' time.
This movie is an absolute STAPLE for all law school students. Lawyers absolutely LOVE this movie. This is considered one of the BEST movies for law students to study. Seriously!
Vinnies a city boy. New Yawk. It's the country noises that keep him from sleeping. The prison noises are pretty much like New York city noises, so he sleeps like a baby through that. I lived in a house RIGHT by the railroad tracks. Where it did shake things (not so bad things fall off the shelf) and although it would wake you up in the start, after awhile you get used to it and can sleep right through it, even through the horn blowing when it crosses the intersection.
Our last house had a river running past the end of the garden, and visitors would usually say: "What's that noise?", prompting a "What noise?!" reaction from us. Even where I am now, I've traffic going by below my window in the street outside, but I usually have to think about it to notice it.
As much as Marisa Tomei's testimony was the turning point for the case, I still give it to Joe Pesci to have been able to look at the images she took & also see what the discrepancy was without her assistance, and then realize how important her knowledge would be to win the case. If he hadn't known about cars, he would not have been able to see why the marks were so relevant, which eventually got her excited on the stand when she saw it. They were a dynamic duo.
One of the things I love about this movie I think one of you mentioned it that the comedy is woven into the storyline. Like the ending with just Vinny and Lisa where she says you know and then you’ll have to say thank you for someone for helping you what a nightmare! The other thing I really liked about this movie were that the witnesses Really thought that these two guys had murdered the clerk. They weren’t lying they weren’t making anything up, they believed what they testified to. It’s Vinny, with Lisa‘s help that just had to solve the puzzle. I’m glad you liked it. There’s some other really good movies kind of like this one. My big fat Greek wedding, Liar liar is a really funny one, two of my favorite comedies are from the 80s. One is called ruthless people, the movie stars Danny Devito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold (from fast times at Ridgemont high,) and Helen Slater. The other one is called Soapdish. This movie has Robert Downey Jr., Sally Field, Whoopie Goldberg, Gary Marshall. This movie is about soap operas. And how sometimes real life can imitate a soap opera. I think it’s pretty funny, I think you’ll be able to get the references from the 80s. Loved your reaction!
Oh yeah, you blend...Love this movie! In my top 10. You guys should watch "Space Balls" for your next comedy. As you are fans of Star Wars, it is a parody. "And I see your Schwartz is as big as mine". The main character is a mix of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her performance, and deservedly so. This is one of the best feelgood comedies of its time. Great reaction to one of my all time faves. Thank you and I hope you two never stop reacting. It's wonderful being able to experience the first time seeing this, through your eyes! God Bless you and yours.❤️
Fred Gwynne was the actor who played, "Judge Chamberlain". He is most well known for his roles in the 60's comedy TV series, starring as the character Francis Muldoon in "Car 54, Where Are You?". Many will also remember him for starring as "Herman Munster" in the television series, "The Munsters". He passed away just over a year after "My Cousin Vinny" was released.
The director Jonathan Lynn has a law degree from Cambridge University and that's why this movie is super accurate when it comes to legal proceedings. Professors used to show this movie to law students to see if they could point out the inaccuracies which was like 3% inaccuracies.
In my Legal Ethics class, the Professor asked to pick a movie from her list, I picked My Cousin Vinny (one of my favorite movies) and identify and write about the legal failures that occurred throughout the movie. I had so much fun doing this assignment!
I watched a lawyer do a reaction to this movie. He said they auctally use this movie in class as it's the perfect training vehicle. It's pretty close to perfect as far as trial litigation goes. Great reaction kids.
J/A- National Lampoons Vacation (1983) is another hilarious time watching a family take a vacation and al that happens :). Highly recommend that you two add this to future comedy movie polls! Thanks for reacting to one of my fav movies of all time!!! Great reaction!
Been subbed bout 2 weeks....love yall !! Yall seem like such good ppl with integrity, morals and great souls.....yall r so lucky....real soul mates....love yall both!! New fav reaction couple !!!! Keep it up!!!! 💯
Ralph Macchio is a must see in Karate Kid and I know you will love it. I just finished watching season 5 of Cobra Kai and the writers are clever how they even use some My Cousin Vinny "easter eggs" as well as other movies. This is such a fun movie. One of my favorite movies with Marissa Tomei is Untamed Hearts. A must see movie that is seldom reacted to is August Rush. You will love it and I know Amber will cry at the end. I have seen it multiple times and cry every time. If you love music you will love the movie. One of my favorite lines from the movie is "Music is everywhere you just have to listen".
When channel surfing for something to watch and you stumble on this movie you click on it, put the remote down and don't change it during the commercials, it's that good every time.
Depending on what movies you've seen Joe Pesci in, the scene in the bar with the dude for the $200 has two completely different possible outcomes in your mind. Home Alone Joe Pesci goes one way, Goodfellas and Casino Joe Pesci goes a very, very different way. Hope you'll check out the latter two at some point.
Considering that Goodfellas Joe Pesci is Joe Pesci in real life, he hung around a lot of Made Men before he became an actor, I know how that scene would go.
Another popular courtroom movie that same year is A Few Good Men starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Jack Nicholson, etc... There's also Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino that has sort of a courtroom-like scene (ideal for Thanksgiving).
So, I was a kid when this movie came out and over the years, I just never got around to watching it even though I had heard SO MUCH about it. Finally, a few weeks ago I got around to watching it on streaming and was blown away. It was obviously Marisa Tomei's breakout role but all the roles were just pitch perfect. It was such a better movie than I was expecting, so much smarter, so well written and crafted. It was funny, tender, complicated, unique. I've never seen a movie quite like it. Almost all of it holds up beautifully today (other than the speech impediment scene). No one was a blank stereotype, everyone was reasonable and fleshed out when they so easily in a lesser movie would've been caricatures and stereotypes. Just class through and through.
One that I've been wanting to recommend for awhile now but have held back is 'The Outsiders', really great movie if you hadn't seen it yet.. it also has Ralp Macchio, and alot of big names it.. It's definitely a must see classic.
Great reaction to a great movie. Go back further to some Hitchcock classics...Rear Window...a New York in the 50s capsule...Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly (her wardrobe is swoon worthy).
Loved the reactions. Spot on as usual. Two more comedies with a fish connection that you'll both absolutely love...Noises Off and A Fish Called Wanda. If you're in a more sporty mood I suggest A League of Their Own. And now that you've seen Episodes IV, V and VI I can suggest Spaceballs. Enjoy. :D
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The Oscar that Marisa Tomei won for playing Mona Lisa Vito was EXTREMELY well deserved. Out of all the movies she's been in, this is my absolute favorite
No doubt about, she stole this movie!
Agree. Marisa rocks!!!
This was also her first leading role in a film.
Also outstanding in "The Wrestler."
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"I love her every minute we get her on screen" - describes how I feel every time I watch this movie
You’ve got the Karate Kid, Herman Munster, Tommy from Goodfellas and Aunt May all in one movie!! FYI Marissa Tomei won an Oscar for this role!!
Don't forget D-Day from Animal House (sheriff)!
Ralph Macchio, the one & only original "Karate Kid". Another must see.
And Rachel from Friends ex-fiance, Barry.
@@jimhassel802 , Yes!
Ralph's daughter's character in Cobra Kai is doing a send-up of Lisa Vitto. Remember Amanda calls her Mareisa Tomeii Jr. This is why.
As a trial lawyer with over 30 years in practice I always loved this movie. It has heart, the acting is great, and the courtroom stuff is actually pretty good. I used this for a teaching moment with young attorneys. Marisa Tomei earned her Oscar.
The Lawyer from the Legal Eagle TH-cam channel likes this movie too.
I’ve heard from many sources that it is well used in the classrooms in law school lol I love this movie.
If you've heard of the youtube channel Legal Eagle, he too says its a favorite of his and lawyers in general. And that its normally used for teaching new lawyers.
Odd.....whenever I see anything on court tv its worse then watching paint dry.
Absolutely loved Marisa Tomei in this role for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar .
One of those movies you walk out of knowing who would win. Similar to Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs or Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive. ICONIC!
This was a HUUUUUUGE upset. A lot of the audience didn’t even react right away - they thought it was some mistake.
She can still get this right here.
@@TheJoshuaPimentel Classy
@@crawdaddy2004 Yes. The other four nominees were all well-known and respected foreign actresses, which usually guarantees a win (Vanessa Redgrave, Judy Davis, Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright). And comedic performances usually don't get honored. But Marisa Tomei was just that good.
Marisa Tomei's character was only supposed to have a very small part, but when the people in charge saw her performance they increased her role. Thank God. She was so excellent in this movie!
That's not true at all. She was always a major part of the film, even in the script
@@betweenlakes Not according to industry execs. “Studio executives wanted to nix Mona Lisa Vito from the film
Dale Launer, the movie’s writer and producer, spent time road-tripping through the south to research My Cousin Vinny. When he was done, the script offered a bit of drama, plenty of comedy, and a nuanced portrayal of culture clash. Launer, known for writing strong female characters, ensured that Vinny had a partner who was just as adept at banter and sarcasm as him. Still, studio executives weren’t into it.”
@@pcl8993 @shitsumeilegumovitch is right: You just googled, but you didn't understand what you read. The execs wanted to cut the Mona Lisa Vito character from the film, but that decision was made before seeing any performance by Marisa Tomei. No one "increased her role" from the original script. Where are you getting this information that the role started as small but then increased after execs saw Marisa's performance...? Did you just make it up??? That's what I think you did.
It's easy to see why everyone fell in love with Marissa Tomei when this came out... Winning the Oscar for supporting actress for a role in a mid/low budget comedy is VERY rare, but so well deserved.
The movie was very successful in theaters and later on home video.
Its so rare, I believe there was even rumors that jack palance read the wrong name and that’s when we all learned just how far price Waterhouse cooper goes to make sure mistakes like that don’t happen. Moonlight showed us in real time what happens when that goes down.
The scene with Lisa slaying them in the court about the cars while she absolutely melts the judge was the best. I also loved that Vinny slept better with the noise in the jail because it sounded like home. Lol.
When I had surgery in my belly, my (SADISTIC) mother, from Brooklyn, sent me this movie to pass the time while I was laid up at home.... do you know how HARD it was for me not to laugh & hurt myself? This is STILL a great fun time.
No doubt. It's so painful. Lmao. You gotta hug a pillow tight to laugh or cough. Lmao.
I can relate. I had a heart surgery and this happened to come on television days afterwards. Talking, breathing, any slight movements were brutal.
“It’s called disclosure, ya dickhead”
Out of all the great Tomei lines, the way she delivers this one is my favorite for some reason.
You're right, it's a great line. I loved her weights and measures rant ending with "It's and industry term"
The "Imagine yuuu're a deeah" speech is unbeatable in my opinion.
"My biological clock is ticking.". Plus, the foot stomp!.
Lawyers love this movie for it's mostly accurate portrayal of how a court room works. Especially the scene where Vinny thinks he tricked the prosecution out of their evidence and Tomei educates him on procedure.
In three years of law school, we watched exactly one movie, in a class on procedure. This was the movie.
Have you seen Legal Eagles yt video on my cousin vinnie
Interned for a judge who made us watch this. Was his favorite movie.
The fact that the finale doesn't come down to a jury verdict is refreshing as well.
I can see how this movie is basically "lawyer porn" for attorneys. It operates under every aspiring lawyer's fantasy of the outsider riding into a small town and righting the wrongs of injustice, winning over the townsfolk, being held in contempt, riding into the sunset after your very first case, etc.
Vinny and Atticus Finch (an outsider in other abstract and more serious ways) are prolly series-regulars in the fantasies of many a aspiring lawyer. Lol
@@gregprickett no 12 angry men?
Your chemistry is insane! Sometimes you see couples that still can't be themselves around each other, and you two are perfect for each other! Great reaction!
My favorite scene in this movie is when Cousin Vinny walks into the cell with both of the "defendants". The double entendre in the conversation is HILARIOUS
Whats a Grit :P
"Yout" 😂😂🤣
Which neatly echoes the misunderstanding that got them to self-incriminate.
Showing these dumbasses are _consistently_ dumbass.
How can you not ADORE Marisa Tomei in this well deserved Oscar winning role for her!!!!??
One of the most well deserved female Oscar winners of all time!
I am not the kind of person who generally talks personal things on the internet but I am going through a really tough one at the moment and this wonderful review of one of my all time favorite movies lifted my spirits.
Hang in there bud x
Se è per una donna...non ne vale la pena!
Bye from Italy
Marisa Tomei (Mona Lisa Vito) is an amazing actress. I don't think I've ever seen her in a bad role. She definitely brings her own character to every role I love her!
“The King of Staten Island” was a letdown for me. Her character was in an awkward spot in that movie. It was a garbage role. It’s hard to imagine anyone shining in that role.
Loved her in her first role, on The Guiding Light.
@@continentalaquatics2725 I've never seen that one. I do remember her in untamed heart. I remember it being cheesy but I remember thinking that I loved the movie because of her and Christian Slater despite the movie itself being slow and predictable. She was pretty nice in The Wrestler, and in Crazy Stupid Love I adored her. She wasn't bad in the Spiderman movies either. I loved Chaplin, and the Ides of March, even The Watcher. She has had a pretty decent career.
You must not have seen her in The Toxic Avenger.
@@chosanwan1510 I have not... should I?
One of my favorite movies. I watch this at least once a year. Marisa Tomei stole the show. She is my favorite actress.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. When it came out in the theaters, the TV commercials prominently featured “the two youts” scene. That commercial was so memorable and must’ve gotten so many people to go see the movie.
The casting for the film was spot on!
Years after My Cousin Vinny ran the theaters, I drove from Orlando, FL, to Chicagoland. The sun was setting as I entered Chicago, with an hour more driving before reaching my destination. I had driven all day, alone, and I was spent. Suddenly, in front, on the skyline I spotted a big white billboard with one sentence printed in large black font: "What is a yute?"
Instant recharge to finish the drive!!!
This is my favorite law movie ever! It is so so good. Actually several law schools actually make this required watching because it teaches courtroom procedure so well.
my favourite movie of all time. Marissa Tomei's performance was amazing. She deserved that Oscar.
By far, this movie is in my top 5. SO glad you guys loved it!!
Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei were comedy gold together. I am so happy that My Cousin Vinny is being reacted to and appreciated for the gem it is. Thanks again for your awesome movie reaction.
Marissa Tomei deserved her best supporting actress Oscar for this at just the tender age of 19. And, as the previous owner of a 1963 Pontiac Tempest, she nailed it! LOL! Great video and one of my fave movies!
We had a 64 dodge polara. Did not have posi traction. Then we got a 72 Plymouth roadrunner and it did have it. Oh my goodness we had a blast in vacant parking lots that were iced over in the winter
@@andreadeamon6419 Indeed...posi-traction was a blast. I had it in later cars!
She was 26 when this was filmed. she had been acting for 10 years before then.
19? Nope. 26
I knew her first as Denise Huxtable's college roommate in A Different World
You know the judge is Herman Munster from the series The Munster's back in the 70's, he was also in the original Pet Cemetery.
Don't forget Car 54, a childhood favorite.
One of my favorite movies ever! Marisa Tomei who played Lisa won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role - Very Very well deserved! Joe Pesci as always was great as well!
she won an oscar for this performance. id say one of the most popular beloved well-known scenes in movie history
The judge was played by Fred Gwynne who became most famous in the 60's for two sitcoms: "Car 54, Where Are You" and (most famously) as Herman Munster in "The Munsters"
What is overlooked is EVERYTHING that MonaLisa says on the witness stand goes through Vinnie's mind when he looks at that picture and writes out to the Sheriff to trace the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.. 😂 Just amazing writing and acting!
Exactly that’s why he asked it that way “tell me my love, that I’m wrong… I’ll allow it.”
Thank goodness for positraction
Yep. Mona Lisa was great, but Vinnie is the one who figured it out.
@@TristanandIsolt ahhh.. But Lisa TOOK the picture 😂
@@SUZABELLA34 Actually the court had the same photos more or less.
When the stuttering lawyer first came up to question the witness, in the background you can see the friend he was defending unable to hold himself and started cracking up. This movie is classic, plus I'm a fan of courtroom procedurals. Not usually the combo films go for but this was the perfect mix💯💯💯.
There was a bit of drama around the stuttering lawyer played by, Austin Pendleton, an actor who actually has a stutter.
When the movie came out it was protested by a group of Stutterers who were upset that a person with a stutter would be so rude as to allow his stutter to be made a joke of. they claimed that the actor who played the role "must have been hard up for the money" to accept.
When asked for comment, the actor said : Fu...Fu...Fu...those guys.
@@porgyt7177 🤭 Hilarious! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@@porgyt7177 Ladies and gentlemen of the j-j-j-j-j-j-j-j-j-j-j-j-JURY!
He’s from Ny
This is one of the few movies that I can watch 100 times without getting tired of it. They don’t make em like this anymore
This is the funniest movie ever. It was one of my late husband's very favorites!! Marisa Tomei got an Oscar for her superb performance. She was priceless. If you did not watch the full movie, you really should. It was almost a parody of "Southern vs "yankees". The Judge , Fred Gwynne, player Herman Munster in the "Munsters" series in the 60's. There are so many really funny parts that you couldn't include in your reaction. Great pick, guys.
Marisa Tomei's character was originally a small part and the studio didn't' want Marisa as she was not very known yet. But John Landis loved her in a movie she did w/ Stallone called Oscar ( a brilliantly funny "mobster" comedy). She got the part, they loved her wrote more stuff for her in the script. She stole the movie and won an oscar... She was brilliant in this, every little expression or roll of the eyes, every word she says.. Just brilliant. She made this movie great.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role in this movie, and she totally earned it.
You two are so sweet. You look so invested and worried when he's being interrogated in the beginning. Remember, it's a comedy!
Nobody - They also reviewed 'Dances With Wolves'. The second witness here played the crazy OIC - Officer In Charge - of Fort Sedgewick who drank a lot and shot himself.
All time classic! So many quotable lines! "You have to say, Thank you. OMG, what a ****** nightmare!"
I was born in the north so to see this reaction to me was priceless. Joe Pesci, who played the lawyer, was really good. Of course not everybody from NY talks like him but his character was a classic example of a New York lawyer. I thought it was hilarious. Seeing your reactions to the movie was really great. I’m really enjoying your movie reactions.
Being born in and raised in south Georgia,this movie has always made me laugh!
I was Northern born! And SOUTHERN BRED! AND WHEN I'M GONE, I'M SOUTHERN DEAD! lol. ROLL TIDE!! 😂🤣😂🏈🏈🐘🐘
@@russellnerche8789 priceless comment!! You rock!
@@giarogers ty! 😊😊❤💜✌✌
thats a jersey accent not new york
Yeah! Glad y'all are watching this! LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
Next comedy watch "What About Bob". You'll love that one too!
This movie is 30 years old now. It's so cute that you two don't know who Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei even are. They were both young here. Look them up and see what else they were in the years after this. I love this classic movie. Your reactions were great. I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
You guys never fail to make me smile. It’s so fun to watch you guys experience these movies for the first time. What a great community you’ve created.
One of my favorite comedies! Marisa is great! Our East Coast accents are on full display!! Yootts!! LOVE MARISA!! Thanks for the reaction!
My two favorite lines from Tomei: "Would you like me to exPLAIN?" and "They WUH!".😆
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Yes indeed!!
I am a lawyer (no kidding) and I can tell you this is every lawyer's favorite movie. A few years ago, wintertime, a lawyer from out of state came into the courtroom wearing a long leather trench coat, and every other lawyer was quietly laughing and saying "out of some kind of ... cloth". He was wearing a suit underneath, and took off his coat when he went to the defense table, of course, but there was not a single lawyer there that didn't get it.
In my jurisdiction a fellow went into private chambers for an ex-party application and the judge kept telling him “I can’t hear you”. It took him a while to realize he meant he couldn’t hear the application because he wasn’t wearing a tie. Then the judge lent him a tie.
This was Marisa Tormei's debut, and she won the Oscar for best supporting actress. By the way, the whole point of him falling asleep in the jail - all the noise reminded him of living in Brooklyn.
She was on as the world turns for a while before she left the soaps to do film debuts. Her friends on the show - Julianne moore and meg Ryan.
It wasn't Tomei's debut. She'd been acting for 9 years and was most notably in the TV shows "As the World Turns" and "A Different World" in the late 80s and in the Stallone movie "Oscar" the year before this. In fact, I believe that I read that she got this role because of her performance in "Oscar."
A year before this she was in Oscar. It's a mob comedy set in the 1930's, starring Sylvester Stallone. It had a great cast. Marissa T. plays his daughter in it. Funny movie.
@@orlandoruizjr3834 i love that movie. No one else gets it - they're no fun!!
Marisa Tomei has 11 acting credits prior to My cousin Vinny.
Some law schools actually use this film to teach proper courtroom procedures. I love watching first time reactions to this film, and I fall in love with Marisa Tomei all over again each time I see it - especially her Oscar winning performance on the witness stand! For something completely different, I'll recommend the cult classic "Buckaroo Banzai" or, the full title; THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (20th Century Fox, 1984), starring Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, etc. - a Sci-Fi Adventure Rom/Com that is over-the-top Eighties.
Love this movie.
I've watched at least two other reaction vids to this, but I still end up watching the next one. lol
Great performances by everyone, but a well-deserved Oscar for Marisa Tomei.
It’s no wonder why Tony Stark loves Peter Parker’s aunt. 😂 Marisa Tomei is seriously beautiful. Even now, many years later, she is still beautiful. But when this movie came out…. 😳 She was absolutely GORGEOUS.
For more Joe Pesci (who plays Vinny) please react to “Goodfellas”. One of my top 3 movies, and one of the best movies ever made, by the great Martin Scorsese. Yes, Goodfellas is a little tougher to watch (especially for Amber), but a lot of the greats are. You’ll also get to see Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Bracco do their thing.
What about Home Alone??? 🤭🤭🤭
Goodfellas is my favorite movie of all time and Scorsese followed the script exactly to what happened in real life to those characters
Everyone forgets his best acting, With Honors.
@@tempsitch5632 Forgot about that movie, magnificent movie and I will be honest about it about it and say that I cried at the end and not ashamed about it...thanks for reminding me about that one!
@@bobbyn.9773 Ugly gut-pain crying. That movie is gooooood.
This movie is a classic!! I laughed so hard! This was one of my mom's (RIP) favorite movies! Great cast, too. Gotta check out The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom and Schindler's List. Love your movie reactions. So fun!
My mom loves this movie (she’s in her late 80s lol), she especially loves the line “the yoots”. Cracks me up every time.
Are you on drugs
@@countmein518 are you a moron
That's the line in the movie. The judge said that to him. I was referring to That's my favorite saying..Are you on drugs.. relax and watch the movie again..nobody said anything bad about your mother or anybody else..I'm sorry you took it that way..
@@countmein518 my bad. Might try “” for movie quotes.
I apologize to you..I would never say anything bad about another person..we are all the same..just trying to get by..I should have written that a little better.. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..
Watching her on the stand talking about cars she became everyone's favorite no wonder she won an academy award...
Jay& Amber I love both of your reactions and comments here so much. My Cousin Vinny is one of my favorite movies and to see you both enjoy it this much.... made me day . The actress playing Mona Lisa Vito ~ Marisa Tomei won Best Actress award at the Oscars for her role in "My Cousin Vinny" . Your reactions and comments made me enjoy this even more than the first time I watched it . Thank you both for your channel .
This was sooooooooooooo fun. I loved being able to relive this movie from someone who has never seen it. There is always that old story about how Marissa won the Oscar "accidentally" and by mistake, but rewatching this with you guys sure does show how great a job she did.
26:16 Flying Superman punch. 😅 Another hilarious feelgood comedy you will probably love is 'Midnight Run' (1988). It is a buddy/road, action comedy about a bounty hunter trying to deliver a high bond mafia witness who is marked for death. From same director as Beverly Hills Cop. Stars Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin.
Awesome Actors in This Movie!👌🎁🎀🎬
I think I didn't see this movie until it started running on commercial television, and I was shocked by how much I loved it.
Still love it, every freakin' time.
This movie is an absolute STAPLE for all law school students. Lawyers absolutely LOVE this movie. This is considered one of the BEST movies for law students to study. Seriously!
This was a brilliant film, one of my favourites. A great reaction to it. Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for this and I loved her accent!
The judge isn’t a jerk! He is professional - this is actually a very good movie for court proceedings
Now Time to get serious and watch one of the best movies ever! The Godfather 1 and 2 might be the best movie and sequel ever made.
I've seen this movie 10x or more and I knew what you were seeing and I was laughing right along with you.
Vinnies a city boy. New Yawk. It's the country noises that keep him from sleeping. The prison noises are pretty much like New York city noises, so he sleeps like a baby through that. I lived in a house RIGHT by the railroad tracks. Where it did shake things (not so bad things fall off the shelf) and although it would wake you up in the start, after awhile you get used to it and can sleep right through it, even through the horn blowing when it crosses the intersection.
Our last house had a river running past the end of the garden, and visitors would usually say: "What's that noise?", prompting a "What noise?!" reaction from us. Even where I am now, I've traffic going by below my window in the street outside, but I usually have to think about it to notice it.
Oh I know!! 🤌😂
As much as Marisa Tomei's testimony was the turning point for the case, I still give it to Joe Pesci to have been able to look at the images she took & also see what the discrepancy was without her assistance, and then realize how important her knowledge would be to win the case. If he hadn't known about cars, he would not have been able to see why the marks were so relevant, which eventually got her excited on the stand when she saw it. They were a dynamic duo.
Also the irony that it was one of the photos that he ridiculed when he was stressed out earlier in the cafe.
You have to watch fried green tomatoes. Screams southern life and excellent actors in it to boot!!.
And the title made me crave some fried green tomatoes! I’ll add it to the list
One of the things I love about this movie I think one of you mentioned it that the comedy is woven into the storyline. Like the ending with just Vinny and Lisa where she says you know and then you’ll have to say thank you for someone for helping you what a nightmare! The other thing I really liked about this movie were that the witnesses Really thought that these two guys had murdered the clerk. They weren’t lying they weren’t making anything up, they believed what they testified to. It’s Vinny, with Lisa‘s help that just had to solve the puzzle. I’m glad you liked it. There’s some other really good movies kind of like this one. My big fat Greek wedding, Liar liar is a really funny one, two of my favorite comedies are from the 80s. One is called ruthless people, the movie stars Danny Devito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold (from fast times at Ridgemont high,) and Helen Slater. The other one is called Soapdish. This movie has Robert Downey Jr., Sally Field, Whoopie Goldberg, Gary Marshall. This movie is about soap operas. And how sometimes real life can imitate a soap opera. I think it’s pretty funny, I think you’ll be able to get the references from the 80s. Loved your reaction!
I'm all for them watching Soapdish. I wish more channels would react to it. Kevin Kline is so good in this film--his teleprompter scene is hilarious.
CLASSIC!! “I’m From NEW YORK! This is legendary! 😂 “THE TWO YUTES”!! 😂😎
Oh yeah, you blend...Love this movie! In my top 10. You guys should watch "Space Balls" for your next comedy. As you are fans of Star Wars, it is a parody. "And I see your Schwartz is as big as mine". The main character is a mix of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
Marissa Tomei won an Oscar for this performance.
One of my favorites! The banter between Marisa & Joe Pesci has me rolling everytime.
Love this movie, so glad you reacted to it. Such a fun movie to watch, and Marissa Tomei does such a great job in this movie.
She won an Academy award for her portrayal I believe
This was one of my dad’s favorite movies! I could hear him laugh thru out the house.
Mine, too!
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her performance, and deservedly so. This is one of the best feelgood comedies of its time. Great reaction to one of my all time faves. Thank you and I hope you two never stop reacting. It's wonderful being able to experience the first time seeing this, through your eyes! God Bless you and yours.❤️
I loved this reaction! I adore this movie and it’s so fun watching people see it for the first time ❤
Fred Gwynne was the actor who played, "Judge Chamberlain". He is most well known for his roles in the 60's comedy TV series, starring as the character Francis Muldoon in "Car 54, Where Are You?". Many will also remember him for starring as "Herman Munster" in the television series, "The Munsters". He passed away just over a year after "My Cousin Vinny" was released.
Ooooh! That's where I had seen him before! Car 54!
I was also the old man in Pet Semetary!
His portrayal is absolutely the best southern accent by a male non-southerner this Alabama boy has ever seen.
He'll always be Herman Munster to me!
@@joeday4293 Fred Gwynne was multi-talented and ferociously intelligent. His Yankee accent for "Pet Cemetery" is spot-on, too.
I just love relationships like the one on this movie, almost reminds me of a "best friend" type of relationship but its romantic
Joe Pesci is great in Goodfellas also starring Ray Liotta
The director Jonathan Lynn has a law degree from Cambridge University and that's why this movie is super accurate when it comes to legal proceedings. Professors used to show this movie to law students to see if they could point out the inaccuracies which was like 3% inaccuracies.
In my Legal Ethics class, the Professor asked to pick a movie from her list, I picked My Cousin Vinny (one of my favorite movies) and identify and write about the legal failures that occurred throughout the movie. I had so much fun doing this assignment!
Marisa Tomei is a timeless beauty. She looks just as good today at 57 years old as in 92' when she did this movie.
I watched a lawyer do a reaction to this movie. He said they auctally use this movie in class as it's the perfect training vehicle. It's pretty close to perfect as far as trial litigation goes. Great reaction kids.
Was that Legal Eagle? That reaction was what got me watching his vids. 😀
@@Roguefem76 I think it was.
I’m so glad I found your channel yesterday. Time to binge watch. Love your reactions. Top notch.
Melissa won an Academy award for her performance in this movie!!
J/A- National Lampoons Vacation (1983) is another hilarious time watching a family take a vacation and al that happens :). Highly recommend that you two add this to future comedy movie polls! Thanks for reacting to one of my fav movies of all time!!! Great reaction!
Been subbed bout 2 weeks....love yall !! Yall seem like such good ppl with integrity, morals and great souls.....yall r so lucky....real soul mates....love yall both!! New fav reaction couple !!!! Keep it up!!!! 💯
If you want a movie full of awesome cars, an amazing soundtrack, and a picture of teenage life in the 70's, check out Dazed and Confused.
I've watched other people watch this movie on TH-cam, but nobody else laughed as much as you two.
Ralph Macchio is a must see in Karate Kid and I know you will love it. I just finished watching season 5 of Cobra Kai and the writers are clever how they even use some My Cousin Vinny "easter eggs" as well as other movies. This is such a fun movie. One of my favorite movies with Marissa Tomei is Untamed Hearts. A must see movie that is seldom reacted to is August Rush. You will love it and I know Amber will cry at the end. I have seen it multiple times and cry every time. If you love music you will love the movie. One of my favorite lines from the movie is "Music is everywhere you just have to listen".
Untamed Heart takes place in Minnesota and Marisa Tomei is the only actor who bothered to get the the accent right.
It's one of my favorite movies. I watch it every time it comes on.
Loved your reaction! Try "Best in Show" when you get a chance! It's hilarious.
When channel surfing for something to watch and you stumble on this movie you click on it, put the remote down and don't change it during the commercials, it's that good every time.
Depending on what movies you've seen Joe Pesci in, the scene in the bar with the dude for the $200 has two completely different possible outcomes in your mind. Home Alone Joe Pesci goes one way, Goodfellas and Casino Joe Pesci goes a very, very different way. Hope you'll check out the latter two at some point.
Yes please check out “Goodfellas”
Joe Pesci won an Oscar for Goodfellas
Considering that Goodfellas Joe Pesci is Joe Pesci in real life, he hung around a lot of Made Men before he became an actor, I know how that scene would go.
Goodfellows and casino
Another popular courtroom movie that same year is A Few Good Men starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Jack Nicholson, etc... There's also Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino that has sort of a courtroom-like scene (ideal for Thanksgiving).
One of my favorite movies! I am so glad you guys enjoyed it too!
Yeah, this one sticks out in many viewers memory. Funny, and what a performance by Marisa Tomei and Joe Pecci.
Glad you came across this one as well.
I'm so happy you guys enjoyed that, it's such a great movie
This is one of my top 3 favorite comedies and I just loved watching you two watch it!
I love this movie and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Marisa Tomei!! So enjoyed watching you watch this! Peace and Love RSR!
So, I was a kid when this movie came out and over the years, I just never got around to watching it even though I had heard SO MUCH about it. Finally, a few weeks ago I got around to watching it on streaming and was blown away. It was obviously Marisa Tomei's breakout role but all the roles were just pitch perfect. It was such a better movie than I was expecting, so much smarter, so well written and crafted. It was funny, tender, complicated, unique. I've never seen a movie quite like it. Almost all of it holds up beautifully today (other than the speech impediment scene). No one was a blank stereotype, everyone was reasonable and fleshed out when they so easily in a lesser movie would've been caricatures and stereotypes. Just class through and through.
One that I've been wanting to recommend for awhile now but have held back is 'The Outsiders', really great movie if you hadn't seen it yet.. it also has Ralp Macchio, and alot of big names it.. It's definitely a must see classic.
Great reaction to a great movie. Go back further to some Hitchcock classics...Rear Window...a New York in the 50s capsule...Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly (her wardrobe is swoon worthy).
Loved the reactions. Spot on as usual. Two more comedies with a fish connection that you'll both absolutely love...Noises Off and A Fish Called Wanda. If you're in a more sporty mood I suggest A League of Their Own. And now that you've seen Episodes IV, V and VI I can suggest Spaceballs. Enjoy. :D