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My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Released By: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Fred Gwynne, Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Ralph Macchio
Published ID: 2875
UPC: 024543005315, 024543005322, 024543602781,
Plot: When sweet Northern college kid Bill (Ralph Macchio) and his buddy Stan (Mitchell Whitfield) are picked up and thrown into the slammer in a hick Southern town, at first it looks like no big deal. Then they are informed that they are accused of murder. Penniless and without a single friend in the area, Bill decides to call his goofy cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci), who has somehow recently become a lawyer. Full of family feeling and bravado, Vinny, who has never tried a criminal case in his short life as a lawyer, rides south to defend his trusting relative. He's an expert motormouth and street-level logician from the wilder reaches of metropolitan New York, complete with a thick accent and the attitude to go with it. Otherwise, he's much less well qualified than your average public defender. When he arrives on the scene with his equally brassy girlfriend Lisa (Marisa Tomei), Bill is fairly sure he's going to be sentenced to death. His buddy Stan is even less confident of his legal representative, if that's possible, and the first thing Vinny has to do is to regain the consent of his clients to represent them. The local judge doesn't seem any too sympathetic to Vinny's verbal shenanigans either, and even the most optimistic supporter of the boys would begin to have doubts at this point -- and Vinny's no exception. With the insistent moral encouragement of his girlfriend, Vinny somehow accomplishes the impossible and wins grudging (if very irritated) respect from all concerned, for once studying as if his life depended on it. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
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my cousin Vinny
Added 11/19/2009

In my opinion this movie should have been an academy award winner for acting as well as story line...Pesci and Tomei were sensational and the judge as well even the bit actors did well so what happened with the awards???
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Lawyers Rock!
Added 7/4/2009

This is a great movie! Funny, entertaining, with a small lesson in the art of merging divergent cultures. Had seen it before, but wanted my own copy. Thanks!
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My Cousin Vinny
Added 7/1/2009

This movie is as hilarious the 15th time I watched it as the very first time I watched it. A great movie to pull you right out of the dumps!
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3 stars out of 4
Added 5/6/2009

The Bottom Line:

The laughs drop off a bit after the first hour, but the courtroom scenes are inventive and funny and the movie rarely failed to put a smile on my face; it may be a bit too long, but it's still a movie I have little difficulty recommending.

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Great show, but probably not for "youts" (er...youths)
Added 4/2/2009

Pesci and Tomei turn in top-notch performances in this fish-out-of-water tale of two dazzling Brooklynites that travel to the deep south in an effort to save two young men from being convicted for a murder they did not commit.

Pesci's character's unorthodox courtroom style and the edgy performance turned in by his auto-wise fiance (Tomei) sets a small town on its ear. I also greatly enjoyed seeing Fred Gwynne (perhaps best known for his work as Herman Munster) as the judge.

The humor is rich, the story is engaging, and, if you haven't seen this movie before, the plot contains enough twists to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next.

This is a great show that you will be glad you watched. (Be advised, though, that this review is based on a content edited version of this movie.)

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my cousin Vinny
Added 11/19/2009

In my opinion this movie should have been an academy award winner for acting as well as story line...Pesci and Tomei were sensational and the judge as well even the bit actors did well so what happened with the awards???
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Lawyers Rock!
Added 7/4/2009

This is a great movie! Funny, entertaining, with a small lesson in the art of merging divergent cultures. Had seen it before, but wanted my own copy. Thanks!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
My Cousin Vinny
Added 7/1/2009

This movie is as hilarious the 15th time I watched it as the very first time I watched it. A great movie to pull you right out of the dumps!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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