MY COUSIN VINNY had me cracking UP | First Time Reaction!

[@StardustandMadness]

I love this movie so much. Marisa Tomei deserved the Oscar she won for her role. Her monologue about the ignition timing still one of my fave scenes ever.

[@Filmbuff1979]

Also how there was no way the Billy and Stan’s car made the tire marks so they didn’t kill the clerk.

[@vodengc520]

@@Filmbuff1979 Let's not forget her story about the cute little dear reaching down for a drink of the cool clear watah...

[@clevelandcbi]

*"Would you give a fukk what kind of pants the son of a bitch that shot ya was wearing???"*

[@bobkonradi1027]

I've watched several attorneys go over the final court scene and they say it was spot-on as far as accuracy. They also say that since the movie came out (1998-2000 +/-) any number of law schools use that scene as a teaching aid, its that good.

[@Chamomileable]

The judge is the legendary Fred Gwynne. He was in plenty of serious roles over his career (Pet Semetary comes to mind) but to me his most iconic role ever will always be as Herman Munster on The Munsters.

[@Smileybeeblevrox]

He is also great in the comedy Disorganized Crime

[@krisfrederick5001]

The prosecutor is also excellent as the Dad in Son in Law.

[@Patriiiiick]

I have super fond memories of watching The Munsters as a kid in the 90s.

[@richardcavalloro8355]

And the sheriff was D day from Animal House

[@vincegamer]

After the Munsters he was generally asked to do similar performances and that's how he auditioned for this. They told him they didn't want that. They wanted a dead serious and he was thrilled. I think he said this is one of his favorite performances in his life

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Marisa Tomei is so amazing in this! Her delivery on "It's called disclosure, ya dickhead!" absolutely kills me!

[@bamachine]

I love her in this, even her accent. What I hate is a local Chattanooga car dealership uses an impression of her to try and sell cars. I cringe every time I hear those commercials.

[@airborngrmp1]

"Would you honestly care what kinda pants the sonofabitch that shot ya was wearin?"

[@flintarizaga1433]

" Everything that guy said is bulls***" The best opening argument ever!!!

[@johnberg9497]

"Thank You"

[@phillipribbink6903]

I got my Dad a shirt that has Vinny saying that for Christmas.

[@bobkonradi1027]

Short, sweet and to the point.. "its bulls*it."

[@dougstevenson1503]

The scene with Mona Lisa on the stand is one of the most attractive scenes that I've ever watched. Something about someone flexing their intelligence that much is great, and when they look like that, it's even better.

[@1trumantucker1]

Marisa's delivery about the baby deere is amazing! 😂

[@MattKittredge2112]

“A DEEAH??!”

[@clevelandcbi]

*"Would you give a fawk what kinda pants the son of a bitch that shot ya was wearin'???"* - one of ATF lines 😂😂😂

[@mattslupek7988]

Don’t you mean dee-ya?

[@duckducklarry]

Marisa Tomei is ICONIC in this. She won a fucking OSCAR for this role. I love her so much.

[@aaronhusk]

The legal world says this movie is the most accurate movie of legal procedures.

[@StardustandMadness]

I love this. Legal Eagle used to be one of my fave channels and he said this and that they use it in law school as a good example.

[@nigh7dag]

@@StardustandMadnessCan confirm. My evidence professor showed clips.

[@StardustandMadness]

@@nigh7dag wow thanks! That’s so cool!

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

@@aaronhusk the automotive stuff is accurate too! Apparently the screenwriter is a HUGE car nerd.

[@nmt2k2]

​@@Discworld-Edge-Witchmy dad had a 63 Tempest when I was growing up, powder blue with an aftermarket black vinyl top. That was a fast car

[@MooreCEJr]

One thing that goes unoticed about the tire tracks is that at the table in the courtroom Vinnie figured out it could not be the kids car from the pictures...showing he had extensive knowledge about cars as well. He knew because he asked the sheriff to put out a bolo to see if there was any kids arrested driving a Tempest. He needed Mona Lisa to as a expert to tell it on the witness stand knowing that she would know too and being their lawyer couldn't divulge or testify that information....... He knew she figured it out when shes said "I'm positive..." Fun fact: When Vinnie knocked over the chess pieces it was actually a blooper but the director left it in since it fit the characters in the movie.

[@giodagrate5369]

I was worried about the 2 yutes. I was glad Vinny got them acquitted.

[@MLJ7956]

"What the heck is a yute?", lol 😆

[@everyonelovesmajima]

“The two *defendants* 😒”

[@cliffgraham9892]

the sotry behind that is Pesci heard Jale Lamotta pronounced Youths as Utes when they were having dinner one evening.

[@vudujl83]

just LOVE this movie; Pesci and Tomei are excellent, and also love the hostility between Vinny and the judge...you were serious about that? 🤣

[@BryanWhite77]

"Breakfast?" "You think? " is still one of my favorite movie moments/lines of all time.

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

One of the things I like about the movie is that there are no real villains. Except the guy who stiffed Lisa. Trotter genuinely likes Vinny, but he's competitive and committed to his job. The judge is strict, but committed to justice. And the issue was the product of genuine misunderstandings. It's also great that neither the new Yorkers nor the southerners were portrayed as bad or backwards. The comedy was about clashing cultural norms and miscommunication. But nobody, except the pool shark, was portrayed as bumbling, incompetent or malicious I also love Lisa and Vinny's dynamic so much. They revel in each others' intelligence. And even when they get in arguments, they know when it's time to yield to win. Get you someone who looks at you the way Vinny looks at Lisa when she's testifying about cars.

[@erikbjelke4411]

Well, and the judge's "prejudice" makes sense. "You Northerners, you all think us Southerners are a bunch of inbred, idjit, redneck hick hillbillies too stupid to know anything about anything. Well, I am here to tell you, Yankee, we are every bit as much a legal professional as you. . . *claim* to be. You are going to respect this court, the laws and procedures of this state, the legal professionals who live and work here, and thus, the people we represent." It's actually kind of funny. . . Vinny wants to be taken seriously, so digs himself into a bit of a hole by pretending to be more experienced and knowledgeable than he is. Really, if he'd been honest with the judge and said that this was his first major case, but he was representing a relative and that relative's friend, and intended to do his very best while figuring things out, the judge probably would have granted him a bit more leeway. But the judge *thought* he was dealing with an elitist, city-slicker Northern snob, who probably thought he could just fast-talk his way around these Southern yokel hayseeds, so was a bit harsher with Vinny than strictly necessary.

[@MWSin1]

And even the pool player wasn't so much bumbling but just horribly outmaneuvered by Vinny.

[@samuelvincent557]

Well...no villains except the two that murdered Jimmy Willis.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

The judge is not "committed to justice." He does everything he can to bias the trial against the defendants.

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

@dudermcdudeface3674 The judge told Vinny at the outset that he takes procedure and the formalities of the court very seriously. Vinny kept violating those procedures and the judge reacted accordingly. You see similar things happen in real life trials all the time.

[@vincegamer]

This film is a master class in movie structure. They give so much exposition without you realizing at all that that's what they're doing. Every element in the climax is foreshadowed earlier in the film in such a subtle way - Vinny ask the cook what a grit is, when they pull in and the guy comments about their tire noise, Vinny says Lisa knows everything about cars, etc.

[@DavidMeddowsTaylor]

The only problem is Lisa is completely unnecessary to the case. Vinny solved it before she did, asked the cop to investigate the other car based on his conclusions, and then dragged it out of her as a car expert. He could have simply recalled the prosecution's car expert instead and got the same result, although he would have had to reframe his questions to get him there.

[@erikbjelke4411]

@@DavidMeddowsTaylor Not exactly. Vinny knew exactly what the problem was, but couldn't call himself as an expert witness, and couldn't be certain the FBI investigator knew what he and Lisa knew. THE first rule as a trial lawyer is "never ask a witness a question you don't already know how they'll answer." He did need Lisa to bring the necessary facts into evidence.

[@vincegamer]

@@erikbjelke4411 plus, we don't know what extent of any understood the problem. He could have recognized that his cousin's car couldn't possibly have made those tracks but he didn't know exactly how to explain it or which cars could have made those tracks. And of course dragging those details out of the prosecutors witness what have been exceedingly tedious and difficult for the jury

[@DavidMeddowsTaylor]

@@erikbjelke4411 He brought her in without knowing if she would figure it out, so he broke the rule then. At the end of her testimony the expert agreed with her, so he would have been able to take her place. All Vinny would have had to do was ask very pointed questions rather than simply asking "Does the defense hold water". The other expert could have brought the same facts in assuming he was asked the right questions, and we know that Vinny already knew what kind of car the other one was, so he could have easily done so.

[@DavidMeddowsTaylor]

@@vincegamer He knew exactly what the other car was, he asked the Sherriff to look for a specific car before any of her testimony.

[@darkphoenix2]

I consider this to be essentially a perfect movie. There's really no obvious flaw or criticism to make of it. And every man who watches it falls in love with Marisa Tomei.

[@eolsunder]

why wouldn't you, she's cute, adorable, sexy, funny. And even to this day a beautiful woman.

[@pasteye1671]

Beautiful. Home Alone, Goodfellas, JFK, Lethal Weapon 2/3/4 - such a rangey actor. Such a great reactor.

[@derekgilbert1752]

For me, it was “Gone Fishing”. Watching it, I was thinking “god this guy is annoying… how did he scare the hell out of me in “Goodfellas”? … wait a minute… that’s the same guy… he’s a freaking amazing actor”

[@alancoy5305]

​Gone Fishin is a very funny and relaxing film. Pesci and Glover are just hilarious in that film. One of my favorite comedies.

[@krisfrederick5001]

This is essentially a quote fest in a courtroom, absolutely hysterical...it's not often you find a film with this replay value when you know the verdict. Marisa Tomei's Oscar was well deserved!

[@robling1937]

This movie is a perfect example of why we don't talk to cops without a lawyer present. Ever. About anything.

[@dawidscheffler7152]

Amen.

[@SurvivorBri]

Yep, self-snitching will get you into trouble every time. They literally read you your rights and people don't seem to get it. REMAIN SILENT.

[@chadd3299]

Actually a really good example of a LOT of legal things. A lot of paralegals and even lawyers watch it in their respective schools. But, to your point, I agree that not talking to cops without a lawyer is definitely the most important and glaring one 😂

[@jlrushing565]

5th is your friend 💪🇺🇸🍻

[@jcraigie]

Exactly! Kind of appropriate that this was posted on "Shut the Fuck Up Friday".

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

i agree! this movie HAD TO end with them arguing 😂 enjoyed your reaction! 👍🙂

[@robertrouse4503]

Marisa Tomei won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance here.

[@artboymoy]

Coincedentally enough, this is the first time I saw grits. Have heard the term "girts" as in "Kiss Mah Grits" from shows I watched as a kid, but after this movie I became a bit more fascinated by them. So traveling down south more, I seeked out shrimp and grits dishes and the past couple months I have bought some and started making my own, in fact just made shrimp and grits for breakfast. Tasty! Epic movie and great showcase for Joe Pesci and Marissa Tomei in her award winning performance! Great fun movie! YEs, it's very satisfying!

[@ChrisReise]

4:57 It's that New York accent when Ralph Macchio ASKS "I shot the clerk?" that makes it sound like a statement rather than a question. And all h*ll breaks loose after that. Great premise for a film.

[@Logan_Baron]

One of my favorite actual lessons in lawyering in this movie is the cardinal rule for lawyers 'do not ask a question that you do not know what answer is going to be given'. The public defender latched onto the witnesses glasses in his pocket and fell on his face due to them being reading glasses, which he should have not asked given he did not know what answer was coming. Vinnie however, as bad as he seemed early on, DID do his research and thus knew what questions to ask with the answers he knew he would get back.

[@ericstarkey551]

The prosecuter is played by the same actor who played daily planet editor Perry white on Lois and Clark the new adventures of superman

[@Billinois78]

He was also the father in Son In Law, with Pauly Shore. I'm sad that I remember that.

[@plothole181]

Not nearly enough love for Lois and Clark out there.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

Who gives a shit

[@unholytako]

A classic. My family will always watch it if it happens to be on tv and then quote lines for the next month

[@vincentsaia6545]

The director saw Marisa Tomei in THE COTTON CLUB and contacted her agent for this movie. The agent sent the director an envelope full of other actress' headshots. The director called the agent and asked him why he didn't send him Marisa Tomei's headshot and he said he didn't think she was right for the part!

[@Osprey850]

Considering that she won an Oscar for the role, I hope that she fired that agent afterward.

[@LordNifty]

I really loved Marisa Tomei's character and performance in this. I don't know how many times I was thinking "What the hell are you doing, Vinny? You marry this woman, and you marry her right now!"

[@djlos01]

Marisa Tomei won an OSCAR for this BRILLIANT performance! The entire movie was great but she was AMAZING! The deer hunting scene I could watch a billion times!!!

[@MegaForrestgump]

This is a fantastic movie. I watch at least 3 times a year. So many funny moments and they keep popping up. “Dis f*ckin’ jacket!” My favorite line in the whole movie.

[@jamesellis1972]

This was the movie where I fell in love with Marisa Tomei.

[@kevinhayes1656]

If you didn’t notice that Place the judge is Fred Gwen, who also plays Herman Munster on the 1960s TV show the Munsters

[@kevincerda6666]

He was also in “Car 54, Where Are You?”

[@kevinhayes1656]

@@glennjpanting2081 you know what I meant right? That’s all that matters at the spelling but thanks for the correction.

[@captainchaos3667]

It's kind of incredible how long they manage to spin out the misunderstanding between Vinny and Stan.

[@BrianD0313]

17:53 - I heard that knocking down the chess pieces was an accident but they left it in the movie anyway. The final courtroom scene is so amazing in cinema history.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Addy, to this very day this movie is shown to students in law school (so I hear from actual lawyers), because of its accuracy in the courtroom procedures. While it's "shorter" than an actual trial, it does demonstrate many of the things that happen during a trial.

[@R1ch4rd74]

Ralph Maccio is the cousin in jail and is from the movie The Karate Kid. The judge is Fred Gwynne from the tv show The Munsters. he playted Herman Munster,

[@RoGueNavy]

This is one of the greatest comedy films ever made. Marissa Tomei absolutely deserved her Oscar for this movie!

[@erikbjelke4411]

03:40: And this is why you ALWAYS call a lawyer. Even if you're innocent, even if you think you're guilty of something and want to cooperate fully, CALL A LAWYER and don't say anything without one. 25:08: Addie's Face Fault. . . seriously, she is THIS CLOSE to turning into an anime character, and I love it. Okay. . . I CANNOT be the only one who finds it endlessly amusing that, In "Spider-Man: No Way Home," Marissa Tomei's Aunt May tells Peter "Don't say anything without a lawyer," and Marissa Tomei is also in THIS movie, where the whole conflict starts because characters thoughtlessly said things to law enforcement without a lawyer.

[@ZoniacMan]

Marisa Tomei deserved the Oscar she got for this movie :D

[@ChiliConCarnage]

I saw this movie when I was a kid, and I'm pretty sure Marisa Tomei was my first celebrity crush. I freaking love this movie, and most of it is down to the chemistry between Tomei and Pesci.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

They gave hints of how Vinny argues leading up to his courtroom splash. With the $200 and with Lisa on the porch, but it kind of just flows with the movie so it's often overlooked because of his fumbling in the court to that point. Very creative filmmaking.

[@Howiex-is8gq]

I was a extra in this movie. It was a great time....

[@kevinexline5392]

Marissa Tomei is an absolute bombshell in this movie. Especially the scene in the courtroom in the blue dress.

[@krashd]

Oh yeah, she is beautiful today, was absolutely stunning back then, but was arguably at her most drop-dead gorgeous in this movie.

[@phj223]

For more court room drama, check out "A Few Good Men" and "A Time To Kill", both excellent movies and starring basically everyone. :)

[@johnpalmer3848]

"To Kill a Mockingbird"

[@jgali38]

Great Reaction Addie! Marisa Tomei was on a roll when she followed My Cousin Vinny with a movie Untamed Heart with Christian Slater and Rosie Perez! (1993)! 🙏🏻

[@darkdg4106]

The scene where Vinny accidently knocks over the chess set was not part of the script but instead one of those happy accidents that happened that they kept in the final film.

[@ronfehr7899]

Had Vinny introduced himself in the prison, we wouldn't have gotten the funny misunderstanding scene. In my opinion, it was worth it to get a few laughs.

[@johnberg9497]

What I like about that first prison scene, it drives home the idea that a failure to communicate causes more unnecessary 'discomfort' for Stan ...

[@jinchoung]

this is a SURPRISING movie. it feels like a very cheap, low effort kind of TV movie kinda thing. but all the performances are so charming and the script is just so tight and funny. just really really amazingly well done and a ton of good laughs. i hear it's pretty well respected in legal circles as well.

[@Stevtrek]

Another great reaction Addie. I have watched maybe as many as 100 of your reactions and I find that I look forward to and absolutely love your little "giggle" laugh. You have become quite a natural doing these reactions.

[@BobMartinsback]

I remember seeing this on release in the cinema and all the talk among my female friends for literally months on end was about that jumpsuit. I imagine that it was one of those movies which far exceeded expectation for most people, I loved it.

[@dedcowbowee]

The stuttering lawyer always gets me.

[@calebwilliams7659]

@Addie, I have a top 5 all time favorite movies list which includes, for example, The Princess Bride, but another one on the list is a very early Marisa Tomei flick from 1993 titled "Untamed Heart" also starring Christian Slater. Even if it doesn't make the reaction channel, it's so worth your time!

[@mw56101]

One of the most underrated movies of all time, and an Oscar winner to boot...

[@presencerocks2224]

Addie you’re on a roll with awesome movies lately! Here is another one I just added to my watch later list. Now I know what I’m doing after church today!

[@megafan2000]

Addie is one of my favorite reactor yutes

[@josephheitzmann7745]

Great reaction Great movie..The Judge Played by actor Fred Gwynn ..Who’s most notable role was Herman Munster in the old T V series “The Munsters” among other great shows

[@realBkay]

Let the record show, Addie is offended of the over-ruling of the defense’s objection to Mr. Wilbur.

[@krashd]

Haha, that little squeak she did when Fred Gwynne said "Over-ruled!" 25:07

[@Flastew]

I totally agree with you, this is a really fun movie. All the actors played their parts so well.

[@TheMrSlartibartfast]

Fred Gwynne got typecast playing in the Munsters and had some difficulty getting movie roles but eventually began getting some roles including this one.

[@oktomcat]

This is a movie that I can watch over and over. I love it.

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

I love how excited Lisa gets when she's on the stand and realizes that she gets to kill two birds with one stone: She gets to help with the case, AND it is now in legal documents that Vinny was wrong and she's right.

[@Boomerbox2024]

It's always fun watching movies with you. Thanks so much.

[@MikeWood]

Marisa Tomei is amazing in this. Great reaction. Also the Square Space ad was well done too. :)

[@cybermouse8]

Addie, you deserve a thumbs up just for that ad. That might be the first time I never once considered skipping past a baked-in sponsor ad on YT. When you said Squarespace free "trial" (dressed as a judge) it made me laugh. Pun intended or not, your videos are always top-notch content, ads included.

[@RoGueNavy]

The actor who played Stan, also played Rachel's (Jennifer Anniston) former fiancé in the early seasons of "Friends".

[@janecrow1122]

Anyone else notice the gag at the end: when the judge approaches Vinny to shake his hand- Vinny raises both hands in anticipation of being handcuffed? Brilliant. Peace, all 💕

[@kevincerda6666]

Marissa Tomei won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for this role. She’s amazing.

[@enlightenmenttv2287]

Your reactions really are some of my favorites. You pay attention, you don't over talk, and you're smart so things rarely go over your head. If you've never seen Crazy, Stupid Love, I think that would be an awesome time. Though I feel like you may have seen it already. Marisa Tomei has a small part, but gives a great performance. The main cast is pretty stacked too, Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling...it's great.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Fun one, Addie! Love this movie. It was a lot of fun rewatching it with you. Thanks for sharing it! 🙂

[@Frank_E_Scialdone]

A well-deserved Academy award win for Marisa Tomei

[@SeanBlader]

Legal Eagle does a legal review of this movie, it's outstanding. Marissa Tomei won an Academy Award for this role.

[@agarven1]

Last year I met Ralph Macchio and he is such a cool person to meet. He takes his time to talk to fans

[@ChrisReise]

8:33 Fun Fact: For you and your younger viewers, this judge is played by Fred Gwynne who was famous for portraying Herman Munster in the classic TV Show "The Munsters".

[@joeblankenship377]

Hooray! I think I can easily put this in my top 10 all-time favorite movies. I've seen it many, many times and I never get tired of it.

[@lifelover515]

Delighful reaction, awesome Addie. Keep rockin' it, girl.

[@__Philip__311]

If you want to see a good Joe Pesci movie that is very different from his other roles, check out With Honors. Also has Brendan Frazier and Patrick Dempsey.

[@commanderkorra3316]

One of my favorite reactors watching one of my favorite movies, awesome.

[@mikeaninger7388]

The amount of Dutch angles used was astonishing.

[@MountainMan.]

You are incredible Addie❤

[@davidstivers2537]

Loved your reaction!!!!! Your facial expressions were better than I hoped at my favorite key moments! Lol

[@UberDurable]

The first part of the movie is all about communication problems!

[@ThirteenthDiget-lg3in]

Nice square space ad. Normally I don't like those, but you did a cool job with it. Nice tie in to the movie.

[@alextan1478]

(in response to the title of this video) It did indeed, Addie. I'm so glad that you enjoyed My Cousin Vinny (1992) and this is one movie that's on my watchlist. BTW, nice Squarespace sponsor segment. You (as Winnie) are even wearing the dress that you wore in that selfie you took on your birthday, which became the basis of your new profile pic on KZbin and Patreon. I even liked how Ollie was Winnie's client and that you were wearing a Hogwarts robe while playing the judge and how you were using a hairbrush as a gavel.

[@gboy1973]

another pretty fun watch is joe pesci in "The Super" great reaction!

[@BigTone_1701]

One of the funniest movies of all time and, Addie, one of your absolute best, most entertaining reactions!

[@vincentsaia6545]

Joe Pesi knocking over Fred Gwynn's chess board was accidental.

[@reconsoldier135]

My Southern mother finds this movie absolutely hilarious simply from the culture shock two New Yorkers would experience in the rural south

[@dawidscheffler7152]

A movie with a similar feel that was released later in life was "Find me guilty" also well worth watching

[@SeanHendy]

Quite rightly earned Marisa Tomei an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Interestingly the director had a law degree from Cambridge and lawyers have not only loved the film but used it too. The film actually being used by a law textbook and some professors and others as a teaching aid lol, because it does accurately show things like courtroom procedure, rules of evidence, and so on.

[@lancer4837]

Thanks Addie! I never saw that one either, until now.

[@marvinsarracino116]

One of my favorite courtroom movies! I Luv the interaction between Vinnie and the Judge! Tome is fun, intelligent and gorgeous in this movie! I recommend more Fred Gwynne (The Judge) movies like "Pet Cemetery" or "The Cotton Club" Thanks for sharing Addie ❤️💛

[@cjyokohama6204]

Addie always gets likes. Everyone loves Addie 👍

[@donnilloyd1355]

Been a GREAT movie ever since it came out. It does an amazing job doing what a movie is meant to do, entertain. AND it also does aa amazing job, still to this day, by teaching future lawyers and court personnel the Correct and Incorrect ways tom act in courts. So this movie, has done several jobs, over and over again. Successfully. Great Post, Addie.

[@Shinlung66]

Great reaction to a wonderful movie!! I love this movie so much!! Best wishes always Addie!! 🙂❤

[@skyhawksailor8736]

We always watch this movie when it plays.

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

FYI all the automotive stuff is quite accurate too. I think the only error is that there are three cars that could've made the tire marks. But the screenwriter decided to go with the two cars for narrative experience.

[@johnberg9497]

I believe there is an interview later that he admitted to not knowing about the 3rd until after he had written the script and let it be

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

@@johnberg9497 that makes sense

[@TheAcademizer]

About discovery - as a former prosecutor, in my state, just about the only thing you can withhold from the defense is attorney work product. So your notes on what you are going to ask who, things like that. However, my office had an open file policy. In addition to the required disclosures, I was instructed to let the defense attorneys see anything they wanted. I have literally had defense attorneys come to my office and just read through my file. And I was happy to do it, because if the case ends in a conviction, you want as clean of a conviction as possible. You want as little hiccups or reasons for appeal. So come on in, read through the file, you will see everything I have so there will be no surprises. But when I get that conviction, there will also be no reason for you to complain.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Yes, discovery is a concept that goes back to English Common Law but for years it was mostly practiced in abeyance. In the dozens of Perry Mason novels (quite different from the two tv series) from 1933 until the early '70's, written by noted lawyer Erle Stanley Gardner, both the prosecution and defense (mostly prosecution because Mason was the good guy) played all sorts of tricks. Much of the drama and often involved hard work in unearthing say, a key witness, hidden in an outlying rural auto court. In the 1963 Supreme Court case, Brady v. Maryland, discovery was made pretty air-tight. I had devoured all the Mason novels, Law & Order, etc. and probably like most people, did not realize the change that had occurred. I saw the movie when it first came out and was shocked for a split-second when Lisa chided Vinny, only to think immediately "well, of course. That's only fair." However, I think this broad concept of discovery has since seeped out into the public's consciousness, quite possibly due in large part for this movie. PS - I can't imagine in ANY WAY that the large box of papers Vinnie plops on the bed was generated by such meager evidence the detectives had uncovered.

[@TheAcademizer]

@@johnnehrich9601 This is an interesting perspective on the history of discovery. Admittedly, all of my experience comes from being a practicing trial lawyer after 1963, so my hands-on knowledge and perspective does not extend pre-Brady. In fact, the short-hand for lawyers for the required disclosures is often "Brady material." But from what I've seen, having watched a number of reactions to this movie, it seems like the response to disclosure obligations is usually surprise. As for the giant box - that is possible but not probable. Most of my cases would easily fit into an accordion folder. However, for ones that involved complex medical procedures (i.e. serious assaults where there had been several life-saving surgeries) you could easily have a giant box like that (or more). Medical records add up fast. I think the "meager evidence" you see in the case is a result of pacing for a Hollywood audience, rather than representative of the what actually happens.

[@johnnehrich9601]

@@TheAcademizer If you love the law and want to get a sense of what it was like a century ago, I strongly recommend the Perry Mason stories, starting with the first, the 1933 Case of The Velvet Claws. I literally read most of these a dozen times (Erle Stanley Gardner was even more prolific than Agatha Christie). The Raymond Burr tv series was an anemic version and the HBO series, extreme to the other extent. There is also Billy Wilder's 1957 Witness For The Prosecution (avoid the remakes). And the 1875 Gilbert & Sullivan half-hour operetta. (Must watch a version with full captions as the words, particularly of the jury, which are so absolutely vital to the story, get lost. On KZbin (for free): Trial by Jury - Opera Australia )

[@rrmemphis427]

Such a fun movie especially for a car guy (I'm certainly no expert like Lisa)! Always love your reactions!

[@granadosvm]

Great reaction. Not every reactor catches that he is awaken for rural sounds (train, nature), but being from New York he sleeps through a riot like a baby. Also, the ending not the typical kiss, but arguing as their way to communicate you identified that's a fitting ending. Good job. 👏👏

[@eolsunder]

I was like that. I grew up right next to DC general hospital and the DC jail. Police and Ambulances and traffic would go by our house all hours of the day and night. Growing up as a kid you got used to it and we could sleep through the noice like a baby, at that point it's just background noise. When we moved out to the suburbs with the quiet nights and animal noises, we couldnt sleep because we were not used to it, and it was scary. The police cars and Ambulances weren't scary, but dead quiet and chirping at night was scary.

[@titusprime5240]

One of my favorite comedies of all time 😂

[@Randy-Wright_Edt]

Thank you Judge Addie! Do I hear Oscar rumors? Don't forget to thank all of us little people!