My Cousin Vinny | 
 enlarge | Director: Jonathan Lynn
Actors: Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 1511
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 120
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: 024543005315
ISBN: 630592970X
UPC: 024543005315
EAN: 9786305929703
ASIN: 630592970X
Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1992
Release Date: July 25, 2000
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When two Italian-American boys from New York are falsely accused of murder in a small Alabama town, they call for a lawyer--but the only lawyer they know is their cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci), who made six attempts before he passed his bar exam. My Cousin Vinny is a classic fish-out-of-water comedy; the flimsy plot about clearing the two boys and solving the murder is just a hook to support a lot of culture-clash humor. Thanks to the strong cast of character actors like Fred Gwynne, Austin Pendleton, and Lane Smith, it's pretty funny--even old-hat jokes about Brooklyn versus Southern accents come to life. Pesci has played a few too many schticky characters, but this time it works. There's just enough humanity in his caricature to make Vinny likable and entertaining. When the movie was released, there was controversy about whether Marisa Tomei, playing Vinny's big-haired and black-leather-wearing fiancee, deserved to win the best supporting actress Oscar (she beat out Judy Davis, Joan Plowright, Miranda Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave); but seeing her performance on its own, it's a comic marvel and worthy of honor. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
A college student and his friend are accused of murder in the depths of the South, and law school graduate cousin Vinny comes to the rescue. The trouble is, Vinny passed the bar on his sixth try and has never appeared in court before.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 4-FEB-2003
Media Type: DVD
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 Wife's Favorite May 27, 2008
This is one of my wife's all time favorites. It is a classic well worth having in the library for friends that have not seen it and to watch over and over again yourself.
 ONE OF PESCI'S FINEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 22, 2008
What can I say about this movie? I absolutely LOVED IT! It was so entertaining- I own it and I have to watch it at least twice a year. I loved the main characters from the scene when they cruised into town (oh yeah...you blend) to near the end when Tomei thrills us with her expertise about cars on the witness stand. The late Fred Gwynne was dead on as the typical southern judge (once again - the communication process has broken down.) Pesci and Tomei were at their best throughout. I always laugh every time I see this one! It is loaded with laughs and charm!!!! Don't miss it - It will put a big grin on your face that will stay there all day. This movie is a MUST HAVE for your home collection! ONE!!!!!!
Vinny Boy March 9, 2008
Saw this once on TV and just had to have it! It's hilarious while intriguing. A must have!
A man who has struggled to make himself a lawyer finds the strength and energy to become a good one January 20, 2008
This movie starts out looking like other tales of New Yorkers traveling through the South, being falsely charged with murder and then having a sham trial. The age of the cars indicates that the time is the mid sixties, although the prominent role blacks have in the jury and law enforcement would place the time at least two decades later.
Joe Pesci plays a lawyer with dubious legal credentials who drives down to Alabama to defend his cousin and his cousin's friend. At first, Pesci comes across as a city bumpkin, totally in over his head, both legally and culturally. However, as the story unfolds, he proves his mettle as a lawyer. His courtroom performance at the end is very effective, although the last part of the trial is dominated by the performance of Marisa Tomei. It is obvious why she won an Oscar for best supporting actress.
This movie was billed as a comedy, but I do not see it as that. I would classify it as a semi-serious look at the legal system, where a man who has struggled for years to become a lawyer manages to find it within himself to be a great one.
A Wonderful Feel Good Movie January 18, 2008
This is a DVD you buy and set away for those rainy day pick me ups. There is a great line in this film. "Da two yoots." It is a code word for my wife. When we need a good laugh she says "it's time for da two yoots."
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