my-cousin-vinny

1MyCousinVinny(Comedy)(1992)©1999byRaymondWeschlerMajorCharactersVinnyGambino.................JoePesciItalian-AmericanmechanicfromNewYorkwhojustpassedhisBarexamaftersixpreviousattempts,andhasthereforejustbecomealawyer(everylawyermustpassthebarinordertopracticelaw).MonaLisaVito..................MarisaTomeiVinny'sgirlfriendwhohasagreedtomarryhimassoonashewinshisfirstcase.BillGambini.......................RalphMacchioVinny'scousinwhoisastudentwhowillbegoingtoschoolatUCLA(TheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles).StanRothenstein..............MitchellWhitfieldBill'sfriendwhowillalsobegoingtoUCLA.JudgeHaller........................FredGwynneAlabamaJudgewhopresidesoverBillandStan'strial.JimTrotterthe3rd...........LaneSmithProsecutingattorneyinBillandStan'strial.PlotSummaryBillandStanaretwostudentsfromNewYorkwhodecidetodriveacrossthecountryinordertogototheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles(UCLA),wheretheywillattendschool.Unfortunately,ontheirway,theyaremistakenlyarrestedinthestateofAlabamaforthemurderofaconveniencestoreclerk.Theyclearlydidnotdoit,butthereseemstobealargeamountofevidenceagainstthem,andtheycouldfindthemselvesfacingthedeathpenaltyiftheydon'thaveaverygoodlawyer.Unfortunately,theydon'thaveaverygoodlawyer,butBillisabletoget2hiscousinVinnytocometoAlabamatorepresentthem.It'sVinny'sfirstmurdertrial.Infact,it'shisfirsttrialofanykind(sinceheonlypassedhisBarexamsixweeksearlier).Still,Vinnyisgoingtodohisverybestforhisfamily.Thismovieisafunnycomedy,withlotsofusefulcolloquiallanguage.It'salsoagoodexplorationofAmerica'slegalculture,aswellassomeofthedifferencesbetweenpeoplefromtwoverydifferentpartsoftheUSA:NewYorkCity,andthedeepSouth.WordsandExpressionsThatyouMayNotKnowBillandStanheadfortheSouthontheirwaytoCalifornia,buttroubleawaitsasBillforgetstopayforacanoftuna...AlabamaAstateintheSouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Generics.Productssoldinstoresthatdon'thaveabrandnameandarethereforeusuallycheaper.Beansmakeyoufart.::It'sOKbecausewegotaconvertible.Acrudewaytosaytopass(intestinal)gas.Aconvertibleisacarinwhichyoucanremovethetoptoenjoythesun.Onelargeslush,please.Flavoreddrinkmadeofcrushedicesoldinconveniencestores.W.S.S.T.,specialrequests.Allradiostationsareidentifiedby4letters,alwaysstartingwitheithera'W'ora'K.'Jesus,Iforgottopayforthis.Thisisoftensaidatthebeginningofsentencestoexpressemotionslikesurpriseoranger.Thelawsaremedievaldownhere.Literallyfromthemiddleages,orinthiscase,meaningverysevereorstrict.Fuck!Goddamnit!3Twoverycommonandcrudewaystoexpressanger.Youdon'thaveanymoneyforbail!Alegaltermreferringtothemoneyyouneedtogetreleasedfromjailwhileyouprepareforatrialafterbeingchargedwithaseriouscrime.Getthemup!Whatapolicemanscreamsifhethinksasuspecthasaguninhishands(Notethatinrapidspeech,Getthemup----get'emup).Haveyoubeenmadeawareofyourrights?ThisreferstorightsthateverypersonisguaranteedundertheUnitedStatesConstitution,suchastherighttosaynothingtothepolice,andtherighttohavealawyer.Aidingandabetting.Legaltermsfortheactofhelpingapersoncommitacrime.Accessory?!Alegaltermforanassistanttoacriminal(whichmakestheassistantacriminalhimself!)Unlesshe'sconvicted...inwhichcasetherewillbeenoughelectricitygoingthroughhimtolightupBirmingham.Tobeconvictedistobefoundofficiallyguiltyofacrime.Theentiresentencereferstotheelectricchairwhichisusedtoexecutecriminalssuchasmurderers(BirminghamisthebiggestcityinAlabama).WeweregoingtoUCLA.TheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(Afamousuniversity).Ishottheclerk?!::I'minthemiddleofadamnconfessionhere!Aconfessionistheactofadmittingguilt.They'refuckingwithus.Acrudewayofsayingthey'retryingtoharmus(Dependingonthecontext,fuckingusedthiswaycanmeanmanipulate,tease,harm,etc..)I'mbeingbookedforbeinganaccessorytoshoplifting?!Apersonwhoisbookedisofficiallychargedwithacrime.Doyouknowanygreatattorneys?4Anotherwordforlawyer.Wazoo,BeechumCounty,AlabamaThetown,countyandStatewhereBillandStanarearrested.They'retryingtosetusupaspatsies.Tosetupsomeoneistomakepeoplebelievesomethinguntrueaboutthem(i.e....thattheycommittedacrime).Apatsyisapersonwhoiseasilyblamedforsomethingtheydidn'tdo.They'reallinbred.Theysleepwiththeirsisters.Acrudewordforpeoplewhoarethechildrenofincestuousrelationships(i.e....whoseparentsarebrotherandsister,cousins,etc.).Bill'scousinVinnyarrivesfromNewYorktohelpgetthemoutofprison,buthemaynothavetheexperienceBillhadhopedfor...Youstickoutlikeasorethumb.AgoodexpressionmeaningYoulookverydifferentfromeveryoneelse.Cowboyboots?Ohyeah,youblend.Ashortenedandsarcasticwaytosayyoublendin(i.e....youlooklikeeveryoneelse).Idon'tseeanythingoutofwhack.Agoodcolloquialexpressionfornotfunctioningnormally.Thecarwasshimmering.Toshimmer”istorefelctlightonandoffveryquickly.Whatareyou?Afuckingworldtraveler?Inthiscase,fuckingisusedtoexpresssarcasticcynicism.AStateCorrectionsFacility.Averyofficialtermforaprison.Sometimesthere'saguynamedBubbawhonobodytangleswith.Bubbaisaclassicnameforabiganduneducatedperson(sometimescalledaredneck).Totanglewithsomeoneisonewaytosaytogetinvolvedwiththem,ofteninaviolentway.5Let'stryourbesttomakeitasimpleinand