209 - My Cousin Vinny

I watched this movie for the first time so I would understand this episode, which is why I’m late to watching it. I was thoroughly entertained by all of the excellent accents going on and watching is the courtroom scenes got progressively more interesting. Also, what a genuinely nice PSA about the state of the world from your father, AJ! Edit: wow, that would be really weird for Austin Pendleton. That’s kind of mean to make someone who really has a stutter make fun of it. When I saw the movie, I thought that guy had a stroke and was going to pass out in court or something. I’ve heard Austin Pendleton on other podcast and he sounds like a really nice man so I’m sorry is bothered by that.

absolutely loving the addition of “2 hwhut?” to the “he hwhat?” universe

the "don't cry aj, movies aren't real" got a big laugh from me

Hi y'all, I'm from the hills of Mississippi, so about as Southern as it gets. My family and I love this film. There is some condescension, but in a weird way, it feels better than most films about the south. the yanks are the butt of the joke most of the time. and when we are, It feels like they're almost laughing with us than at us and I think that's because most films would just paint us with a very politically broad brush, as trigger happy, death penalty loving wanna be fascists. But this film shows things like the abolitionist protests outside of the prison, showing that we're not all a monolith. That's my experience of the South, there's so many people fighting the good fight here.

Before the Irishman, Pesci came out of retirement for, of course, De Niro in The Good Shepherd (2006)

really appreciate you guys covering the stutter part. it's an odd sore point for me (and strangely mean-spirited of Launer where the dyslexia stuff was not) in an otherwise great film - a lot of pods would skip over it! i think it often doesn't register to people as particularly debilitating (it can be)?

With all the references this episode, do you think you'd ever do an episode on one of the Phoenix Wright games? There's a lot to dig in to in them I think.

As someone who went to law school, the two movies that every lawyer picks as a favorite is either My Cousin Vinny or Legally Blonde. Like, literally used as examples in ethics and trial classes lol

Now you guys gotta cover my personal favorite legal drama, Miracle On 34th St (1994)

My Cousin Vinny is the platonic ideal of Chekhov's Armory.

Having worked for a southern state judiciary I will say they absolutely love this movie not only for the precise legal representation of indictment to trial but because if you live here they are absolutely accusing their sister states of cousin-fucking even outside of college football season. Bless y'all for covering one of my favorite movies of all time and while I'm not necessarily a Grisham fan The Rainmaker is a great example of FFC's attempted praxis wish we could have the resurgence of 90s courtroom dramas that are small stage plays again

Hey Brian, if you liked Fred Gwynne in The Munsters, you should check out Car 54 Where Are You. It's one my favorite 60s era sitcoms and Fred Gwynne is hilarious in it

Two things: 1) Amazing episode as always, y’all are awesome. 2) I’d love to know what examples folks have of Sorking being well researched. Because after listening to The West Wing Thing, interviews with Sorkin and his handling of Trial of the Chicago seven, I can’t think of much he’s gotten right if you dig into it. He’s a deeply incurious person

OBJECTION! An attorney doing a cross examination can’t get objected to for leading. You’re supposed to ask leading questions on cross examination.

Lol... Just wondering when we organize the worst of all possible resistance groups?

It's so wonderful when other people love something you love! I was also in high school when My Cousin Vinny was released and it made an impression. It was great to hear the lads break down the reasons people can appreciate this movie. And I really appreciate the behind-the-scenes stories you youts share about everything you cover.

I am from Mississippi and was in high school when My Cousin Vinny came out. All my guy friends and I LOVED this movie. A few of my girl friends, too. Because it's hilarious.

I feel like George Lucas' quote about the modern film industry being exactly like professional gambling is more and more relevant all the time. Studios don't want to risk anything, they won't take chances with some wild kid with ideas, they only want to make something which will guarantee them a massive profit.

Southerner here! Having just listened to the Bourdain episode, I think I feel about the South roughly the same way Josh feels about Michigan. I love it dearly, my mom being from down near Augusta and my dad from North Carolina. It's home, and it's frustrating to see it reduced to easy, often classist stereotypes. But I hate how we (especially white Southerners) allow ourselves to be so easily swayed by the politics of resentment and grievance. I used to love driving through rural NC but now it's festooned with Trump/Confederate flags. I also know that some of the same people who send racist messages to the Facebook page of the immigration nonprofit where I volunteer are just as likely, in daily life, to show kindness to strangers -- even the immigrants they so gleefully want to see torn away from their families. So much of my academic work has focused on the intersection of race, class, and geography in the South. I guess I secretly hope I'll be able to make sense of all this. Especially now that the far right has successfully fitted Jim Crow to the 21st century. Also, my great grandparents were half first cousins, though I'm not sure they knew that. 🫡 Also, I'm going to be representing aforementioned non-profit in court Tuesday, so I'm using this episode as legal training and will cite TWOAPW to the judge if I'm feeling spicy.

"I'm not in danger, I am the danger" -Tony Ditty

I'm *so* side-eyeing the concept of a human soul uploaded to a computer and Whit's Endless Summer.

i love tony ditty, the lawyer and aj's actual father, so so much

First episode i've stopped in the middle of to watch the movie 😅

UC MERCED MENTIOOOOOOOONED

Thank goodness I have Positraction, or I might have skidded off the road when I saw that this posted on an off-day. Knowledge Fight also just covered Lee Strobel (of Harold Cronk's God's Not Dead 2 fame) giving some insane 'scientific' arguments on Tucker Carlson's show. It's a fun listen if you want to hear more ridiculous evidence that angels and demons walk amongst us.

I can't count how many times I've seen my cousin Vinny. When I was a kid the local grocery store had this deal where you could rent 5 videos for 5 days for 5 dollars. One of the choices always ended up being this because a small town Nebraska grocery store had little selection.

While you’re covering 90s comedies you HAVE to cover galaxyquest

Look I know it's just a bit but moving things by boat is so fucking cheap in almost every situation. Water makes it easy to move heavy things so floating stuff down rivers is usually a super cheap method of moving stuff

These past 10 or so episodes have been speaking to my heart and bringing back so many memories. I've had a tough few months and you guys make it much more bearable. I cannot wait to break into this one! I first heard about this podcast when you guys were on the beginning of the year on Lions and I was subscribed here within the week. I think your work is so important. Thank you for all the hard work you guys do!