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mycousinvinny
MyCousinVinny
(Comedy)(1992)
©1999byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters"
VinnyGambino.................JoePesci
Italian-AmericanmechanicfromNewYorkwhojustpassedhisBarexamaftersixpreviousattempts,andhasthereforejustbecomealawyer(everylawyermustpass"thebar"inordertopracticelaw).
MonaLisaVito..................MarisaTomei
Vinny'sgirlfriendwhohasagreedtomarryhimassoon
ashewinshisfirstcase.
BillGambini.......................RalphMacchio
Vinny'scousinwhoisastudentwhowillbegoingtoschoolatUCLA
(TheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles).
StanRothenstein..............MitchellWhitfield
Bill'sfriendwhowillalsobegoingtoUCLA.
JudgeHaller........................FredGwynne
AlabamaJudgewhopresidesoverBillandStan'strial.
JimTrotterthe3rd...........LaneSmith
ProsecutingattorneyinBillandStan'strial.
PlotSummary
BillandStanaretwostudentsfromNewYorkwhodecidetodriveacross
thecountryinordertogototheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles(UCLA),wheretheywillattendschool.Unfortunately,ontheirway,theyaremistakenlyarrestedinthestateofAlabamaforthemurderofaconveniencestoreclerk.Theyclearlydidnotdoit,butthereseemstobealargeamountofevidenceagainstthem,andtheycouldfindthemselvesfacingthedeathpenaltyiftheydon'thaveaverygoodlawyer.
Unfortunately,theydon'thaveaverygoodlawyer,butBillisabletoget
hiscousinVinnytocometoAlabamatorepresentthem.It'sVinny'sfirstmurdertrial.Infact,it'shisfirsttrialofanykind(sinceheonlypassedhisBarexamsixweeksearlier).Still,Vinnyisgoingtodohisverybestforhisfamily.
Thismovieisafunnycomedy,withlotsofusefulcolloquiallanguage.
It'salsoagoodexplorationofAmerica'slegalculture,aswellassomeof
thedifferencesbetweenpeoplefromtwoverydifferentpartsoftheUSA:
NewYorkCity,andthedeepSouth.
WordsandExpressionsThatyouMayNotKnow
BillandStanheadfortheSouthontheirwaytoCalifornia,
buttroubleawaitsasBillforgetstopayforacanoftuna...
Alabama
AstateintheSouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.
Generics.
Productssoldinstoresthatdon'thavea"brandname"
andarethereforeusuallycheaper.
Beansmakeyoufart.:
:
It'sOKbecausewegotaconvertible.
Acrudewaytosaytopass(intestinal)gas.A"convertible"
isacarinwhichyoucanremovethetoptoenjoythesun.
Onelargeslush,please.
Flavoreddrinkmadeofcrushedicesoldinconveniencestores.
W.S.S.T.,specialrequests.
Allradiostationsareidentifiedby4letters,alwaysstartingwith
eithera'W'ora'K.'
Jesus,Iforgottopayforthis.
Thisisoftensaidatthebeginningofsentencesto
expressemotionslikesurpriseoranger.
Thelawsaremedievaldownhere.
Literally"fromthemiddleages,"orinthiscase,
meaning"verysevereorstrict."
Fuck!
Goddamnit!
Twoverycommonandcrudewaystoexpressanger.
Youdon'thaveanymoneyforbail!
Alegaltermreferringtothemoneyyouneedtogetreleasedfromjailwhileyouprepareforatrialafterbeingchargedwithaseriouscrime.
Getthemup!
Whatapolicemanscreamsifhethinksasuspecthasaguninhishands(Notethatinrapidspeech,"Getthemup"---->"get'emup").
Haveyoubeenmadeawareofyourrights?
ThisreferstorightsthateverypersonisguaranteedundertheUnitedStatesConstitution,suchastherighttosaynothingto
thepolice,andtherighttohavealawyer.
Aidingandabetting.
Legaltermsfortheactofhelpingapersoncommitacrime.
Accessory?
!
Alegaltermforan"assistanttoacriminal"
(whichmakestheassistantacriminalhimself!
)
Unlesshe'sconvicted...inwhichcasetherewillbeenough
electricitygoingthroughhimtolightupBirmingham.
Tobe"convicted"istobefoundofficiallyguiltyofacrime.Theentiresentencereferstotheelectricchairwhichisusedtoexecutecriminalssuchasmurderers(BirminghamisthebiggestcityinAlabama).
WeweregoingtoUCLA.
TheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(Afamousuniversity).
Ishottheclerk?
!
:
:
I'minthemiddleofadamnconfessionhere!
A"confession"istheactofadmittingguilt.
They'refuckingwithus.
Acrudewayofsaying"they'retryingtoharmus"
(Dependingonthecontext,"fucking"usedthiswaycanmean"manipulate,tease,harm,etc..")
I'mbeingbookedforbeinganaccessorytoshoplifting?
!
Apersonwhois"booked"isofficiallychargedwithacrime.
Doyouknowanygreatattorneys?
Anotherwordforlawyer.
Wazoo,BeechumCounty,Alabama
Thetown,countyandStatewhereBillandStanarearrested.
They'retryingtosetusupaspatsies.
"Tosetup"someoneistomakepeoplebelievesomethinguntrueaboutthem(i.e....thattheycommittedacrime)."Apatsy"isapersonwhoiseasilyblamedforsomethingtheydidn'tdo.
They'reallinbred.Theysleepwiththeirsisters.
Acrudewordforpeoplewhoarethechildrenofincestuousrelationships(i.e....whoseparentsarebrotherandsister,cousins,etc.).
Bill'scousinVinnyarrivesfromNewYorktohelpgetthemoutofprison,buthemaynothavetheexperienceBillhadhopedfor...
Youstickoutlikeasorethumb.
Agoodexpressionmeaning"Youlook
verydifferentfromeveryoneelse."
Cowboyboots?
Ohyeah,youblend.
Ashortenedandsarcasticwaytosay"youblendin"
(i.e...."youlooklikeeveryoneelse").
Idon'tseeanythingoutofwhack.
Agoodcolloquialexpressionfornotfunctioningnormally.
Thecarwasshimmering.
"Toshimmer”istorefelctlightonandoffveryquickly.
Whatareyou?
Afuckingworldtraveler?
Inthiscase,"fucking"isusedtoexpresssarcasticcynicism.
AStateCorrectionsFacility.
Averyofficialtermforaprison.
Sometimesthere'saguynamedBubbawhonobodytangleswith.
"Bubba"isaclassicnameforabiganduneducatedperson
(sometimescalled"aredneck")."Totanglewith"someoneis
onewaytosaytogetinvolvedwiththem,ofteninaviolentway.
Let'stryourbesttomakeitasimpleinandoutprocedure.
Anotherwaytosay"quick,"thoughhereitisusedasaplayonwordswithsexualconnotations,giventhemisunderstandingbetween
StanandVinny.
You'regettingfuckedonewayortheother.
Acleverplayonwords.Here,itmeansbothtreated
verybadlyandhavingsex(inthe"femalerole").
Amodicumofgratitudewouldn'tbeoutofline.
A"modicum"isainterestingwordfor"averysmallamount.""Gratitude"isanotherwordforappreciation. Ifsomeoneis"outofline,"he'snotactingappropriately.
It'syourass,notmine.
Colloquialandcrudefor"You'retheoneintrouble,notme."
Inthiscase,aplayonwordswithstrongsexualconnotations.
Ithoughtyoushouldbeonyourknees,youlittlefuck!
Averycrudeinsult(notetheuseof"fuck"asanoun!
).
Ididn'tcomedownheretogetjerkedoff!
"Tojerkoff"isaslangexpressionformasturbate:
Here,itmeanstobetreatedbadlyanddisrespectfully.
Burglary,grandtheftauto,stufflikethat.
Varioustypesofcrimesyoucanbechargedwith
("Stuff"isausefulwordthatgenerallymeans"things").
Whatkindoflawdoyoupractice?
:
:
Personalinjury.
Thetypeoflawwherepeoplesueeachotherforpersonal
injuriesduetoautoaccidents,defectiveproducts,etc.
Thisismyfirstforayintothetrialprocess
Aneducatedwordforanadventure(orliterally,amilitaryraid).
Knockonwood.
Acommonwaytosay"Let'shopeourgoodluckcontinues."
YouspentsixyearsstudyingfortheBar?
Theexamthatallmustpassafterlawschoolbeforebecominglawyers.
Threetimesacharm!
Aniceexpressionmeaning"thethirdattempt,yougetsuccess."
VinnymeetsJudgeHaller,anditbecomesclear
thattherelationshipwillbeadifficultone.
Fireaway,Judge!
Averycolloquialwaytosay"start",orinthis
context,"askmethequestionsthatyouhave."
ApprovinganoutofStateattorneyisaninformalmatter.
Notethatuntilapproved,lawyerscanonlypractice
inthestateinwhichtheypasstheirbarexam.Inthiscontext,
an"informalmatter"isasimpleandeasyprocedure.
Thisisnottheforumtobecavalier.
A"forum"isanytypeofplaceoroffice."Cavalier"isastrong
wordreferringtoapersonwhoisarrogant,orlooksdownonothers.
Hegotoffonthegroundsoftemporaryinsanity.
"Togetoff"isacomplexandcommonphrasalverb,heremeaning
tobefoundnotguilty(Insanityisalegaldefensetoacrime).
Inothercontexts,itcanmeantogetawaywithsomething,
oreventobecomesexuallyexcited!
Whenitcomestoprocedure,I'manimpatientman.
"Procedure"referstotheofficialrulesandregulationsofany
institution(Inthiscase,forhowatrialissupposedtobeconducted).
Youwon'tgetspecialtreatment.Noleewaywhatsoever.
Aninterestingwordmeaningalittleextrafreedomormovingroom.
VinnyandLisasoongettoknowSouthernculture.
Whatthefuckwasthat?
!
Acrudebutverycommonwaytoaskaquestionwhenyoualsowanttoexpresssurpriseand/oranger("Whatthehellwasthat?
"issafer).
What'sthestorywiththisincrediblyloudwhistleat5:
30AM?
Acommonandverycolloquialwaytoaskageneralquestion
aboutasituationthatissurprisingorunexpected.
Itsthesawmill.Tellsfolksitstimetogetup.
A"sawmill"iswherewoodiscut."Folks"isanold-fashioned
termforpeople(andissometimesusedtomeanparents).
Haveyouheardoftheongoingcholesterolprobleminthiscountry?
Thesubstanceinbloodthatcanleadtoheartattacks.
You'veneverheardofgrits?
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