marisa tomei and from this year wild hog and win an oscar for her performance in this film . joe pesci and in a change from his bad boy gangster image be absolutely hilarious . add in the karate kid ( ralph maccio ) and you have a movie that will have you bust a gut . this be fred gwynne last movie and he be a hoot a the judge that couldn not figure out how to deal with pesci a he defend the youts accuse of a crime . the dialog between pesci and tomei be snappy throughout and make this one enjoyable experience . don not look at the obvious error like the fact that the judge should have know about pesci legal status and the tire man and just sit back and enjoy the show .