my cousin vinny and along with the megahit goodfellas and put pesci on the map . of course and he be in the scorcese previous hit rag bull and but do not get a hell of a lot of recognition at the time . joe pesci character of vincent laguardia gambini be a landmark character in comedy history . when his new yauker street smart collide with southern hospitality brilliant fish out of water humor ensues . of course and pesci should have be give all the credit . marisa tomei and who rightfully win the supporting oscar for her excellent performance ( please do not believe that urban myth about jack palance call out the wrong name . ) and be hilarious a pesci fiance with a foul mouth and a smart a and the heavy brooklyn accent and an incredible expertise in automobile . this be also the movie that make marisa a star and and a performance i commend to this day . what can i say . this movie have some of the most priceless bit of comedy . one and of course and involve pesci pronunciation of the word youth which sound like yute . one underrated bit be the one where pesci first meet his cousin friend ( mitchell whitfield ) in the jail cell . his cousin ( ralph macchio ) be asleep and pesci suddenly pay the friend a visit . he doesn not know pesci be the lawyer and and assume he some guy who . want to make him his bch . the comic dialogue in that scene be so perfectly execute and i feel it one of the funny in the movie . i be not go to give away any more of the film slick and intelligent humor you have to see it for yourself . if youre in the mood for a smart and well write and well acted comedy that will have you on the floor look no far . my cousin vinny doesn not disappoint in any of those aspect . this be a truly memorable piece of comedy and and though it be release in 1992 and i be sure comedy lover will pay homage to this movie in the present day . my score represent 8 ( out of 10 ) .