Rambo, Terminator, Indiana Jones, Vinny Gambimi.

Starring: Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith, Austin Pendleton, Bruce McGill

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"We agreed to get married as soon as you won your first case. Meanwhile, TEN YEARS LATER, my niece, the daughter of my sister is getting married. My biological clock is TICKING LIKE THIS and the way this case is going, I ain't never getting married." - Mona Lisa Vito

Why watch this? It's a superb comedy, and I love Fred Gwynne as the judge.

Plot Summary: Two young New Yorkers find themselves mistakenly accused of murder while on a road trip through rural Alabama. Unable to afford a lawyer, they rely on the cousin of one of the accused, Vinny Gambini, a loud and inexperienced attorney from Brooklyn. Vinny, accompanied by his sharp-witted fiancée Mona Lisa Vito, must navigate the unfamiliar Southern legal system and challenge witness testimony to prove his clients' innocence.

Dad's Preview: I have sort of a love-hate relationship with Joe Pesci. When he's a tough mobster, I love him. When he does comedy, not so much. Honestly, he ruined the Lethal Weapon sequels for me, Anyway, here, he's a comedic genius, playing a street-wise NYC lawyer, Vinny Gambini. The real star of the film is the amazing Marisa Tomei. She such a pleasure as Pesci's spunky Italian fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito, and she won the Best Supporting Oscar for her portrayal. The film focuses on Vinny's efforts to win his nephew's trumped-up robbery case in the deep South. You'll chuckle as big-city clashes with good-old-boy! I also have to give a shout-out Fred Qwynne's (remember as TV's Herman Munster?!) hilarious performance as the judge.

Palo Vista Productions, Peter V. Miller Inv. Corp.; 20th Century Fox