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My Cousin Vinny

Well... um... she's acceptable, Your Honor

D.A. Jim Trotter:
Now, uh, Ms. Vito, being an expert on general automotive knowledge, can you tell me... what would the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet, with a 327 cubic-inch engine and a four-barrel carburetor? Mona Lisa Vito:
It's a bullshit question. D.A. Jim Trotter:
Does that mean that you can't answer it? Mona Lisa Vito:
It's a bullshit question, it's impossible to answer. D.A. Jim Trotter:
Impossible because you don't know the answer! Mona Lisa Vito:
Nobody could answer that question! D.A. Jim Trotter:
Your Honor, I move to disqualify Ms. Vito as a "expert witness"! Judge Chamberlain Haller:
Can you answer the question? Mona Lisa Vito:
No, it is a trick question! Judge Chamberlain Haller:
Why is it a trick question? Vinny Gambini:
[to Bill]
Watch this. Mona Lisa Vito:
'Cause Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55, the 327 didn't come out till '62. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel carb till '64. However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top-dead-center. D.A. Jim Trotter:
Well... um... she's acceptable, Your Honor

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Duration
156 seconds
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3,103
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:00
Uploaded
Dec 12, 2020
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Production
Palo Vista Productions,Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.,20th Century Fox,Dale Launer Production

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Movie Summary

Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.

Actors

Marisa Tomei
Mona Lisa Vito
Fred Gwynne
Judge Chamberlain Haller
Joe Pesci
Vinny Gambini