My Biological Clock is TICKING!

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen comes to us in the form of a clever comedy called, My Cousin Vinny. This movie includes Marissa Tomei's Oscar winning performance as Mona Lisa Vito and Joe Pesci as Vinny. They are the best part of this film, hands down. Their portrayal as a lawyer trying his first case (a murder case) and his fiance is dead on balls accurate.

Ralph Macchio has found himself in trouble, in the south. A case of mistaken identity has his friend Stan and his character Bill accused of murder and they are being represented by Vinny. He is not sure how to proceed and makes Herman Munster without his makeup angry every time he opens his mouth. The film takes us through some stereo typical southern things too, like how to make grits and a variety of accents. Vinny has to earn the respect of a southern judge, another lawyer, as well as his cousin Bill and Stan as they are convinced they are going to be put to death in a southern legal system. The film is funny and exciting as you watch through the court case.

As I said earlier Vinny and Mona Lisa are just awesome in this movie! That must be why Marissa Tomei won an Oscar and the film is on TV all the time. Vinny promised to marry Lisa as soon as he won his first case. But he has taken seven years to pass the bar exam and this case in Alabama is the New Yorker's first. There is a scene where Lisa is telling Vinny that she does not want to add any more stress to this trial, but her niece, the daughter of her sister, is getting married now and Lisa's biological clock is ticking so loud that she demonstrates that by stomping her high heeled foot. I am sure all of you have seen this part of the film or at least know of it, but if not I recommend you watch this movie as soon as possible. There might even be a youtube clip of it out there. Lisa turns out to be the most valuable person in Alabama when the trial hits a snag. She has lots of knowledge about lots of things and her help, although momentarily pushed away by Vinny, is crucial. I figure I am kind of like Lisa, follow me here. I am often complaining like her, I want to help out the people I love and often feel helpless, but when they push me away I still come through with that piece of information that saves the day. Plus I look awesome in purple velvet, jumpsuits, and my New York accent is just as good as Marissa Tomei's. 

If I were to program around this movie I might actually program about the unrealistic expectations that college graduates might have as they approach Commencement. Some students are certain they are going to be hired the minute they graduate, make over $60,000 at their first job and will be a middle, if not upper level, manager. An RA could use their resources from the Career Development Office to get a list of what last year's grads are up to and even the alumni would are five years out of College. Sharing that list of reality should bring people back to the realization they have to work for their first job and also that maybe taking the bar exam seven times is not too crazy!