I'll start. I was an attorney for 20 years and definitely agree that "My Cousin Vinny" is the funniest movie about lawyering. It is not realistic in one sense: Most attorneys never try cases, contrary to popular belief, because the vast majority settle or are dismissed. (Likewise, in criminal cases, 95% of the time the defendant plea bargains.)
I actually did second-chair one jury case. We represented the wife who was suing for divorce, child custody, and $$$$. I could write a screen-play about that crazy case! The husband owned the only porn store in the county and had ALLEGEDLY buried mountains of untaxed cash proceeds from the store. We presented lots of sleazy witnesses who described his shenanigans. Our client was cosmetically "enhanced" to the max and had received $100K in jewelry from husband. When questioned, she admitted she had condoned and benefitted from the shenanigans but could not quit working for the store because "I was the world's best vibrator salesperson!" Eventually, both parties became convinced the FBI was monitoring the trial and agreed to settle after four days of trial before they got arrested! ***** Your turn! On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 2:33 AM, MoviePoster Collectors < [email protected]> wrote: > Great article! > > "Cal Ripken’s favorite baseball movie, and 24 others on the best film > about their profession" > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cal- > ripkens-favorite-baseball-movie-and-21-others-on-the- > best-film-about-their-profession/2017/12/25/223c8fb8-e5d0-11e7-833f- > 155031558ff4_story.html > > ***** > > If your profession is discussed, do you agree with the chosen film and > why? What other films are good choices for your profession? > > If your profession is excluded, do "profess" the best film about it! > > -- > Mel S. Hutson > Charlotte, NC USA > www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and > Showcase > -- Mel S. Hutson Charlotte, NC USA www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and Showcase Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
