My Cousin Vinny Quotes
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Source: My Cousin Vinny
Speaker: Mona Lisa Vito
"My biological clock is ticking like this."
My biological clock is ticking like this, and the way this case is going, I ain't never getting married!
Context
This line is spoken by Mona Lisa Vito, played by Marisa Tomei, in the movie My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn (1992).
This is one of the many lines that won Marisa Tomei her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress back in the 90s.
Besides an Oscar, Marisa also won the hearts of America with her sassy portrayal of a needy girlfriend giving her boyfriend Vinny, played by Joe Pesci, a hard time as he tries to get his cousin off of a murder charge in the Deep South. Vinny isn't such a good lawyer and maybe Mona isn't the best girlfriend of all the time, but no worries… it's a 90s comedy, so everything works out in the end.
Where you've heard it
You might have heard this particular line when Marisa Tomei reprised her role as Mona Lisa Vito on Saturday Night Live. Or you've heard it from your girlfriend who is still waiting for a ring.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Quoting '90s comedies is rarely pretentious.