Ernie Crane Quotes in My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Vinny Gambini: [to the jury] Hey, how ya doin'?

[to witness]

Vinny Gambini: Mr. Crane, what are these pictures of?

Ernie Crane: My house and stuff.

Vinny Gambini: House and stuff. And what is this brown stuff on your window?

Ernie Crane: Dirt.

Vinny Gambini: Dirt. And what is this rusty, dusty, dirty-looking thing that's covering your window?

Ernie Crane: That's a screen.

Vinny Gambini: A screen! It's a screen. And what are these really big things that are right in the middle of your view of the Sac-o-Suds and your kitchen window, what do we call these big things?

Ernie Crane: Trees?

Vinny Gambini: Trees, that's right. Don't be afraid, just shout 'em right out when you know 'em. And what are these thousands of little things that are on trees?

Ernie Crane: Leaves.

Vinny Gambini: And these big bushy things between the trees.

Ernie Crane: Bushes.

Ernie Crane: Bushes. So, Mr. Crane, you can positively identify the defendants, for a moment of two seconds, looking through this dirty window, this crud-covered screen, all of these trees, with all of these leaves on them, and I don't know how many bushes.

Ernie Crane: Looks like five.

Vinny Gambini: Uh, uh, uh, don't forget this one and this one.

Ernie Crane: Seven bushes!

Vinny Gambini: Seven bushes. So, what do you think? Isn't it possible you just saw two guys in a green convertible and not necessarily these two particular guys?

Ernie Crane: I suppose.

Vinny Gambini: I'm finished with this guy.