12 Angry Men Now Sit Down and Dont Open Your Mouth Again

1997 television film directed by William Friedkin

12 Angry Men
DVD encompass
Genre	Drama
Based on	Twelve Angry Men
Written by	Reginald Rose
Directed by	William Friedkin
Starring	Courtney B. Vance Ossie Davis George C. Scott Armin Mueller-Stahl Dorian Harewood James Gandolfini Tony Danza Jack Lemmon Hume Cronyn Mykelti Williamson Edward James Olmos William Petersen
Land of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Terence A. Donnelly
Product locations	Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Artery, Hollywood, Los Angeles D.C. Stages, 1360 Eastward 6th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles
Cinematography	Fred Schuler
Editor	Augie Hess
Running time	117 minutes
Production company	MGM Boob tube
Distributor	Showtime Networks
Budget	$i.75 million[ane]
Release
Original network	MGM Tv
Picture format	Colour (Technicolor)
Audio format	Dolby SR
Original release	August 17, 1997 (1997-08-17)

12 Angry Men is a 1997 American made-for-television drama film directed past William Friedkin, adapted by Reginald Rose from his original 1954 teleplay of the aforementioned title. It is a remake of the 1957 film of the same proper noun.

Plot [edit]

In the murder trial of a teenaged boy from a city slum, accused of murdering his begetter, the gauge gives her instructions to the jury: a non-unanimous verdict will strength a mistrial, and a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory expiry sentence. The jury of twelve retires to the jury room.

An initial vote is taken and eleven jurors vote for confidence. Juror eight, the lone dissenter, states that the testify is circumstantial and the boy deserves a fair deliberation. He questions the testimony of the two witnesses, and the fact that the switchblade used in the murder is not as unusual as the testimony indicates producing an identical knife from his pocket.

Juror eight proposes another vote by hole-and-corner ballot – if the other jurors vote guilty unanimously, he will accede, but if at least 1 votes "not guilty" they volition keep deliberating. Only Juror 9 changes his vote, respecting Juror 8'southward motives and feeling his points deserve further discussion.

Afterwards deliberating whether one witness actually heard the murder accept place, Juror 5, who grew upwardly in a slum, changes his vote. Juror 11, questioning whether the defendant would take fled the scene and returned iii hours later to call back his pocketknife, as well changes his vote. Jurors ii and vi also vote "non guilty", tying the verdict at half dozen-6, when Juror 8 demonstrates the unlikelihood that one witness actually saw the male child flee the scene. The remaining jurors are intrigued when Juror 11 proves that although a psychiatric test stated that the boy had subconscious desires to kill, such tests merely offering possible actions. Juror 7, impatient to attend a baseball game that night, changes his vote, but Juror xi chastises him for changing his vote so casually and selfishly when the male child'south life is on the line. When pressed by Juror 11, Juror 7 somewhen claims that he doesn't think the boy is guilty.

Jurors 12 and ane change their votes, leaving the simply dissenters: Jurors 3, 4, and ten. Outraged at the proceedings, Juror 10 goes on a bigoted diatribe against Hispanic immigrants "outbreeding" African-Americans. He attempts to leverage this with the other African-American jurors, offending the residual of the jury, and Juror four finally cuts him off: "Sit down. And don't open your filthy oral fissure once more."

Juror 4 states that despite all the other evidence called into question, the testimony of the woman who saw the murder from across the street stands as solid show. Juror 12 changes his vote back to "guilty", making the vote 8-4 again. Juror ix, seeing Juror 4 rub his nose, irritated past his spectacles, realizes that the witness had impressions on her nose, indicating that she wore glasses and likely was not wearing them when she saw the murder. Jurors 12 and 4 change their vote to "not guilty". Juror ten, who says he all the same thinks the defendant is guilty, bluntly admits to no longer caring well-nigh the verdict and votes for acquittal.

Undeterred, Juror 3 is forced to present his arguments again, and goes on a tirade, presenting the evidence in haphazard way and concluding with his disbelief that a son would kill his ain father – mirroring his previous comments about his bad relationship with his own son. He begins to weep, and says he tin can experience the pocketknife being plunged into his chest. Juror viii gently points out that the boy is not his son, and Juror iv pats his arm and says: "Allow him live." Juror 3 gives in, and the final vote is unanimous for amortization.

The jurors get out and the accused is institute not guilty off-screen, while Juror 8 helps the distraught Juror iii with his coat. In an epilogue, the friendly Jurors viii (Davis) and ix (McCardle) commutation names and part ways every bit Juror iii walks slowly alone.

Cast [edit]

The Jury [edit]

Juror No.	Character	Player	'Not guilty' order
1	Jury foreman; a high school football coach who tries to keep order amid the hostilities betwixt the jurors.	Courtney B. Vance	9
two	A meek bank teller who initially does not know what to brand of the case.	Ossie Davis	v
3	A businessman with a hot temper. He is estranged from his son, and is convinced that the accused is guilty.	George C. Scott	12
4	A stockbroker; he is very eloquent and considers the case through facts and not bias.	Armin Mueller-Stahl	xi
five	A health care worker (maybe an EMT) who grew up in the Harlem slums.	Dorian Harewood	3
6	A business firm painter, patient and respectful of others' opinions.	James Gandolfini	6
7	A salesman and baseball fanatic; unconcerned with the trial, he is impatient, rude, and wise-cracking.	Tony Danza	vii
8	Davis; an architect who has two children. He is the simply juror to originally vote not guilty, and repeatedly questions the evidence of the case.	Jack Lemmon	i
9	McCardle; a wise older man who sides with Juror 8.	Hume Cronyn	2
10	A carwash owner and former Nation of Islam fellow member, he is a loudmouthed, narrow-minded bigot.	Mykelti Williamson	10
xi	An immigrant watchmaker, he is observant and believes in the American justice system.	Edward James Olmos	4
12	An advert executive; he is easily swayed past others' opinions, and does not have a full understanding of the life at stake.	William Petersen	8

Others [edit]

• Mary McDonnell as Estimate Cynthia Nance
• Tyrees Allen as The Guard
• Douglas Spain as The Defendant

Awards and nominations [edit]

55th Golden World Awards (1997)

Category	Nominee(due south)	Result
Best Miniseries or Motility Picture Made for Television	Terence A. Donnelly	Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Jack Lemmon	Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Office in a Miniseries or Move Picture Fabricated for Television	George C. Scott	Won

Ving Rhames won the award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television receiver Motion-picture show for his operation in Don Male monarch: Only in America. When presented with the award, he summoned Jack Lemmon on to the phase and gifted the award to him, feeling that Lemmon was more deserving of it. Rhames refused to re-accept the accolade when Lemmon tried to return it to him, significant that, although Jack Lemmon didn't officially win the Golden Globe Award, he did receive the bays.

50th Primetime Emmy Awards (1998)

Category	Nominee(s)	Result
Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Terence A. Donnelly	Nominated
Outstanding Atomic number 82 Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Jack Lemmon	Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Histrion in a Miniseries or Movie	George C. Scott	Won
	Hume Cronyn	Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie	William Friedkin	Nominated
Outstanding Audio Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie	Russell Williams Two, David Eastward. Fluhr, Adam Jenkins	Won

See also [edit]

• 12 Angry Men (1957 film)

Bibliography [edit]

• Friedkin, William, The Friedkin Connection, Harper Collins 2013

References [edit]

1. ^ The Friedkin Connection (Harper Collins, 2013), p 415

External links [edit]

• 12 Angry Men at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Angry_Men_(1997_film)

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