12 Angry Men (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

William Friedkin

Writer (WGA):

Reginald Rose (teleplay)

Release Date:

17 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.

Plot Keywords:

Jury | Law | Real Time | Murder | Courtroom

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Courtney B. Vance	...	Foreman
Ossie Davis	...	Juror #2
George C. Scott	...	Juror #3
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Juror #4
Dorian Harewood	...	Juror #5
James Gandolfini	...	Juror #6
Tony Danza	...	Juror #7
Jack Lemmon	...	Juror #8
Hume Cronyn	...	Juror #9
Mykelti Williamson	...	Juror #10
Edward James Olmos	...	Juror #11
William Petersen	...	Juror #12
Mary McDonnell	...	Judge
Tyrees Allen	...	Guard
Douglas Spain	...	The Accused

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | South Korea:12 | UK:12 | Germany:6 | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MGM Television

Trivia:

There are only two of the jurors that are identified by name; #8 as Mr. Davis and #9 as Mr. McCardle. All but one of the jurors are identified by their profession; #1 High School Football Coach, #2 Bank Teller, #3 Messenger Service Owner, #4 Stock Broker, #5 Hospital Nurse, #6 Painter, #7 Marmalade Salesman, #8 Architect, #10 Car Wash Owner, #11 Watch Maker, and #12 Advertising Agent.

Goofs:

Continuity: After it starts raining, and they take a break, Juror #7 picks up a piece of wadded up paper twice between shots.

Quotes:

Juror #10: The kid's a punk, he don't even speak good English!
Juror #11: He doesn't even speak good English

Movie Connections:

References "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972)

Decent Remake

12 Angry Men (1997)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

By the numbers remake from director William Friedkin tells the same story as the original film. When I say "by the numbers" I really mean it because for some reason this film uses the same story and dialogue from the first film, which really makes no sense but the film is somewhat entertaining even though we've seen it all before. The all-star cast includes Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, James Gandolfini and Edward James Olmos. The one interesting change is that four black jurors were added and the way Friedkin uses this is rather interesting in some dialogue about race.