12 Angry Men (1997)

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

Director:

William Friedkin

Writer:

Reginald Rose (teleplay)

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

Made for cable television remake of the 1957 classic about twelve jurors quick to condemn a Latino youth on trial for murdering his father before reviewing the evidence. Juror #8 holds out with a verdict of not guilty, thus setting the stage for arguments and reasons why or why not the boy may be guilty.

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Plot Keywords:

jury | power | dialogue driven | all male jury | real time | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Douze hommes en colère

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Lemmon was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance, and lost to Ving Rhames. Upon winning, however, Rhames asked Jack Lemmon to join him on stage and presented the award to him. Lemmon declared that the moment was "one of the sweetest in my life."

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Juror #8: Suppose we're wrong.

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Connections

Version of 12 Angry Men (1957)

User Reviews

TV remake compares well with 1957 film

This version, like the 1957 film, both based on a play, shows by means of a fictitious jury deliberation how any juror's interpretation of evidence might be influenced by his own personal problems and prejudices. It also shows how "direct evidence", apparently unassailable, may in fact be very fallible and misleading. In the end, and initial vote to 11 to 1 for "guilty", became 12 to 1 for "not guilty". Mostly this came about by means of the patient hammering away at the "open and shut" case against the defendant, by one juror, to show that the evidence against the defendant was in fact open to considerable "reasonable doubt". We, at the end, don't know absolutely whether the Puerto Rican immigrant boy killed his father or not. All we do know is that the evidence is far from overwhelming, as it seemed at the beginning. The excellent cast, under sure handed direction, runs quite a gamut of emotional outbursts before the verdict is reached. TV movies are not often this good.