12 ANGRY MEN (1957) FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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ISAIAH 53:4-5 ESV
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
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❤️BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY❤️
ISAIAH 53:4-5 ESV
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
Amen! Thank You, Jesus!
Brilliant, and the movie was pretty good too! 😂
If you want another "classic" check out Zulu (1964) based on actual events with real people.
Even the Zulu King is played by a direct descendant of the real King.
The movie that introduced Michael Caine with lines you could quote like "why us Sgt Major? Coz we're here lad, there's no one else just us! “
With those bathroom towel dispensers, you’d pull on them to get a clean section, but as a kid I still thought they were kinda gross. They started phasing out in my early teenage years, late 80’s.
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@@lewstone5430They had a cleaning mechanism in the block, but around the mid-80s some researchers discovered the towels could come out "clean" but still have as much bacteria per-square-inch as you find on a dirty shoe, or something of that nature, and they were phased-out quickly and all public toilets switched to paper towels and blowers.
It's amazing how a movie with just a bunch of dudes in a room talking can be so rewatchable
I’ve rewatched this movie many many times. For me, it never gets old.
I could be a misogynist and say that this film wasn't made for women, but films like this are made for everyone.
Its effectively a play
Both the original and remake are outstanding movies.
@@Bat-Twenty-Two I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people working in law and order inspired by this movie. This is a timeless classic.
That moment near the end, when Henry Fonda helps the last juror on with his coat...giving him back his dignity. What a MOMENT!
Such a great moment! So humble.
It's the entire central focus of the film. It's Henry Fonda's character's compassion that says "Hey, maybe we should think about this" in reference to the boy, and then it's his compassion to a broken father, saying "Hey, it's okay. I know you're hurting." by helping him with his coat. It's the thread that goes right through the entire film.
@@Ozai75 no sht, but the compassion shown at the end is a bit different. Guess you missed that detail, and no I’m not going to explain it to you. It’s relatively simple. Good luck!
@@lewstone5430 someone is a grumpy guss. Calm down my guy
@@lewstone5430 damn talk about emotional whiplash; "Wow great moment my guy" to "bro you're dumb as shit" in a half second 😂😂
EVERY PERSON called to jury duty should see this film.
This shows what the original intent of the jury trial system is about.
"I would rather see ten guilty men set free than to have one innocent man punished." - John Adams
Lee J. Cobb's "not guilty" scene has got to be one of the best bits of acting EVER. Lump in the throat every time!
As if to say his son was not guilty for choosing to leave him and live his own life on his own terms. Cobb’s character was being too judgmental and it took this case to make him see it.
It’s amazing how someone you’ve disliked throughout the entire movie can make you weep with empathy. One of my favorite moments of cinema history.
Yup. The '97 version is also a solid film (a bit redundant since it's basically a line-for-line remake, but still worth watching for stellar performances all around). George C. Scott's breakdown as Juror 3 is just as intense, and maybe a little more so as it's done with a bit more subtlety (no photo is present for him to tear up), and they were estranged for much longer.
Something about his gravelly voice, combined with the knowledge of the longer estrangement, really makes him feel like a bitter and broken old man who's been stewing in his own self-loathing for many years while trying to justify it to feel less guilty.
One of my favorite moments is shunning the racist. No big speech. No moral lecture. No banging the audience over the head with a justice bat. Simply letting the man show himself and the others turning away. So well written, acted, and executed.
The correction of "Doesn't speak good English" still gets me every time!
It do?
@@tedrowland8672 !does It
The moment when all the jurors shun the racist guy is one of the most powerful scenes in this movie. Even the angry father wasn’t having that crap. Given the time period this movie was made, it’s even more remarkable. Just an excellent, timeless movie all around.
"sit dow, and don't open your mouth again.." is one of the hardest lines in cinema, perfect delivery. It's not a threat, its advice, but it could also become a threat...
@@Braincleaner I feel a bit for Sweat-Free #4 (played by E.G. Marshall, who ironically gained fame in the 1960s for playing a defense attorney, in TVs "The Defenders") because he clearly doesn't like a good number of the people on #TeamGuilty, from Blowhard #3 (Lee J. Cobb) to Bigot #10 (Ed Begley, the original). When he tells Begley to sit down, you know there's a lot of frustration in there, but he doesn't raise his voice, because that's not who he is.
Juror 3 was already at the window with frustration before Juror 10 began that rant.
@@Gretchluver1 True, but he made no move to support the racist guy who up til that point had been on his side.
Yeah, Juror 3 comes back to the table after Juror 10 sits down. That definitely counts, if only passively.
It's amazing how timeless this movie is.
Those old hand driers were cloth and had two rolls inside, one of clean cloth and one to roll up the used cloth when fresh cloth was pulled out.
When it got to the end you sent it to a laundry service.
In those days, a prison laundry.
@@rickardroach9075 There were no prison laundries around my area, it was just regular commercial laundry service.
I've seen some family restaurants still using those cloth hand dryers as recently as a few years ago. Pretty sure the pandemic put an end to their use after that, though.
One of the greatest courtroom drama ever made.
Does it count as a "courtroom drama"? It's all in the jury room instead of attorneys and prosecution shouting "objection!"
It's just a jewel box of acting, dialogue, and plot.
Now on to "Harvey" for fun and "Rope" for creepy suspense. Good reaction. BTW the towel in the bathroom was sanitized cloth on a very long roll. The dirty towel was wound up on a different roll.
Yes to Harvey.
Third vote for Harvey! ❤
Juror #10's diatribe starts with him saying he's lived among them (slum folks) all my life. It took a few times for me to catch that he lives in the same " bad neighborhood" as the people he's vilifying. All the condemnation he keeps spouting is to make himself feel superior to his own peers. Narcissists do this to make themselves more important. A quick way to make himself virtuos by amplify the lack in others.
Bigotry does that to person. Think about two cultural/ethnic groups living in the same neighborhood, or adjacent ones. Both in similar hard conditions, but resenting the other. A sad harmful thing when the only way you can elevate yourself in your own mind, is to look down on your neighbor.
I am German, 62 years old and a retired police officer. This film is absolutely top class. To date I've seen it about 70-80 times and I'm still discovering important things. Especially in my job, you shouldn't trust first impressions. Very often the result was completely different than when the investigation began.
No human being, I repeat no human being, is free from prejudices, prejudgments and a sometimes limited view of things and people. You give some people who you like more freedom than others, thereby blocking your own neutrality, which is actually required. This film contributed, along with other things,
straighten your head and keep it straight. A father, constantly giving the moral apostle, would have let the boy go to the "electric chair" just to "educate" his son. Only very slowly does he begin to understand that he has failed disastrously in his upbringing. It happened between me and my sons, like with my friends,
never any physical altercations. The racist tried my patience to the limit. Another buys tickets to a baseball game, knowing full well that he will be a juror that day. Unbelievable behavior. Without No. 8, the boy would have gone to death row.
There is so much more that could be talked about. As I said, absolutely top class and a milestone in film history. Everyone can use it to evaluate their own behavior.
I LOVED it when you said "I'm starting to see that the golden age of film is really hitting for me ... early 1920s to late 1960s period." Bingo!...You win!! :-) :-) :-) So happy to see a younger person see the light. Thank you for sharing your first-time viewing and reaction with us. 👍
Seems like in the early years of film when it was new, you had theater actors and directors transferring their craft from the stage to the movie screens and you can see such great acting, directing, writing, etc. Fantastic movie
@@dannyt286 no doubt.
Stellar performances by the entire cast
Looking around this jury table, I see 12 well established actors (some were also directors, producers, songwriters). So many winners & nominees of awards... and one who voiced Piglet from my childhood. Each knew the craft well.
Besides, iirc this was a successful stage play a few years earlier.
The first production was the 1954 live telecast...it's available on You Tube. It has a couple of the same actors as the 1957 screen version. Of course, it's more limited in production values, such as camera angles. But it's nearly as good.
Joseph Sweeney, the oldest juror, was born in 1884. So his father grew up during the Civil War. Our parents (or grandparents) grew up during Sweeney's final years. So we are just 2 or 3 generations away from the Civil War. And just 3 or 4 generations away from the Revolutionary War as many of the Civil War generals had fathers who fought in 1776. Juror 2 was the voice of Piglet. The bigot was Ed Begley Jr's father. The director, Lumet, locked the actors in a room and had them run lines for hours to ramp up the tension. Great and timeless film. 😊
It's definitely a stacked cast of well-known actors from the time. John Fiedler (Juror 2) was in a lot of good movies and TV shows. I mainly remember Jack Klugman (the juror from the slum) from The Odd Couple.
@@bfdidc6604 I tend to think most people remember Klugman for Quincy, M. E., though the Odd Couple was the more iconic show. The baseball fan appeared in many, many tv shows. The ad exec was also a well known character actor. Sadly, all have died. Piglet will forever be voiced by different actors. Even the kid on trial has passed on. Damn. Still, even if this movie was all they had to show, they made an impressive mark on the industry.
I love how you are in black and white in this... :)
Old classic films are an acquired taste. The more you watch them, the more you appreciate them.
This is one of the best movies ever made. One amazing thing about this movie is that people are so invested in the drama in the jury room and the Not Guilty verdict, they forget what it means. Either the kid did murder his father and got away with it or the person who did it was not caught.
People also do not consider that from a legal point of view what the jurors are doing is really wrong. They are considering evidence not introduced during trial and hopelessly tainted the proceedings. A judge would be really pissed at what they did and would declare a mistrial. We also do not know if the extra evidence was missed at trial because the defendant had a lousy lawyer (eg not questioning how good an eyewitness can see) or whether the evidence was considered but excluded for a valid reason.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 I know that this is the current standard, but I don't think it necessarily was in 1957. I do know that a national law against it was passed in 1974. Regardless, though I love the film, I agree it's something jurors should avoid. Certainly these days eye witness testimony is no longer the gold standard it was in times past.
@@przemekkozlowski7835Extra evidence? Like what?
@@deepermind4884 The juror's matching switchblade.
@@enokii Is that all, seriously? If that's the only thing that's being called "extra evidence", that doesn't hold up. If the juror had just stated that he owns the same exact kind of knife, in order to refute that it's a "one-of-a-kind" knife, would there be a problem with that? Here, he brought it with him to show he wasn't just making it up. Isn't that part of the essence of what a jury brings to bear on a case, namely, each one's life experience?
The cotton bathroom towels are pulled out to reveal a new clean section each time.
The filming in this was fabulous. the tension was surmountable and the fact that there was no music until the last scene when he's walking down the stairs is incredible. All the tention was built with was acting alone and nothing else. A timeless masterpiece.
Sidney Lumet is a great director. Network, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Murder on the Orient Express all great films. I loved your remark about the egg and the omelet cooking.❤
He made both Network and Dog Day Afternoon too? It's hard to believe one guy could make three films of that calibre.
@WildSeven19 yes he's very energetic and prolific. From everything I've read that's one constant theme, Sidney runs around the set pumping everybody Up
Not a paper towel. It's a roll of cloth towels that is rolled up after it's used. When the clean towels finish, you can't use it until the towel roll is replaced. A company replaces the rolls, launders them and reuses them.
Yup, you pull down to get some fresh portion in the front. The used portion is retracted in the back. It is pretty long, and may last the day before it runs out. Before the disposable era began. Not exactly a big deal. You just washed your hands, after all, and are getting a fresh bit for yourself.
I was fortunate enough to be cast in a production of this play some years ago, We had a blast doing the show. Oddest thing I learned is that audiences will react with nervous laughter at the most intensely serious scenes. It was weird hearing people laugh at a serious drama.
Agreed, this is a timeless masterpiece of cinema. Everything was on point from the script to the acting to the camera angles and close ups. Even the set design. The walls were slowly moved inward during the film to give a claustrophobic feel as their tension intensified.
Easily one of the best written movies in cinema history... Glad you checked this one out.
They didn't have paper towels back in the day. They used cloth towels on rollers.
I love your outfit you chose for this video. Looks very 50s inspired
Great reaction to a fantastic film. I have to make a comment about the bathroom scene. Quite a few reactors were put off by the towel being reused. The towels on those old dispensers were actually a very long roll. You would pull it down and the used portion rolled up in back so you dried your hands on fresh clean cloth. Once the roll was close to the end, a new roll was installed. It's not surprising that it would look unsanitary if you never actually used one. Anyway, thanks for a fun reaction video. Looking forward to more. Enjoy!
I miss those old roles.
Exceptional movie and excellent reaction! I never thought about the "changed perspective" angle of the jury room at the end, great catch. If you want more Classic Hollywood, it'd be great to get some Alfred Hitchcock on the channel like Rear Window (1954), Rebecca (1940), Rope (1948), Vertigo (1958), and North by Northwest (1959). All of them really creative and well done masterpieces, and two (Rear Window and Rope) take place in just one room like 12 Angry Men does.
also some fun movies The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Thin Man, and All about Eve.
My favourite Hitchcock is "Frenzy".
I've seen this many times since I was a teenager in the 70s. I always see something new. The towel dispenser has two rollers inside. You pulled the clean cloth from the front and the back roller took up the soiled section. At least in theory. They were still around when I was a kid and finding one that wasn't jammed was a rarety.
I remember those as well. That was back in the day. I just turned 50.
Very true. Those things constantly jammed up.
Excellent reaction! You would really enjoy "HARVEY" with Jimmy Stewart. P. S. A very lovely hair style! As always GOD BLESS ALL HERE!!!!!!
This movie has been a favorite of mine for a long time. It demonstrates how quickly people rush to judgement, and also how, if taken the time to open your mind, you can see what you previously (with a closed mind) couldn't see. I love watching your reaction videos. You are very interactive and insightful. I also love how you get into the spirit of the movie you're reacting to (black and white for this movie, sepia for the wizard of oz, etc.). I would love to see your reaction to my all-time favorite movie...A Raisin In The Sun (the original movie, with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee). That movie has so many "life lessons" in it. I would love to see your insight into those lessons. Keep up the great work! You are a joy for me to watch!!!
There’s a brief moment where YOU the viewer become the 13th juror.
It’s just after Henry Fonda (Juror 8) reveals the duplicate knife and after the shock he says it’s possible and stares straight into the camera and his eyes lock with your own and BAM you’re now a juror too.
One amazing thing about this movie that people don't really pay attention to and that today's Hollywood should take note about, is that this movie probably cost shite to make. One single room, 12 actors, a handful of extras, a couple of cameras, and you have one of the most memorable movie in history.
The guy in the suit with the bead of sweat was EG Marshall. You watched him before as the surly grandpa (father in law) of Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Excellent reaction
Anatomy of a Murder 1959( with James Stewart and George C Scott) is also a great movie 😊😊😊
A superb film indeed…and of course she needs to watch perhaps the best film ever - “To Kill A Mockingbird” (Gregory Peck and Robert Duval in his first role).
Honorable mention to: “Inherit The Wind” and I suppose we could classify “Miracle On 34th Street” as a “legal/courtroom” black&white classic 🙂
Henry Fonda’s Juror 8 is one of cinema’s greatest heroes.
Just a timeless classic that ages like the finest of wines.
I was on a murder trial and it was made sure we knew NOT to vote guilty unless it was 💯 proven the person was guilty, and we were NOT to vote based on our opinions or assumptions. The manipulations lawyers tried to use (I'm a therapist) were so irritating and angering my notebook was full of their contradictions. We voted not guilty after a deliberation just like this. Great reaction and movie! My first time watching as well.
The scene when juror #10 made that explosive speech and everyone turned their backs on him is very powerful.
10:25 It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one of those machines. The towel (not paper) is longer than it looks, though it’s not super long (I’m guessing 3-6 feet), and it’s on a roller system that rotates it around, with each consecutive use. So yes, back in the day, everyone would be using the same towel, probably not washed very often, but only drying off freshly washed faces/hands, and on a loop, so you’re only using the same part of the towel as the person who used it 6 uses ago or whatever the actual number would be. It’s not the cleanest idea, but it is a great money and tree saver, and it’s not the grossest idea either. That award probably goes to the ancient Romans, for their genius forerunner of toilet paper, the “communal dry spongecloth on a stick, passed from wiping person to the next wiping person.” Actually, there are probably worse things. One idea that comes to mind is if someone uses “the poop knife” to make food. Look it up. That’s ten and a half laughs, minimum.
You nailed the reaction…great story-telling…in mostly a single room…every actor was a superior actor…no women on the jury….things were different in 1957…
I didn't recognize you at first because I hadn't seen you since you changed your hair, you look great, I love your reactions, this is of course a classic, I saw it when it came out when I was a kid. So many great films of this time, check out "The Hustler" with Paul Newman, it's another classic. Peace of Christ.
There was a huge amount of acting talent in that room. Henry Fonda, the star, was the Tom Hanks of the 1940s, he played Everyman characters in films like _The Grapes of Wrath_ and _Fail-Safe_ . The rest of the cast were played by veteran character actors who I remember from many movies from this period.
You really NAILED it! It's so good to see younger people such as yourself toss aside all the foolish bias against "old B&w" films and let themselves be pulled into a great, timeless drama such as this. I've known the film for 50 years, and you caught things I've never noticed....on your first time viewing it! Great Job.
Two things: 1.) You mention the brilliance of Casblanca's script, yet it was being written (by the great Koch brothers) day-by-day, page-by-page, as the film was being shot; nobody..cast, director..knew how it would resolve itself at the end. All the more impressive an achievement.
2.) Three suggestions of great old films, all of them exploring the warmth and emotional depth of the character's relationship with one another: a.) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1944) about family life in a NY tenement (1890's), with two superb performances by child actors and a heartbreaking-ly beautiful Christmas Eve scene b.) I Remember Mama (1948)..family life of Norwegian immigrants...it pulls you in from the very opening and never lets go c.) Captains Courageous (1937), possibly the king of them all. Since you have such a wonderful appreciation and knowledge of classic cinema, please try to see these three (whether you feature them on your channel or not).Each one of them will change/transform you emotionally. LR
Henry Fonda was a wonderful actor. Did you know he and Jimmy Steward roomed together as fledgling actors in the early 1930s.
The plot was excellent. A good storyline and character development is all important to an excellent film.
I appreciated your insights. I have watched other reactors viewing this movie. But your observations were the best.
The hero is the exceptional everyman, the common citizen doing his civic duty. There are no prizes for doing this. That is one of the reasons this movie is timeless.
12 Angry Men was written by Reginald Rose and started its life as a TV play in 1954 (live in these days). 1955 it went up on stage. Many believe that this version, the most famous, from 1957, also was produced for TV. This is a real feature film, low budget, but shot on a sound stage in Hollywood. The plot is set in New York City. It was produced by the legendary Henry Fonda, who also stars in the film. The director was Sidney Lumet. The cast is filled by Hollywood's elite, both young and old by this time. My favorite is Lee J. Cobb, Juror No. 3, the most angry one. A very fine actor both on stage and on film. Together with Fonda, he is the top cast. Funny thing about TV drama: Juror No. 12, the funny advertising man, played by Robert Webber. This was in 1957 and advertising was exploding. These men who worked in this business made a lot of fast money, apparently without effort. They were the internet people of the 1960s and they were called MAD MEN.
A classic for all time...and really put Sidney Lumet on his path to becoming one of the greatest directors to ever make a film. So glad to see Californiablend react to this one, and I hope she will check out some of Lumet's other great movies, like Fail Safe and The Verdict and Dog Day Afternoon and Network and The Wiz...among others.
Sidney Lumet's first picture as director. He later made Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict, Fail Safe, Network and The Pawnbroker, to name a few. Brilliant screenplay by Reginald Rose, a veritable who's who of character actors. Compelling drama. Rightfully a classic film.
The remake from the late 1990’s with Jack Lemmon and Geo. C. Scott was also very good. I recommend it.
Quality acting, quality script, quality directing - NO CGI, NO ACTION, NO SUPERHEROS, this is how to create a classic film.
“The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself” ― William Faulkner
Great reaction. You hit the hot spot about moviemaking. Old movies focus more on art.
Congratulations on knowing when you're looking at quality, and seeing the difference between what's important and what's not. Our little girl is growing up.
Oh, nice 50s costume. I was alive then and you would have fitted right in.
I always wonder what these actors would think if you could show them these reactions videos from the future and watch younger generations getting their minds blown from work they've done years before decades after they've departed this world.
Like you said, the last two in the room were the two who stood 11 - 1, but they are polar opposites. The thing for me was the way Henry Fonda helped the other man with his coat. He showed civility to the person he was just at odds with... we need more of that.
Also, the towel dispenser in the bathroom; that box has a supply reel and a take-up reel. You pull down on it to get a fresh area of the cloth. When the roll is all on the take-up reel, it is replaced. Those were commonplace up through the '80s, into the '90s.
Henry Fonda wanted this movie made so badly that he helped produce it, and never received his pay for making it.
Awwww Cal... Haven't seen you for a while, and this was one of your best ever!!! I missed how you do your excellent impersonations of the characters along the way. This is one of my favorite films and thanks for your amazing reaction.
The last shot representing the change of perspective we have witnessed is a very astute observation. I never thought of that and I´ve seen this movie countless times.
The algorithm popped your channel back up again. I love your enthusiasm for the films, and how you pay attention to little details.
B/W photography on you is shining amazing.
I really can't wait to see you watch "The GodFather." The use of angles and wardrobe throughout is a class in itself.
Story. Characters. Cinematography. Key essentials and they had it back in the golden age. Modern movies rely too much on visual effects. Too much green screen acting and not enough locations and using the environment. The director and cinematographer made 12 Angry Men with one location, one set for the most part. What they made with only that was a masterpiece. I love the close in, low shots of the jurors during some of the more heated moments of their debate. Cutting back and forth to each character. It really conveys the tension going on! As opposed to the wider angles during the less tense parts. Wonderful acting and a tight script! Just so dang good!!
This is one of my favourite films. I love it. It doesn't matter if the boy is guilty or not. It is about the twelve angry men and justice. There is a reasonable doubt and they voted not guilty because of this.
This is a perfect story to reflect on prejudices and preconceptions about others. Prejudiced people are often too certain of their preconceptions, and the ideia that the best way to deal with it is talk about it, but not to convince them but to make them think, is spot on in my opinion.
Lee J cobb’s performance was superb, great dialogue an movie masterpiece, try Sleuth 1974 great story too
I like recent movies, but this is one of most important movies ever made. And it's pure film. You can't get any better than that.
To me, this movie shows that human nature doesn't change. This exact script, with almost no changes, could be used today and the movie would be just as relevant and relatable.
I've seen a couple of reactors remark about that towel dispenser. They seem to have been done away by Covid, but I remember them. The towel runs down from a spindle at the top and rolls onto a separate one on the bottom. The towel then gets laundered.
As a former public defender I approve this message. 👍 Also, the houndstooth, the hair, everything 🤌 to a “T”!
Such a great film! Aside from a brief look at the defendant at the beginning, all we know about the case is what the jury tells us in the deliberation room. We, the audience, become the jury for the jurors. I think one thing that keeps the film going is how every switch from "guilty" to "not guilty" is a minor victory.
No special effects and minimal sets, but still, this film stands the test of time -- over 2/3 of a century later it still holds up and is as relevant as ever.
I was born the year this movie came out. There are so many great movies from this Era. It's so nice to see younger folks open their minds to these classics. It's a great rabbit hole to enter. If I could suggest another from the same year. Witness For the Prosecution. Great reaction
this was originally filmed as a tele-play by Reginald Rose that aired in 1954 on CBS. then turned into a play in 1955 and then into this film. that's why the film is staged that way. the film has a movie lovers dream cast. the cast includes many actors who went on to have long careers in film and tv. among them are martin balsum, jack warden, ed begley sr, jack klugman, lee j. cobb and, my favorite of the film, e. g. marshal - the one who never sweats.
other movies with dream casts are "cool hand luke" (1967), "m.a.s.h." and "carch-22" (both from 1970). thanks for your reaction.
Such a pleasure to watch this with someone who knows the theatre, who has an eye for blocking....which is such a major strength of this movie. Hey, the director of this movie, Sidney Lumet, went on to direct tons of classics. This was his first one! Twenty years later, in the 70s, he directed two of the greatest ever, back to back: "Dog Day Afternoon" (true crime, young Al Pacino, amazing) and "Network" (wild satire of news media, amazing). Both super iconic, highly recommended. INCREDIBLE acting. In all of his films. He also did a really fun comedy-mystery from the 80s: "Deathtrap", which a theatre person like yourself would definitely appreciate! Anyways, as always, thank you for the reaction video!!! Loved it in black & white! :D
Double Indemnity (1944)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Perry Mason (1957-1966 TV series)
I've always loved this film!!
I saw an interesting clip on a CZcams channel called Indisputable which showed an interview with Jane Fonda, who is pushing 90 years old I think!! At one point she spoke about using the "n-word" in front of her father, Henry Fonda, who stars in this film!!!
He proceeded to IMMEDIATELY slap her across the face and vehemently told her to NEVER EVER use that word!!! She said that THAT slap changed her life!!!
And she also told about an incident that happened to her dad, Henry Fonda, when HE was a child!!!
It seems that Henry Fonda's father took him to a lynching when he was a boy!!😮😮
It so severely affected him that he made movies such as THIS and OTHER movies showing the UGLINESS of racism!!!! Henry Fonda's performance in THIS film is magnificent!!!
The old classic black and white Golden Age Of Hollywood movies are some of the best movies ever made. Plus, just the way they look are works of art all by themselves. Throw in some of the world's best ever screenwriters in charge of the storylines and a little of Old Hollywood glamor and you have magic. Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane, The Thin Man, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and on and on and on. It's so great to see a young person such as yourself enjoying the artistry of the great classics.
You did not appear to recognize the meek Juror # 2, but if you've watched any Winnie the Pooh movies made from 1968 to 2005, you've likely heard his voice as Piglet. The actor is John Fiedler. Hopefully one day you'll see "A Raisin in the Sun," where he plays a very un-Piglet like character.
Also Isaiah 6:8 "Whom shall I send; who will go for us?" "Here I am, send me" It's courageous to stand alone against strength and do what is right, and just.
This movie actually was a star turn for a lot of the actors in it. Maybe not Joseph Sweeney, but he played Juror 9 and was born in 1884.
There are few films that can't be bettered; this is one of them. Brilliant in all respects.
See another in that category: "A Man for All Seasons" with Paul Scofield.
Back in the day, a long time ago, when I was a kid, most public restrooms had the same device like in the film for drying your hands. It was cloth. You pulled down on the towel and a clean, sanitized portion would come out. The dirty portion would go into a roll in the back of the device.
WONDERFUL reaction!! This is such a brilliant film. More brilliant films from the golden age of film: "CITY LIGHTS," "MODERN TIMES," "M," "IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT," "MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON," "WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION," "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE," "ADVISE AND CONSENT,," "FAIL SAFE," and "7 DAYS IN MAY."
All of these films are black and white masterpieces with great scripts, acting, cinematography, and direction.
We have seemed to get away from dramatic movies and dramatic actors/actresses. Every now and again new ones get made, but not nearly as often as before. I was fortunate in that not only did my parents love the old movies, but that Network and then cable television used to show them all of the time when I was growing up. Eventually newer movies started getting played on repeat as more and more channels became available, thus I started collecting movies myself since I was a teenager and have never stopped collecting them. It's always fun getting to see someone discovering these old classics for the first time. It allows me to remember how I felt seeing them for the first time and enjoy them with that fresh quality again. Great reaction!
Great reaction. Good observation at 26:04 where you noticed that we now get a new perspective on the juror's room. I never noticed that before.
The accused was Puerto Rican, "one of them".
A powerful piece of film history. One of the 10 BEST films on my list.
You really can't beat these wonderful old classics. so many more to see.
For some other good old films, The Lady Vanishes (early Hitchcock), and M (with Peter Lorre, thugh be aware it's in German).
The towel was cloth, not paper. You pull a new, clean, stretch down to use, and then the already used part goes back up onto a separate roll. Then it's taken off to be cleaned when it runs out, and swapped for a new one. Is actually much better for the environment than paper towels.
I'm so glad you watched this; it's one of the best movies ever made.
Let me address the most important bit of this movie: The towel dispenser.
It's not a paper towel, it's a canvas one. It basically feels like you're wiping your hands on an old duffel bag. And yes, no matter how recently the thing was been replaced it always feels damp. Always.
This is an All Star cast if there ever was one. The actors in this classic play are are elite. Many of these actors have had movies and TV shows depend on their expertise. Amazing.
Great film. Wonderful reaction. It was the golden age, so many "quiet" highlights that make it.
Actor Martin Balsam who plays the foreman of the jury is the actor who played the private detective, Arbogast in Psycho, which is definitely worth a reaction to if you haven't already.
Seeing Henry Fonda in the lead, you may enjoy another judgment style movie with him "The Ox-Bow Incident".
A masterpiece of a movie, being shot in a room