110. 12 Angry Men
12 Angry men (1957)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden
Synopsis: Dudes rock, legal edition! It’s a hot summer afternoon in New York, baby, and the jury boys are ready to mete out some Big Apple justice, i.e. sentence a young person of color to death. But Juror 8 (Henry Fonda) ruins it by embracing the whole “reasonable doubt” thing. Now he’s got to convince a room full of men with opinions (weird!) that the accused might be innocent! Featuring Lee J. Cobb as "Your Friend’s Scary Dad” and Jack Warden as “Sports Guy Who’s Good at Hats!"
Bechdel-Wallace Pass? No
The Episode
We recall 12 Angry Men (1957), a film featuring men, sweat, tension, and reflection. We wanted to watch a good movie, so we did. We discuss piglet, being horny for justice, and ska music. It all makes sense in context.