12 Angry Men Jury Scene

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Filmed all at one location: the courthouse, Twelve Angry Men is a drama about a murder case. The jury is trying to prove whether or not a teenage boy—played by John Savoca—is guilty of stabbing his father to death. Eleven of the twelve jurors, are ready to pronounce the boy guilty and be done with it. But juror #8— portrayed by Reginald Rose—declares the teen innocent. This creates an uproar of disapproval from the others, and they set out to persuade #8 of the boy’s guilt. But, instead of convincing juror #8 of their point, they are converted one by one to #8’s viewpoint, until the vote is 11 “not guilty” votes to 1 “guilty vote”. The others must try to win him over to their side. My favorite character was juror #8, because he was not lazy