Episode 44 – Joseph Sweeney’s 12 ANGRY MEN w/guest Omar Uddin
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This was a most interesting discussion to hear from an attorney’s perspective on the classic film. I’ve been called for jury duty 4 times over the years. I’ve served as jury foreman, member, and as an alternate. Most recently, I just sat in the jury waiting room for a few days without ever being called. I would highly recommend the experience to anyone. I probably was more like John Fiedler than Henry Fonda!
Great episode, Rob! Using the career of an individual actor, especially a character actor like Sweeney, as the lens through which to analyze a classic film makes for a unique listening experience. I especially loved the choice for Sweeney to hang his head instead of saying, “From personal experience!” in the “older folks are invisible” discussion. This is a truly unique show that I love.
I guess that demonstrates what they say about TV, that it is “designed to be ignored,” or “illustrated radio.” In the theater, there’s no place to look besides the screen, at home, the line gets the point across past the newspaper or homework. Like a laugh track alerts you to look up and see what outrageous outfit Uncle Milty is wearing.
I normally suck at the casting game, but the Monday before I’d caught the first TV glimpse in a while of football coach Lou Holtz. At 88 he was looking old, and frail, and up past his bedtime; well, he was never very bombastic even while coaching. So, you see where this is leading: mild roles in youth, a bit of aging in secret, what do you think of Alan Ruck? Looking him up, he’s had a surprisingly steady career, but I have to admit I haven’t really seen him in anything since Spin City. Soon to be 70; iMDB photos from The Dropout(2022) make him look drawn.