One Good Movie - Simmering

Hi friend,

It’s summer. It’s hot.

My urban landscape lacks the greenery to cool.

I’m not angry about it. I’m looking at a lemon tree on my terrace and mountains in the distance.

Spain is a happy place.

You know who seems unhappy these days?

America.

12 Angry Men (1997)

Set in a Chicago jury deliberation room during a sweltering summer day, 12 men must decide the fate of a young man on trial for murder.

The jury is made up of every masculine slice of Americana.

It’s the third version of an original teleplay by Reginald Rose.

Powerhouse William Friedkin directs.

The cast is ridiculous.

Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott anchor the past and future stars.

117 minutes that cook.

-Guy

Epilogue

George C. Scott is the greatest screamer on celluloid.

For a movie where he keeps his cool behind the wheel, check out The Last Run.

Scott is a former driver for the Chicago mob, now living in Portugal. After nine years of exile, he accepts a job to drive an escaped murderer to France.

Complications ensue.

It’s a B-movie elevated by a literary script by Scottish novelist Alan Sharp.

And it's Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer Sven Nykvist's first American film.

95 minutes.

It’s available on YouTube.