History YMMV / TwelveAngryMen

** In the 1997 version, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos appears as Juror #10 and Creator/MaryMcDonnell appears as the judge, six years before starring in ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''.

** You'll recognize Juror #2 by voice. John Fiedler is the original voice of [[WinnieThePooh Piglet]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: Juror #5 will be instantly familiar to anyone who's seen an episode of ''Series/{{Quincy}}''. Jack Klugman even gets to do a Quincy-style deduction years before the series was conceived, by pointing out the inconsistent nature of the knife wound. ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' also did a flashback episode to Oscar and Felix meeting on a jury where Felix was a RogueJuror in reference to this role.

** You'll recognize Juror #2 by voice. He's the original voice of [[WinnieThePooh Piglet]].

* Minor one but in the 1997 version, Juror 7 finally breaking his snarky demeanor when Juror 11 delivers his speech to him. In the end, we still don't know what his actual opinion in the trial was.

* VindicatedByHistory: The critics in 1957 were [[CriticalDissonance rooting for]] Lumet's movie version, but the public wasn't interested and the movie failed at the box office. ''12 Angry Men'' has since earned a place in pop culture rivalled (aside from ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'') by no other courtroom drama--plus the 88th spot on AFI's ''100 Years. . .100 Thrills'' list. No mean feat for a non-action adventure film.[[note]]For perspective, below this movie, among others, were ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' at #100 ''{{Film/Speed}}'' at #99, and ''{{Film/Braveheart}}'' at #91[[/note]]

*** Did Juror #7 actually believe in the verdicts that he gave? Did he truly think that the boy was guilty/innocent?

* Did Juror #7 actually believe in the verdicts that he gave? Did he truly think that the boy was guilty/innocent?

** When Juror #4 refuses to change his vote near the end, does he honestly still think the defendant is guilty? Or is he merely doing it so that the process of proper deliberation, which Juror #8 started, is properly finished?

* RetroactiveRecognition: Juror #5 will be instantly familiar to anyone who's seen an episode of ''Series/{{Quincy}}''. Jack Klugman even gets to do a Quincy-style deduction years before the series was conceived, by pointing out the inconsistent nature of the knife wound. ''Series/TheOddCouple'' also did a flashback episode to Oscar and Felix meeting on a jury where Felix was a RogueJuror in reference to this role.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Juror #5 will be instantly familiar to anyone who's seen an episode of ''Series/{{Quincy}}''. Jack Klugman even gets to do a Quincy-style deduction years before the series was conceived, by pointing out the inconsistent nature of the knife wound.

* DudeNotFunny: The other jurors' reaction to #3 pretending to raise the knife to stab #8.

* TearJerker: When Juror #3 finally realizes what he's doing; he tears up the picture of him and his son and just breaks down crying. The DVD release of the film manages to make it even worse with the chapter titles. The title of the chaper containing Juror #3's VillainousBreakdown? "One Angry Man".

** The defendant - innocent man or murderer? For all of the doubt the jury casts on the prosecution's case, there's still plenty of reason for the audience to conclude that he's guilty. This was done deliberately, of course; even Juror #8 admits that he isn't sure that they aren't about to set a murderer free.
*** Then there's the question of, if the defendant did in fact commit the murder, [[AssholeVictim was he really in the wrong]]?

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Ridiculous amounts, such as when Juror #4 states outright that the murder weapon, a switchblade knife, was one-of-a-kind, with a very distinctively carved handle, and finishes his rant by ramming it blade first into the juror table, Juror #8 pulls an identical switchblade from his pocket, flicks open the blade, and rams his knife into the table right next to the original. HilarityEnsues.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: By the end of at least one of the movie adaptations, jurors 3 and 8 seem to be getting along. In a way, these two had a lot in common throughout the play; each pushed for the verdict they believed in, each believed in their respective verdicts more strongly than arguably everyone else on the jury, and each were willing to go against the rest of the jury to support said verdict. It would seem somewhat fitting they would eventually get along better once the deliberations were over.

* AwardSnub: The 1957 version, largely overshadowed by ''TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai'', failed to win anything at the Oscars. Additionally, none of the actors received nominations for their work. Though Henry Fonda did end up winning a BAFTA for his performance, and both he and Lee J. Cobb earned Golden Globe nods.

* HilariousInHindsight: When #3, talking about his son, tells how he told him [[{{Mulan}} "I'll make a man out of you."]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: Juror #5 will be instantly familiar to anyone who's seen an episode of {{Quincy}}. Jack Klugman even gets to do a Quincy-style deduction years before the series was conceived, by pointing out the inconsistent nature of the knife wound.

* VindicatedByHistory: The critics in 1957 were [[CriticalDissonance rooting for]] Lumet's movie version, but the public wasn't interested and the movie failed at the box office. ''12 Angry Men'' has since earned a place in pop culture rivalled (aside from ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'') by no other courtroom drama--plus the 88th spot on AFI's ''100 Years. . .100 Thrills'' list. No mean feat for a non-action adventure film.[[note]]For perspective, below this movie, among others, were Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood at #100 {{Film/Speed}} at #99, {{Film/Braveheart}} at #91[[/note]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The defendant - innocent man or murderer? For all of the doubt the jury casts on the prosecution's case, there's still plenty of reason for the audience to conclude that he's guilty. This was done deliberately, of course; even Juror #8 admits that he isn't sure that they aren't about to set a murderer free.

* RoleAssociation:
** For the 1997 TV Movie version: [[Theatre/TheOddCouple Felix Unger]] has to convince jury foreman [[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent ADA Carver]], blue collar everyman [[Series/TheSopranos Tony Soprano]], foreign watchmaker [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Bill Adama]], ad man [[Series/{{CSI}} Gil Grissom]], frustrated baseball fan [[WhosTheBoss Tony Miceli]], infuriated racist [[Series/TwentyFour Brian Hastings]] (or [[Film/ForrestGump Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue]]), elderly [[{{Hamlet}} Polonius]], ultra-precise [[TheWestWing Efraim 'Eli' Zahavy]], [[WesternAnimation/TheBatMan Martian Manhunter]], [[Film/DrDolittle (remake) Dr. Dolittle's dad]], and the particularly antagonistic Gen. Film/{{Patton}} to consider that the kid they're sentencing for murder might not be guilty. With [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Laura Roslin]] as the judge.
** Also, in the original version, Juror 2 is....[[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Piglet?]]