| “ | This is making me nervous because I hear fighting. | ” |
| - Mary Jo |
Movie Jo Night presentation of the 1974 made-for-TV movie Death Sentence, which Mary Jo Pehl had not seen previously.
The Movie[]
- Main article: Death Sentence (film)
Synopsis[]
A woman on a jury in a murder trial begins to suspect that the guilty party is not the defendant, but is someone close to her.
The Show[]
Callbacks[]
- "Bad Ronald will just pop out of the wall..."
Running Jokes[]
- Chris and Mary Jo repeatedly state whether they agree with the judge's rulings about objections.
Quotes & References[]
- "I'm just filming this Hulk movie, leave me alone..."
- Nick Nolte played the villain in the 2003 feature film Hulk, which was not well-received.
- "When that mug shot came out of Nick Nolte, he should have just said 'No that's from that movie Death Sentence, come on...'"
- In 2002, Nick Nolte was arrested for driving under the influence. His mug shot (in which he appears disheveled in a Hawaiian shirt) was widely circulated.
- "God I hope I get it, I hope I get it..."
- These are lyrics from a song in the musical A Chorus Line, which is about actors auditioning for a show.
- "He's a never-nude, he won't let me in!"
- The term "never-nude" (known clinically as gymnophobia) refers to someone who is so self-conscious about their naked body that they never completely undress (including when bathing and during intimacy). The term was popularized after being used on the TV comedy Arrested Development.
- "That guy's like a Gavin MacLeod doppelganger."
- Gavin MacLeod played Murray on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Stubing on The Love Boat. Actor Alan Oppenheimer resembles him.
- "I'm holding out for-" "A hero."
- "Holding Out For a Hero" is a 1984 rock song that was popularized by singer Bonnie Tyler in the movie Footloose.
- "It's The Shining now."
- The climax of the 1980 horror movie The Shining depicts an abusive husband chasing his wife through an empty isolated hotel in an attempt to murder her.
Behind-the-scenes[]
- The livestream of Death Sentence was the twenty-eighth presentation of Movie Jo Night.
- The livestream was produced by Chris Gersbeck, who joined Mary Jo during the movie.
- Commercials have been edited into the act breaks of the film. These are promotional spots for other television programs across a variety of years and channels.
Video Release[]
Episodes of Movie Jo Night are not made available for purchase. Most episodes, including Death Sentence, remain up on the Twitch channel for VOD viewing by channel subscribers.