Review of A Few Good Men (1992) by Pradeep N — 25 Jul 2010

Cast.

Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Alistair Kaffee.

Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep.

Demi Moore as Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway.

Kevin Bacon as Capt. Jack Ross.

Kiefer Sutherland as Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick.

Kevin Pollak as Lt. Sam Weinberg.

James Marshall as Pfc. Louden Downey.

J.T. Walsh as Lt. Col Matthew Andrew Markinson.

Christopher Guest as Cmdr. Doctor Stone.

J.A. Preston as Col. Julius Alexander.

Randolph Matt Craven as Lt. Dave Spradling.

Wolfgang Bodison as LCpl. Harold W. Dawson.

Xander Berkeley as Capt. Whitaker.

John M. Jackson as Capt. West.

Noah Wyle as Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Barne.

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A Few Good Men Movie Quotes (1992).

Kevin Pollak (Lt. Weinberg): Cmdr. Galloway, Lt. Kaffee is considered to be the best litigator in our office. He successfully plea bargained 44 cases in 9 months.

Tom Cruise (Kaffee): One more and I get a set of steak knives.

Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): You see Danny, I can deal with the bullets, and the bombs, and the blood. I don't want money, and I don't want medals. What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy. You gotta ask me nicely.

Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have more responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you dont talk about at parties, you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then question the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!

Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): You want answers?

Tom Cruise (Kaffee): I think I'm entitled.

Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): You want answers?

Tom Cruise (Kaffee): I want the truth!

Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): You can't handle the truth!

Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): You fuckin' people. You have no idea how to defend a nation. All you did was weaken a country today, Kaffee. That's all you did. You put people's lives in danger. Sweet dreams, son.

Tom Cruise (Kaffee): Don't call me son. I'm a lawyer and an officer in the United States Navy. And you're under arrest, you son of a bitch.