A Few Good Men (8/8) Movie CLIP - Jessup Is Arrested (1992) HD
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Col. Jessep (Jack Nicholson) reacts angrily when he realizes that he has been arrested.
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In this military courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin, Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is assigned to defend two Marines, Pfc. Louden Downey (James Marshall) and Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison), who are accused of the murder of fellow leatherneck Pfc. William Santiago (Michael de Lorenzo) at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kaffee generally plea bargains for his clients rather than bring them to trial, which is probably why he was assigned this potentially embarassing case, but when Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) is assigned to assist Kaffee, she is convinced that there's more to the matter than they've been led to believe and convinces her colleague that the case should go to court. Under questioning, Downey and Dawson reveal that Santiago died in the midst of a hazing ritual known as "Code Red" after he threatened to inform higher authorities that Dawson opened fire on a Cuban watchtower. They also state that the "Code Red" was performed under the orders of Lt. Jonathan Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland). Kendrick's superior, tough-as-nails Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson), denies any knowledge of the order to torture Santiago, but when Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson (J.T. Walsh) confides to Kaffee that Jessup demanded the "Code Red" for violating his order of silence, Kaffee and Galloway have to find a way to prove this in court. A Few Good Men also features Kevin Bacon as prosecuting attorney Capt. Jack Ross and Kevin Pollak as Kaffee and Galloway's research assistant, Lt. Sam Weinberg.
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Cast: Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Kevin Bacon, J.A. Preston
Director: Rob Reiner
Producers: David Brown, William S. Gilmore, Steve Nicolaides, Rachel Pfeffer, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Jeffrey Stott
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
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Nicholson said this was his favorite type of character to play: the person who is absolutely wrong but who is convinced he’s absolutely right
Like a lot of people I've met over the years
It's what happens when a Lawful Good character is in the wrong but is still convinced what they did was right.
.. Him and Thanos.
@@thelovebat wouldn't it be lawful evil as he saw the order and subsequent death as a necessary and an acceptable loss to maintain what he saw as a fit unit? much like a religious zealot would.
Aren't we all the heroes in OUR own story? Well, most of the time. No one deliberately does the wrong thing.
I love how Jessup goes from calmly asking if he's been accused of a crime to crazily attacking the prosecutor as if murdering him will solve all his legal troubles.
Jessup is out of his league. In the Marine Corps he is the King, he orders are followed to the letter. Only to generals and federal politicians he has to answer. And now a low ranking Navy lieutenant has brought him down, while only doing his Colonel's job. That is treason in the eyes of Jessup, so he goes mad. No helping his own legal case.
Tom Cruise was the defense attorney. Kevin Bacon was the prosecutor.
@Alex Kanyima by his own hubris, megalomania and incompetence.
It was where the mask finally slipped off. For all Jessup's posturing on honor, duty to protecting his country, and his self importance, all of it was a facade he convinced himself of. For a moment we saw him for what he truly is: a savage bloodthirsty animal.
Sigma lol
"I'm being charged with a crime?"
Considering the fact you just admitted in open court to committing one, yes you are.
He thinks he should be above the law because of his position on "that wall" between America and its enemies.
It's what his whole "You can't handle the truth!" speech was about: he *testifies* -- in both senses of the word -- that he believes that any order he gives _can't be illegal_ so long as it is serving a higher purpose.
But really, "the truth" that Jessup talks about is something he made up to rationalize doing whatever he wants, and damn how many soldiers he kills along the way.
What would Jesup be charged with and what kind of sentence?
@@pict4119 in my opinion, charged for murder : Santiago died because Jessup ordered the code red.
@@gargouenzene that isn’t murder. They aren’t doctors that knew he had a heart condition with vague symptoms that would cause him to die from that type of hazing. There would be lesser charges than murder.
@@pict4119 manslaughter, conspiracy, cruelty and maltreatment, assault, conduct unbecoming of an officer. He would receive whatever a court marshal should deem appropriate. Likely a dishonorable discharge, reduction in rank to lowest possible, and confinement (likely 15-life).
Throwing this out there:
US Army General William Garrison was the commanding officer during the Battle of Mogadishu, commonly known as "Black Hawk Down." General Garrison took sole responsibility for the outcome of that raid, including the deaths of 19 servicemen and the wounding of 73 more, which effectively ended his otherwise highly decorated military career.
He could've blamed the Humvee drivers for getting lost in the city. He could've blamed the pilots for not taking proper evasive maneuvers when they were fired upon. Hell, he could've blamed the Secretary of Defense for denying him the heavy armor and AC-130 Spectre gunship support he requested for the mission. But he didn't.
A good leader accepts the responsibility of command. Colonel Jessup did not. He was a coward, unfit to wear the uniform of a Marine officer.
True but Major General Garrison was also a few ranks higher than Colonel Jessup and this is just a movie. Take it from someone who's been in the corps. Rank does have its privilege. General Garrison retired after the conflicts in Somalia ended. Colonel Jessup would've probably been forced retired after this court martial
@@elijahvigil7467 that difference has less to do with their rank and more to do with the severity of their offense. A failed mission that ends in “unnecessary” or “tragic” deaths is quite different from a deadly hazing ritual that ends in a literal homicide
The First Rule of Leadership:
" Everything is Your Fault! "
Garrison was a war criminal
@@iwatchwithnoads7480 How so?
I love how the guy doesn't stop reading nicholson his rights even when the mp's are holding him back and he's screaming
***** me too.
+Jay Phillips And then he asks him if he understood, lol.
Freedom Of Nomad, he didn't know the guys name, dipshit.
if he doesnt, the guy can claim mistrial or something
+Glitchy There's Wikipedia, and then there's 'Edit'.
Jessep breaking and going to attack Kaffee is such a brilliant moment. In an instant all that snobbish self-entitled façade breaks down and shows Jessep for who he truly is - a murderous power-greedy monster who believes he’s in the right.
Yes, he is murderous, but not of Santiago, but of Markinson, who he killed and made it look like suicide, and he got away with it.
@@jjharvathhlol Markinson clear as depicted blew one through the back of his head under shame of not having held his honor to the corps in doing what he could to save Santiago and costing an innocent marine who had done no wrong to his corps or his country his life. The wrong ones were jessup, Kendrick and Dawson for opposing him to begin with and taking his life for being a little behind when he could have just been transferred to another unit and lighter duty instead they took matters into their own hands and took his life as if playing presiding judge over a court martial.
@@roderickstockdale1678 I am sure Jessup killed Markinson - there is no doubt in my mind. But you can think whatever you want to, it is ok with me.
@Jared Korry It was when the guards went to sleep.
"In their last moments, people show you who they really are."
- Heath Ledger
The best line, "the witness is excused" - a great boss moment for Tom Cruise - loved it
Note that Nicholson's face is not shown at that point, as though the two cannot be allowed to share the screen completely.
I love how he chewed him out. "I am an officer in the United States Navy, and you are under arrest, you son of a female dawg. The witness is excused."
Going toe to toe with Jack is something few can do and Tom pulled it off. What a great movie.
I love the brief twinkle in Nicholson’s eye when cruise tells him “the witness is excused “ he knows they’ve done something great.
The smirk is also the tell
If that's what the twinkle was about, it would mean Nicholson momentarily stepped out of the Jessup character and became Nicholson, during a take. I doubt Nicholson or the Director would have let it go. I'd say it meant that when Jessup cooled down slighty, he realized he'd met his match in Kaffy and, however reluctantly, evinced some respect for him.
@@andrewg.carvill4596 100 percent agree with your take. For a man of his station who only respects the strong, he has to admit that Kaffee clearly proved himself, and I think that smirk is the bitter, twisted smirk of a man about to die (obviously he won't, but I imagine a character like him, this is as good as death)
@@thefinal9923 I didn't read it as respect, more a "you got me good, you SOB".
@@stevekaczynski3793 That's pretty much how it is, but don't you think there's a respect in that? A grudging one, to be sure, but to me there's respect there.
"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."
....That gave me the chills then! And just now...some 20 years later! FUCKING CLASSIC!
spicy as hell just 10/10
NickRand I guess its a snazzier way of saying "I liked this part"? Oh, but pardon me for expressing it in that way, word police. I'm too pretty to go to jail.
+Cooper Rice lol! I'll just lay it out straight then....
This line was my most favourite in the movie too. Just the perfect end for the asshole's ego.
Cooper Rice Cringe.
I love the shot of Jessup picking up the hat with the Marine shield that had fallen to the ground. Excellent symbolism there.
He should have left it there. He dishonored the emblem displayed on it. PROFOUNDLY.
Maybe he just dropped his head gear. I dont really see the symbolism.
Cover, not “hat”
@@cpegg5840 Take it easy on him
I think this is one of Nicholson's most brilliant performances. Nothing looney, nothing bizarre, just an outstanding acting work
I’d say this and his work in “As Good As It Gets” are probably his best roles.
0:54 It was always so oddly satisfying the way his tunic straightens out when he tugs it down.
"The witness is excused."
*mic drop*
Tom was great playing lieutenant Kaffee.
Stop using the tired stupid term “mic drop” in your life. This is a voice of truth right now. Everyone who hears you do it hates it even if they are being polite.
The witness is excused? Uh, Kafee, the Judge already ordered the jury to leave and Jessup's arrest and mirandizement. The time for witness testimony is over. He's already been excused.
Cruise Control.
Miguel Luna That is brilliant
PUNCHLINE
Terrible Speed sequel.
I feel like Indiana Jones and I’ve just found the golden idol after 5 years
@Miguel Luna
You do look like Jay Sherman.
What a legendary performance by Jack Nicholson
You're Right. But The B.S. Antics of these type of scripted Scenes are Idiotic for Guantanamo. The Military Base as a setting for this movie ought to have been placed at the 38th Parallel for instance - facing North Korea. Not puny Fidel's military.
Ali Khan
And don’t forget Tom Cruise, too.
Absolutely
" I m gonna rip the eyes out of your head, and piss in your dead skull you *** with the wrong marine!!!" hold on let me straigthen my uniform:)) . You're right he was fantastic.
I’m not a big Cruise fan, but man his acting was top notch in this movie
His acting is always good
Demi Moore
J.T. Walsh
Kevin Bacon
We're top-notch performers
Notice how Tom Cruise never blinks or flinches. Great actor.
Russy Jody yes agreed.
Should have won academyvaward for this.
Cruise is a topnotch actor and this is one of his best movies. It's like a michaelangelo painting its a masterpiece.
in the military if you do not follow the orders of your superiors you can be court martialed and dishonorably discharged.
Im aware but I'll take that any day of the week over doing what is known to be wrong.
Jason Case What are u referring to?
Very dangerous when those in charge turn into sociopaths.
Very much agreed. Like I said in a earlier comment, he was at Guantanamo, not exactly a real forward station at the time. I mean at this time it was just a place holder base, really not good for anything. If this was set now I could see why he would feel the need to see "walls guarded" but in this context he just looks like a psychopath.
But that’s the issue.
If you are put into war. Having to go through that, having to kill, having to put your life in your brother-at-arms hands, and theirs in yours. There is no gray morality in battle. There’s no time for it. Just black and white, just us vs them. Your death or theirs.
All that, from watching people you know die to having to pull the trigger yourself hardens you. I haven’t served myself but a friend of mine did, and she told me a story of how there was this one girl who couldn’t pull her weight and so she got bullied and gotten grief for it.
And that’s it. In the army, being a burden is the worse place to be a burden. Its not like training for a job in the office where a mistake can be amended or even for playing in the olympics or superbowl. None of those can compare to someone in the army being dead weight because that person’s mistakes can cost resources, mental traumas, limbs and, all too common, lives too.
I’m not saying people in power should step over the line. But when you have to make those hard decisions, for us simple laymen to judge them for going through what they have to isn’t even funny.
There’s a famous thought experiment that can’t be done due to the ramifications which is the train experiment. Where a train is uncontrollably going too fast and is about to hit 5 people tied to the railway, if we don’t divert the switch. However doing so would kill the other person on the railway, so as in Jack Nicholson’s characters’ rationale: sacrifice few to save the many. And, whilst we can all take the utilitarian approach we don’t realise if we could actually fully act or just freeze up instead of doing anything in the heat of the moment. Because ultimately no matter which option we choose, people reacting to this- the one with power over people’s lives living or dying it will affect your mental being. It can harden you and desensitise you. It can mentally affect you as trauma.
True. Luckily, Hillary Clinton did not become President. We dodged that sociopathic bullet.
Giovanni Torres all that sounds good til you realize the Colonel could’ve had the guy transferred or discharged.
My office! 😭
I love that smirk of some form of respect at 1:29. Jessup knows he’s been gotten good.
I think that's an out of character slip from jack nicholson because they just recorded a great scene
That just makes things slimier. Respect? From the likes of him? That's like a walking, talking turd commenting about how clean your outfit is. Total contradiction.
That's not a smirk. That's barely hidden disgust
Smirk?! Lol, no, there was no smirk.
@@anonym58063
💯
Any notion of Jessup being 'right' ended with a dead Marine. Yes, there is hazing 'attitude adjustment', in the military.
But when you give an order and a man dies because of that order, you are accountable.
No different than in the old days when football coaches denied their players water to make them 'tougher'. Some kids died because of that.
He then tried to cover it up with fake flight logbooks, and was fully planning to let two enlisted men take the fall for his mistake.
If Jessup believed in the code, he would have stepped forward and accepted the responsibility. He didnt, and is indefensible.
To me, a hazing mentality means the officers and soldiers don't trust their own code. Even if it doesn't result in death, it's fatal to cohesion, because now the highest authority is the colonel, not the code.
Tom B the water fact actually still happens today at smaller universities
Wow, perfectly put. Thank you.
problem is that the military is rarely accountable to anyone.
Jessep*
As God as my witness, Nicholson deserved the Oscar for this role. Jesus, everytime I watch this movie I enjoy it more and more.
and he seemed so friggin' authentic.
Tom was great too.
@Video Buff Gene Hackman for "Unforgiven". Another masterpiece without question, but still IMO Nicholson deserved to win.
Nicholson deserved many, many more Oscar nominations and wins. How the hell he didn't gets nominated for this movie and Batman or winning the Oscar for Chinatown?
@@MM-eo2oz The Departed as well
"We follow orders or people die."
Absolutely true.
He didn't...and people did die.
I love how he immediately goes to attack the lawyer, like he really showed his true colors in an instant.
anyone who says something along the lines of "I did so and so for you, how dare you question my authority" deserves to have that authority taken away from them, they no longer respect what it means to have authority, and if they won't allow other people to question them, then they certainly won't question themselves. allowing them to retain authority while having that mindset is both irresponsible and dangerous.
.....politicians for example!....
exactly the problem with police
😒 knock cops all you want but God forbid your kid gets snatched walking home from school of your wife gets attacked in a parking garage you ain't gonna call the Ghostbusters you're gonna call the boys in blue. Everyone hates one till they need one
i can't be the only one that read this in Jessup's voice
Say what you want Tom is a really good actor.
Sadly, I must agree with this.
Shawna Graham he is, but Nicholson was acting circles around Cruise in this film.
greatest
And the worlds greatest stuntman+actor
@@rossdiamondthief6627 not talking this film, I said actor.
I am unable to understand how people keep defending Jessup. He stepped out of line with his authority and began acting above the law in the name of the "greater good". The problem is, this guy is precisely the kind of person that finds laws necessary in order to keep mere men in their place, not him. His overly grandiose sense of self can easily cause more harm than good at this point. His attempts at justifying his actions by "being the man to defend others and getting the job done" falls short because he is clearly beginning to lose touch with the very others he says he is defending. This has happened over and over again in world history, when men and women in power start stepping over the rules, first a bit and then more and more because they deem themselves so important and their responsibilities so great that they themselves should not have to respect the very values they are defending.
Markus FIN Brilliant
Its just a movie!
Some people do what they believe needs to be done for better or worse choices are made I understand Jessup those who don't and/or haven't fought on the front lines in anything do not get to question the how.
There are those in this world that do the thankless Jobs while others get to sleep soundly the ones behind the scenes get the thankless jobs done I don't a agree calling a hit on one of his own men isn't right unless they are a traitor and/or some serious like that I defend his logic in his justification but not his actions.
+Black Sun Lord Demios
one of the most cherished principles of the united states military is civilian control of the military. so yes, people who are not on the front lines do get to judge the manner in which the job is done. if you can't handle that, you have no business serving the country.
@@sirmoonslosthismind Nope they don't they don't get to judge calls made on the battlefield in defence of one's nations there really only is a grey area.
I love the power dynamic between Jessup and Kaffy, when Kaffy was at Jessups base he was almost submissive, he knew he had to tread carefully and almost made it seem like was never in control of the situation, he didn’t want to press or ask to many questions in spite of his own intuition that Jessup knew more than he was letting on. He gave a facade of being unimpressive, this was Jessups base and his arena. Yet the moment Jessup entered the courtroom, he was now in Kaffy”s arena and this is where Kaffy truly showed his other side, his true side, Jessup is now in his arena, hence Kaffy not afraid to push Jessup and question him hard. Jessups mistake was underestimating Kaffy. Awesome film, never get tired of it ❤️
Master tacticians know to pick the battlefield they are strongest in.
What's really compelling about this is not just that he point blank admitted to ordering the code red, it's that he also says "I did my job and I'd do it again" - effectively wiping out any chance in his trial of getting a reduced sentence due to remorse or lack of judgement, and further indicates that it was all meticulously premeditated that he'd do it again inline with the duties of his job.
A full-bird colonel mutters as the jury leaves.
"I did my job... I'd do it again..."
He learned nothing from this incident. Absolutely nothing.
If he had just sent Santiago home as a substandard recruit & moved on to the incoming class...
Jessup probably makes General.
Markinson isn't dead... he's probably 1 step behind Jessup as Jessup thinks he's on the path to 5-star general.
Kendrick, Dawson & Downey still have careers in front of them.
Santiago's alive.... as a civilian on a medical discharge.
2 dead.
4 careers destroyed.
2 headed for Leavenworth.
Because of one man's ego.
...and the desire to say, "I gave that order. It's how I run things!"
"The Witness is excused" is my fav ever movie line. It's because earlier Nicholson is about to walk out and Cruise says "I didn't excuse you. I'm not through with my examination, sit down". Then Cruise goes to town on him!
He knew pissing him off would make him angry enough to spill his guts and incriminate himself.
@@thefacelessmen2101 Kaffee was going to win the case anyway because of the testimony of the ATC troops, those Airmen. Putting Santiago on a flight that didn't exist was part and parcel of the conspiracy to "get rid of him", especially because he had incriminating information of the illegal perimeter firing incident. *Sure, a couple of Marines that got involved in the guilty act would have to pay the price, but it would be a small price to pay for "the Corps, unit, God and country".
If Col. Jessup took his share of the blame(if any at all depending on what he knew and what he did to correct it) on that like a real man, and without arranging anyone's murder, he would still be in the Marines. Jessup only needed to play it smart and cool to keep his brass and all the honorifics of being a stellar Marine officer. But if Santiago had to bargain for his assignment and potentially his life, something would say that Jessup had something of a "shady" reputation, the kind that is truly "unbecoming of a U.S. Marine".
@@Agent1W except Kafee admitted after it was over that the airmen had no knowledge of the flight. They were a bluff.
@@davidalexander3320 Exactly.
The two airmen were used to bluff the colonel, swift move.
"The witness is excused." Look carefully, you see the TINIEST bit/ALMOST a "smile" from Jack Nicholson immediately after that line.
if you look carefully,for a fraction of a second,the left side of Nicholson's mouth curls up into a smile before turning back into a frown lol
I’ve wondered if he intended that as Jessup being slightly impressed or seeing himself in Kaffee, or if that was Nicholson realizing what a fantastic moment in cinema they had just brought to life together
The transition from saying "I'm gonna rip the eyes off your head and piss in your dead skull" to being his calmer self when Jessup says "sweet dreams, son" is polar opposite statements, rendered under intense emotional turmoil
"The witness is excused " is the umtimate power trip line i love it
"and you are under arrest you son of a ...." Is the best line of the movie
Kevin bacon was underrated in this movie, I think he was overshadowed by Cruise, Nicholson, Demi moore & Kiefer sutherland but he is excellent too
underrated in every role he plays
Did you see how he gave that nod at the start of the clip? That was really good. He was a little shell-shocked.
I really like the guy who played judge randolph in this movie. "I Believe ive earn t it" and " Yourne not going anywhere colonel"
He lets Jessup know that even if he’s a big powerful man, in the courtroom the judge is the boss.
Col. Jessup : I would appreciate it if you would address me as "Colonel" or "Sir." I believe I've earned it.
Judge Randolph : Defense counsel will address the witness as "Colonel" or "Sir."
Col. Jessup : I don't know what the hell kind of unit you're running here.
Col. Jessup : And the witness will address this court as "Judge" or "Your Honor." I'm quite certain I've earned it. Take your seat, *Colonel.*
@@sce2aux464 im a lawyer and youre right. in court the judge is the boss. more than one judge has held me in contempt.
Nothing more dangerous than the wrong person who thinks he's right. Let alone who never second guesses themself.
Amazing villain convinced he did nothing wrong.
Mastetpiece movie a topnotch one.
See the parody of the terrific scene with the iconic you can't handle the truth of this excellent movie as wwe goes hollywood. It's on youtube.
It appears you can't handle the truth.
Isn't everyone the hero of their own life story? No one knows they're the bad guy until it's too late.
@@SalemGhassanHanna
Not really.
Certain infamous criminals know their actions are wrong.
0:41 "YOU FUCKED WITH THE WRONG MARINE!!"
+CorvusOfMellori Right. The marine who just got handed his gonads, the ones that were cut off because he ordered the murder of a fellow marine.
+CorvusOfMellori You can say "wrong Marine" over and over....lol...
As it happens, the wrong Marine fucked with the right lawyer.
I love Jessup's expression when he says "I'm being charged with a crime?". It's like he's saying, "THIS is total bullshit." Great acting.
I love how he thinks his fellow Colonel will save him. Earlier in the film, these two squared off over who was in charge in the courtroom - of course the Judge and fellow Colonel won the exchange - but it was forshadowing how Jessup burned all his bridges and was losing friends.
I quote this all the time when people do stupid stuff in real life. "You fuckin people...."
Me too!
+FreakDaMIghet you really should curse the debt collection offices. they are the real fuckin people meaning we coud live quite well without them.
Yeah like elect Trump to be president
Or when they say that trump said "all mexican people all rapists", or that he is a Nazi... you fuckin people...
XXXGaaraFan2013XXX69 or when they agree with all his lies about have the most electoral votes than any replica president .and his inauguration attendance was the largest in history ..and agree with him that the media is the enemy of the American people ..its not "you fuckin people" .its YOU FUCKED UP PEOPLE!
This is a great and artful way of showing how we need people “on that wall” but also need to realize that there is such a thing as “conduct unbecoming “ . God bless Boxer
I like how he straightens his uniform back the way it was.
Its that subtle head nod Danny does as Jessup is ranting that gets me every time. What a scene
Jack's tie is there, he turns around then it magically vanished!
Jessup is so arrogant, he thinks his removal jeopardizes the Corps
it did
@@notaliberalfromcali6245
Yeah it did cause they lost 3 high ranking officers
Jassup Is Going to Jail for admitted to the code red
Larkinson Committed Suicide
Kendricks gets Arrested by Capt Ross
So yeah
@Elite Gamegerous : Many movies reflect real life. Many people of authority, like politicians, Nixon and cops, have a sense of arrogance and entitlement, even to the point of thinking they are above the law. They ignore the fact that they are public servants, nothing more. Pride comes before the fall.
Yeah, egomaniacs like him have difficulty realizing what a cheap commodity they are. Sure, egomania is sort of necessary in order to view oneself worthy of the kind of power and responsibility that a field grade officer in a command position holds, but there's always another blowhard waiting to fill the slot.
@@JDFrank20Diaz Nah, three defective officers were discovered and removed, making room for proper leadership in those roles.
Ironically, its a "code red", but for substandard officers.
I love how Nicholson pronounces every instance of the word "lives" in this movie like they're a prop, rather than actual people.
Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, two of the greatest actors ever.
And in this movie, two legendary/greatest actors finally meet each other.
They are!!! 💗❤
0:55 Man, that moment when he straightens out his dress uniform with such intensity!
I think this was Jack Nicholson's best perfromance. He was incredibly nuanced and powerful.
but girls hated him though
At 1:30 you can see a look of pride on Jessup’s face. Despite angered at being charged for a crime he respects Kaffee for standing up to him
Yeah. In Night at the Museum 2, you can see scenes with Kahmunrah and Larry where it’s obvious that even though Kahmunrah despises his foe, he has a grudging respect for Larry for not being afraid of him and standing up for his friends no matter what he and his co-horts perpetrate on them.
It’s such a damn shame that they don’t make movies like this anymore.
I love these dramas! Sadly thesedays, we make more superhero and action movies. They aren't necessarily bad but is still sad that we don't make these kinda movies anymore. The 90s had some of the best movies!
The man who wrote the play this film is based on has just released a new courtroom drama movie called 'The Trial of the Chicago 7', it's supposed to be pretty good.
A Few Good Men was a box office hit when it was released and was the 7th highest grossing film of 1992. If it were released today, I doubt it would have made half as much even with Cruise and Nicholson in the top billing. Nowadays, you got to be a franchise film to even sniff the top 10 and that's really sad IMO.
So inspiring when the lawyer let know the Coronel that he is not the only man with power in a nation, he is a lawyer and is almost as dignified as a Coronel
I love this scene, I can feel the devotion rolling off Cruise
Justice237 Actually, I found the slight trembling while drinking the water to be a HUGE tip-off to how scared the character was. Good acting there I think
0:13 This movie really pulled a "You cannot fast travel when enemies are nearby" years before Skyrim was released
"The witness is excused..." such an underrated put down in this scene.
It's my favourite line of all time 👍
What should have been said was"The colonel, soon to be prisoner is excused". Salt in the wound.
I think this is still Tom Cruises best performance. He should have won an Oscar for this role.
_We gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man we gotta roll with it!_
I don`t know that I personally feel like it was his best performance. But I can see how others would see it that way.
I feel like it was ONE of his best performances. This, along with Rain Man, Born On The Fourth Of July, The Color Of Money, The Firm, Interview With The Vampire, Jerry Maguire, The Last Samurai, Minority Report and Collateral.
I`m surprised he hasn`t won an Oscar by now. I always wondered if The Academy Awards had something against actors like him and Brad Pitt(who has also never won an Oscar).
And Top Gun and Edge Of Tomorrow are pretty good, too. Cruise seems embarrassed by it now and almost disowns it and I know it was a box office failure at the time in 1985 and many people don`t like it but I always liked Legend.
The first time I watched Legend, it was a very surreal experience. Not his(or Ridley Scott`s) best work but I think that it has since gone on to become something of a cult-classic.
may be not a Oscar, but a Tobon.
Legend is fantastic
His hat dropped in the end potrays that all of his pride he lived upon was shattered to the ground.
1:32 There was some respect in Jessup’s eyes when he told him he was an officer in the United States navy
That's actually my favorite part if the scene that most people never pick up on. It's like "Ok Kaffee...way to get some balls!"
I’m a pilot in the US Navy, some call me Maverick.
entrthedragon good to know
For the haters who say that Nicholson overplayed his part and hammed it up too much, that’s just how he acts. He’s trying to entertain the audience, not convince you that he’s really a high ranking military officer. Just enjoy the show he puts on and don’t overthink things.
Jack Nicholson reminded me of my dad who once held a high rank in the military. My dad also seemed unhinged, he served in korean war and i think he had ptsd because of it, he was just as intense as nicholson when he got angry.
"The witness is excused"
Like a boss
1:08
Why he used "put" not "puted"
Plz help me i am learning english plz help me.
@@jethalalchampklalgada7001 : the word "put" is always used. No matter what tense. Not puted or putted. Several examples : I put. You put. You people put. He put. They put. They did put. He did put. The people put. Everyone put. They had put. They have put.
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Thx bro
Not too many young actors could have gone toe to toe in that scene with Nicholson, or that scene would've never made it. Cruise hung in there. The moments of pure raw primal instinct were expressed brilliantly.
0:26 this is the reaction that corrupt politicians and police officers have when they get arrested for breaking the law when they think they ARE the law.
I watch this scene again and again to see Nicholson straighten his uniform as fast as he replied "YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID".
*Satisfaction Guaranteed*
This is not a complicated case. Colonel Jessup was given a memo from his superior who is an Admiral in the navy and the memo stated no disciplinary engagement hazing is to be tolerated in the marine corps. When Colonel Jessup ordered Lieutenant Kendrick to have Lance Corporal Dawson and Private First Class Downey carry out the code red, Colonel Jessup became responsible for the death of Private First Class Santiago because the Colonel disobeyed the order set by the Admiral. Colonel Jessup had no idea that hazing Santiago would kill him and the military is not going to want to have to deal a wrongful death taking place on a military base which is why the Colonel should have followed the Admirals order. Orders from a superior need to be followed to avoid costly consequences.
an admiral is equivalent to a general both outrank a colonel
No there are times one needs to not follow authority.
Look at those experiments of pain where the posing scientist said he'll take responsibility as shocks were used for wrong answers.
Just because someone is in authority does not mean you should always follow orders including when your aware what they ask is immoral, illegal, or immoral and illegal.
+Dave Fetterly ,,,,,thank you for clarifying...explain code red also in detail...Indian soldier
A doctor doesn't have legal authority over you like a superior officer does... The only time it's justified to disobey an order from a superior is when the order is unlawful, and you better be 100% sure it's actually unlawful before saying "No sir".
You're right about one thing...."Colonel Jessup had no idea that hazing Santiago would kill him". Thus, he wasn't responsible for Santiago's death. And personally, if this scene had happened IRL, and I was Jessup....I would've knocked whoever was supposed to be Kafee's ass out. "Yeah....I called you 'son'. Do something about it!" -- My Reaction
1:34 "The witness is excused... and so is his tie."
“You have no idea how to defend a nation” murdering an innocent man? these people disgust me
He eliminate the weakest link, in reality he will have a pass.
@@gregwx In reality Kendrick would have been court-martialed upon admitting to reducing Santiago to water and vitamin supplements. Ration cuts are strictly regulated.
@@gregwx Jessup WAS the weakest link !
Well thank god it’s a movie
@@gregwx That is right, if Jessup did not answer Kafee question, Jessup would have walked out of the courtroom as a free man.
"Your not going anywhere Colonel!" Lmao!
Kaffee:
Jessup:
Kaffee: *VIBE CHECK*
Nicholson's performance in this scene should be ranked amongst the very best of all time.
Absolutely
100
0:35 "You have the right to insult a lawyer..." That's what I thought he said.
I just love how Kafee had the last laugh. Pride comes before the fall.
1:35 where’s his tie?!
It's been very long since this movie released... the scenes still keeps you riveted.... truly superlative performances from these acting greats.
Don't call me son, your son OB 😂
1:16 words of a man with Integrity. Integrity gives you confidence and a clear state of mind that enables you take on anyone irrespective of their ranks, and such a mind can only speak truth nothing but truth
"The witness is excused"
*Supa Hot Fire reaction*
Hmmm , i am still after all these years thinking how many times he ordered "Code Red" ...
For Cruise to able go toe-to-toe with Nicholson is the making of a great actor.
"You're not going anywhere Colonel. MPs. Guard the Colonel." Guess Colonel Jessup didn't realize that the game is up.
That subtle smirk by Jessup. He realizes caffey has grown up and became an officer
1:28 the witness is relieved of duty
Great scene, an artistic triumph for all involved!One of Tom Cruise's best films!Happy Birthday, Tom Cruise!
Him: IM BEING CHARGED WITH A CRIME?!!
Me: yes
Him: IS THAT WHATS GOING ON HERE?!?!
Me: ….yes
Don’t mess with the navy either they are tough too
You got a love the smile of Jess up at the end he knew Caffey had him by the balls and it did what it took to put him away. That’s the kind of training Jessup was trying to do for his Marines even though it’s wrong in every way
The unleashed madness in Jessup's face is hilarious ashe realizes he's not beating those MPS to his target & he just smooths out his uniform. Lol! 😂 priceless
Nicholson kills every single roll he does but this one is different.
Absolute perfection.
Classy movie...one of my favourites :o)
Love how he interrupts the guy reading the charges against him to ask what's going on, like "If you'd shut up you could hear what you're being charged with."
Kevin Bacon didn't stop to read the jerk's rights. Contrats to captain Ross !
No, he wouldn't have been able to hear what he was charged with. Captain Ross was reading out his Miranda rights, which was basically his rights under the 5th and 6th Amendments (right against self-incrimination and right to counsel). The charges aren't usually stated in the Miranda warnings.
I love how Captain Ross doesn’t hesitate to read Jessup his rights.
For his crime, Jessup was sentenced to be dropped into a vat of chemicals and the nerves in his cheeks completely severed.
1:35 When he picks up his military cap...
the law is absolute! no one is above no one is below
mOnK27640 Please take over the supreme court Justice position soon. Some of them are airheads.
patricia anderson how soon?... like a month
mOnK27640 The law is made, which means it can be broken.
***** alot are commiting suicide but ..sadly they might be people with broken conscience
+mOnK27640 They why can a soldier by tried numerous times by the court of law for the same offense if the law is absolute. Why are they below the law?
0:08 Nicholson should address the court as judge or your honor. He hasn't earned "Colonel".
One of the greatest quotes in cinema history
Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson perfect acting
Col. Jessup: You f....in' 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.
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 ...... The witness is excused.
We need to stop thinking of these people in uniforms as gods. They are just men. They can commit crimes and go mad with power just like anyone else. You can have just as much honor as a marine without ever joining the corps.
Well said!
many marines have honor and the normal man usually does not. this fails to be true.
+TheRedTomahawk Most Marines are just "normal" men who join the Corps. Just because they can make it through boot camp doesn't mean they're more honorable or anything.
Sam Raffield can you read? i said many
+TheRedTomahawk Can you answer without a belligerent tone? And whatever you said, it still stands that our people in the armed forces aren't special when it comes to corruption.
Goes to show there are consequences of going against the rules. Jessup was too arrogant to realize his order went against U.S. military regulations and that by admitting to ordering the Code Red, he doomed himself to a court martial. Not to mention failed to realize he COULD have pleaded the 5th to avoid further questions.
Kaffee played on his arrogance and stubbornness,
Anyone ever notice that when Jessup turns around to pick up his hat, his tie is gone?
zack andrew wow that is a brilliant spot!
WHA
zack andrew
A continuity error that you can find listed on the website MovieMistakes
His tie is still there, but shifted to the right. Under his green jacket.
I remember noticing it when I saw the film on its initial release. From Jessup's perfectly adjusted if slightly sweaty collar and tie in the previous shot to a tie that seems to have disappeared in the next shot.
This is really how it is in military. The officer corp try to pin any problem on the lowest enlisted and they usually get away with it.
A lot of examples, but one striking one was at a US Army replacement depot in Lichfield, England during WW2. Post-war it was revealed that soldiers at the depot were beaten for minor offences like going AWOL. After the war it came out but while some NCOs who carried out beatings were punished with jail, a Lieutenant Colonel Kilian who was ultimately responsible as depot commander merely received a reprimand and was never promoted to full Colonel.