Many have said Tom Cruse can't really act without significant production values and yet here we see him in a special effects-free, dialogue intensive script that's as good as it gets. I think he and the rest of the cast put on a masterclass performance and showed us all how it's done.
Mr. Cruise has been acting before CGI and special Effects! A true prodigy of the arts who brings it in every movie! Even that movie Vanilla Sky which was a little weird in my opinion!
Tom cruise has always been a stellar actor. He is just one that today has the luxury of doing basically anything he likes to, which often means special effects/stunts heavy action flicks
"a special effects-free, dialogue intensive script that's as good as it gets" Actually this is a few good men. Although both films have Jack Nicholson doing great work.
The long silent stare between Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson after Jack demands he ask nicely is just amazing. You can tell Tom's character is now realizing the depths of the sinister nature of the Colonel, and how he needs to NOT react adversely to Jack. It's like a game of poker, and he doesn't want to reveal his hand to Jack. The low scary rising music score during that sequence is also so perfect, signaling the shift in tone. This movie is so perfect.
All true. But Tom's character knew the Col was lying at the very beginning of this lunch when he said that they ordered that Santiago be transferred off the base. He knew that because he opened the closet in Santiago's dorm and saw a closet full of unpacked uniforms.
People often refer to the "You can't handle the truth" scene when referencing this movie. While that scene is definitely iconic in cinema history, this scene is greatly underappreciated. It sets the tone for the entire movie.
This whole clip- what is it called in theater, the musket above the mantle seen early is not mere decoration but a key to the plot later. Caffee soaking in the neat unpacked items in Santiago’s wall locker. Markinson looking away at the lunch meeting- he’s hiding more than Jessup because he actually feels guilt about his part in the phoney transfer order.
Tom Cruise on working with Jack Nicholson on this movie: "When you see Jack on screen, you’re looking at him in a frame, and you’re thinking, why are my eyes drawn to that guy? Look at Chinatown - the guy is so alive on screen. He’s so charismatic. I mean, listen, it’s why some people are movie stars. Jack also understands, I think, the power he has. And he enjoys it. And you enjoy that he enjoys it. That’s key. You know, he’s enjoying it, so we’re enjoying it too. "
The way Jessup immediately and deliberately creates tension between Kendrick and Kaffee by pointing out their very different backgrounds and values is so uncomfortable.
Not only that, but when Kendrick says, "no we like all you navy boys, every time we got to go somewhere to fight you guys give us a ride. Which means he has distain for the Navy too and anything beneath him. I'm not a marine or anything but I sure would like some battleships and aircraft carriers covering my ass down range in this day and age. That's an extremely ignorant thing to say. I think its a great representation of that type.
@@howard3910 no this disdain between the two really does exist. It is even worse when the navy actually is transporting Marines. Such as a MEU. The Marines will try to play all and pull their weight on ship without any training of ship handling. The navy will resent the Marines immediately saying they are in the way or not helping at all, that they take up the gym and waiting line long before chow time and people on watch don't get chow. Then about 5 months in the marine will hear all the complaints from the sailors and just stop helping at all and worry about doing marine activities only. Which makes the navy people angrier. Even worse when the marine debark. The navy will accuse the Marines of taking a vacation despite they training. It is just a lot of petty crap from little children normally.
@@Robert53area I know it exists brother. Thank you for painting that picture for me. It was only sort of a hypothetical before your explanation. My dad was an MP in Korea. He'd go down to the red light district and break up fights when the Navy docked. Most of the fights he was breaking up was between the Navy and Marines. Everyone shits on other service branches but to be serious about it is a psychopathic mind. P.S. When the Marines are at the bar leave at 1:55 AM. At 2:00 AM they are trying to fight and f*** everything in sight LOL.
Nicholson is only in what, 3 or 4 scenes in this film but his presence looms over it like an overcoat. Cruise and the others were fantastic too, overall perfectly cast.
I run my movie how I run my movie. I eat cereal four steps from a TV screen where 4000 actors are trained to impress me. So don't think for one second you can get on here, post a RUclips, and make me nervous.
This is the most underrated scene in this movie.. Jessup showed his tell and his weakness.. Danny realized he was lying.. also the guided tour of the base gave Danny the key to unlocking the case.
Yep. I've watched this movie for years and it became more and more obvious that almost everything significant in the final courtroom scene is signposted in this one. Santiagos clothes still hanging in the closet. The code red conversation. The transfer order. Jessups hair-trigger anger when challenged. It's all there.
No it didn't. He was dying to plead it down. That's what Kaffe does. Takes the easy way out. It took Jo pointing out he's a coward and Sam convincing him that he has the chops for him to go after Jessup. But don't believe for a second this meeting did anything to dissuade Kaffe from wanting out. The only reason why this went to trial is because Dawson wasn't willing to plead.
@@Rockhound6165 Kaffe acted contrary to what some of his instincts were, because he knew instincts alone couldn't win the case. And it became such that the whole trial could only depend on Jessup's admission. If anything, Kaffe was stupid for listening to Jo, Sam, and Dawson, because it meant his whole career and life if they had it wrong. I wouldn't call that, an 'the easy way,' more so than it was smart. It was a huge risk to play otherwise - they were fortunate to win out.
@@megaplatypus if you watched the movie Kaffee always wanted the easy out. The joke was that he never saw the inside of a courtroom. Jo was the one who convinced him to go to trial because he all but begged Dawson to take the plea deal. Even going to trial, after the botched Downey testimony and Markinson killing himself, he was giving up. Jo, again, talked him into fighting by bringing in Jessup. Had Jo simply agreed with him and said, "I screwed up with Downey and Markinson's gone so it's over" Dawson and Downey would have gone to prison for life. So thank Jo not Kaffee.
@@Rockhound6165 If Kaffee had actually never been assigned to this case and (instead) Jo had been assigned as lead council for this case, Jo would have NEVER been willing to risk her own legal career like she expected Kaffee to risk his legal career (by his examination on Jessup). If anything Jo seems like she would have made a much better Life Coach than an attorney.
@@mitchmurray2260 thats the whole point, its supposed to show how ill suited his character is for the job at that point. he just wants to get the hell out of there without ruffling anyones feathers, when ruffling feathers is exactly what he needs to be doing. he uses that line to undermine her attempt at it in a way that he thinks will appease jessups ego.
@@erbgorre Not really. Kaffee wasn't wanting to ruffle feathers because he was playing his cards close to his chest. Galloway getting hostile with the Colonel and then pressing him on the Code Red issue gave part of the game away. Joanne's smart, but she makes those sort of hotheaded mistakes a few times during the movie, such as the "strenuously object" scene where she undermines Kaffee's excellent cross-examination of Commander Stone, the incompetent base doctor.
The disrespect ALL the men show towards Galloway who is TWO ranks above Caffee!! And she is the one that brings up the question about Code Red which gives Caffee the pivotal info he needs to clinch the case and being Jessep down! Demi’s acting was amazing.
LOL... WHile I agree with some of your assessment, please explain what exactly Jessup said that gave Kaffee "the pivotal info he needs to clinch the case and being Jessep down!"?? At this point everything is still just speculation..... Anyone can give an "opinion" and disagree with an order... I disagreed with many orders but i FOLLOWED every lawful order that i was given... In legal speak that's what Jessup said...
Well, Jessup did acknowledge that she outranks Danny. But he also does make disparaging comments about women, so maybe there is a barrier they have against women in the military
I would argue the Marines (who were combat Vets) were disrespectful to all Navy at that table (who were clearly not combat Vets) but yeah in my experience, the old school military would just ignore the female sitting at the table unless it's happy hour or a tailhook convention
"She outranks you" Actually, she is TWO ranks higher than Caffee. That is quite a lot for him to be bossing her around. That is bigger than the gap between Markinson and Jessup.
@@pugachevskobra5636 because she is in danger of constantly stepping outside her role as counsel for internal affairs and interfering with the defence attorney for the accused, and hampering his investigation. She also essentially accused a highly decorated US Marine col of ignoring command orders and committing a crime without any evidence whatsoever. She is so passionate about defending the accused, that she is acting like the lawyer. He is absolutely wrong to speak to her the way he does, and as a junior officer he has no right to. She just makes things very hard with her gung ho attitude, and her need to be the lead attorney.
So often overlooked, written by a very young Aaron Sorkin (the genius of dialogue, as recognized by the actors who spout his words), based on his 1989 play, and directed by Rob Reiner. The pedigree behind this movie is way more than the actors.
Just checked WIkipedia, and he was 31. His sister studied law in Boston and served with the Navy JAG corps, and he got the idea from a chat with her about work. A great talent!
I love how everyone's all "he's such a dark character". He wasn't. Hazing (what we called corrective action, or wall-to-wall counseling) was a time-honored tradition whose day was officially done. Officers didn't order it, the enlisted corps just handled things like we always do. So this made it irregular as hell, but the fact that Pvt Santiago went out of his way to draw attention to himself... well, that's going to piss a lot of people off. That said. Jessup ordering the "Code Red" rather than NJPing Santiago, or worse... he was trying to make a better Marine, not just giving up on the kid. Civilians look on it, especially in the optics of today's world, and it looks really bad from the outset. In reality... it was just life in the military, that unfortunately went incredibly bad because someone fucked up. That person, by the way, is Commander Stone. There's your dark character. Pencil-whipped a fitness report for a Marine with a serious heart condition, with what probably amounted to a half-assed physical and not so much as a CT scan beyond it, and zero remorse afterward. Clean bill of health? Eat my ass, doc.
@@rcslyman8929 Oh, spare me! The whole point is how hypocritical Jessup was. He went on and on and his fucking code, but then he orders the code red with catastrophic consequences and what does this honorable Colonel do? He covers his own ass and lets the grunts who enforced his order spend the rest of their lives in jail while he smiles from his high horse, giving lectures like his shit didn't think. Even his own XO couldn't live with it! Jessup is pretty much a textbook narcissist.
One attribute of the high-functioning (and always self-destructive) psychotic is profound depth of personality along a very specific line such as military commander. This is why the people must insist on mandatory service for many and permanent rank for few.
Demi's character wanted to test Colonel Jessup personality and that little question was all that was needed. Amazing how a person's greatest asset can also be their downfall
@@rjam1974 They were all guilty once Jessup had Kendrick give them the "tour" before lunch. He didn't try to hide anything, and surely Jessup and Markinson had to know that was a bad idea to let him go by himself.
@@tmst2199supposed to. Maybe in jury trials? These days, the people’s power is manipulated and weaponized by those in elected and appointed positions for personal gain.
This film is A1 on every level, The same way Jaws is for mariner's, Rob Reiner's direction is only equalled but never exceeded by the Acting excellence from his cast, And Production value from his crew., What a film,.
Anyone who [must] demand respect to obtain it, particularly a superior officer, is weak. Moreover, that weakness is abundantly obvious to everyone who witnesses the demand. Nicholson is brilliant in his portrayal of Col. Jessup!
I love it when an actor chooses to work against the line. The line is “this heat is making me fucking crazy” and he says it with a slight smile in total stillness. Disconcerting, what hey?
No doubt. Epic. As 39 or 39A session is drawn in. Judgement written well before or in scenes edited. For the benefit of viewers, a little more light on this session. Agree.
Jack is a master actor, but he's also a writer. He knows the importance of cadence and rhythm and understanding the character you are playing. He pretends to be a charming guy here. He's the CO of an infantry battalion, a combat veteran and outranks everyone at the table and at the same time, enjoys playing sinister games. Quite a character.
Note to self: if interrogating a man in charge about his questionable actions, don't look at his face, look at the face of the people to his left and right. Kendrick's eyes gave it all away.
This can apply to any situation that involves a group setting. I remember a girl brought her best friend to a job interview and asked the supervisor if her best friend could sit in for the interview. Surprisingly, the supervisor agreed. However when the supervisor asked the girl questions, he didn't look at the girl on how she answered the questions. He looked at her BEST FRIEND'S REACTION to the girl's answers. If the best friend frowned or looked at her funny, HE KNEW that the girl was lying about her qualifications and answers. Needless to say, she didn't get the job. Ironically he gave the job TO HER BEST FRIEND!
you know who is going to say what and you know how the story goes and ends .. but this movie is still re-watchable many many times. and THAT is how great it is.
One of his coconspirators should have been able to brief him about this upcoming meeting with Danny Caffey who was investigating this incident, and that he met his dad at his high school once, which would have brought the fact out that his dad was Lionel, and with some quick research would have already known his dad was dead.
Danny is investigating the entire time, but his laid back demeanor leads to his being underestimated and not taken seriously. This was a mistake. He noticed everything and spotted Jessup’s weak spot.
@@usaalways and he immediately noticed Santiago’s stuff wasn’t packed. Something everyone else missed. But he just shrugged for off in the moment to not give it away.
Why were he and Weinberg even wearing those and not the tan one like Galloway? Maybe that was part of his plan to piss off Jessup and get him to show his ass.
I really like how Nicholson ears go backward when i says his last '' You have to ask me nicely'' , like a dog ready to bite. Even at the court scene , he acts like a barking dog , i can imagine him growling between his line.
There's something about Colonels that seem to give the impression that they somehow carry a chip on their shoulders with the power they wield....in the movies at least. It's as if they're pissed at not yet being Generals, but smug and psychotically overbearing with each rank below themselves. Col. Kurtz, Col. Kilgore, Col. Jessup, Col. Slade in 'Scent Of A Woman'....even Cols. Hogan and Klink in a comedic way. I had a relative who was a retired Lt. Col., and he was a handful, though not mean or tyrannical, he was...let's say, a man of extreme appetites.
I'm still not quite sure how to understand that line. I always took it as a thinly-veiled putdown, as if to say the Navy is just transportation for the real heroes, but maybe there's something else to it?
@@vivacantando Yes that is exactly what he is indicating. It’s supposed to be condescending in air or tone if you would. As if the navy has it easy as opposed to the Marines and not in harm’s way or combat + direct fire like the latter does being they are Sea - Land base while the other primarily Sea and Stays aboard a ship only. You are correct in Your assumption.This is a generalization though.Of course in real life exceptions to the rule exist.
The last minute eye "roll in and out of Markinson , out of morbid fear put the stamp on Jessup's dominance . Dude made others unseen effortlessly , Uncle JACK is the best
The US Marine Corps had nothing to do with this movie. The “silent drill team” was from Texas A&M. The subject matter was to close to home for the Corps.
I didn't even notice Danny subtly trying to own Jessup by demanding the transfer order rather than requesting it. And then Jessup going way overboard with his "punishment".
yeah but in the next scene as they are walking off base, Galloway says to Kaffee "You didn't need to ask him for the transfer order. You just wanted to see his face when you asked him!"...the look Kaffee gives her is a tell he knows Jessup ordered the code red
One of the few nice things that we can say about Hollyweird, is that they can tell the truth and we can all pretend that it's fiction and we are entertained rather than enlightened to take action.
Rob Reiner said that Nicholson wouldn't stop acting even in the practice takes. He kept telling him didn't need to do that and to save it for the takes that they were gonna use. Jack said he couldn't help it , he loves to act
I think this is where Kernel Hendricks fucked up. He had Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise) helping him and probably was going to end the investigation, but he just had to poke the bull. Hendricks would of kept his mouth shut he would of dodged the bullet, but his pride and ego was too much for him.
Good script, good directing, outstanding performances. You can feel the tension that Nicholson creates, every time. Even if you have seen the movie before. Makes it easy to see why jacked up reviews for a lot of current movies and shows fail to impress the audience..
@@roland7584 No, the title checks okay. The FEW are those who finally act on their suspicion, like Kaffee. Also Dawson hints at that at the end of the movie. "We should have protected Santiago." Ironically Galloway acts out of principle. This may backfire if circumstances are different but that's not what the movie is about.
I mean it was impressive back then when very few people on active duty had seen combat, but after 20 years of Afghanistan and Iraq many people of middling rank in the US military could say far more impressive things about their proximity to the threats.
One of the best films out there. Jack Nicholson puts in a superb performance as Jessop, one of his best. Tom Cruise is equally excellent, whilst Demi Moore is assured and solid in her performance.
Sorkin is the real star here. Reiner is smart to just let these great actors speak this great dialogue and not get in the way with any fancy filmmaking.
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Nicholson in his usual fashion completely owns every scene he’s in.
Great movie,
He is a tour de force.
There will never be another like him. There’s others AS good but they do something different (DeNiro, Pacino)
The subtle way Jessup's face changes when Kaffee adds "sir" at the end of the request
"Don't I feel like the fucking asshole!"😂
Many have said Tom Cruse can't really act without significant production values and yet here we see him in a special effects-free, dialogue intensive script that's as good as it gets. I think he and the rest of the cast put on a masterclass performance and showed us all how it's done.
This is probably my fav performance of his.
Mr. Cruise has been acting before CGI and special Effects! A true prodigy of the arts who brings it in every movie! Even that movie Vanilla Sky which was a little weird in my opinion!
Tom cruise has always been a stellar actor.
He is just one that today has the luxury of doing basically anything he likes to, which often means special effects/stunts heavy action flicks
Never a fan, but I saw a very different Cruise in Valkyrie - which was packed with class acts.
"a special effects-free, dialogue intensive script that's as good as it gets"
Actually this is a few good men. Although both films have Jack Nicholson doing great work.
The long silent stare between Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson after Jack demands he ask nicely is just amazing. You can tell Tom's character is now realizing the depths of the sinister nature of the Colonel, and how he needs to NOT react adversely to Jack. It's like a game of poker, and he doesn't want to reveal his hand to Jack. The low scary rising music score during that sequence is also so perfect, signaling the shift in tone. This movie is so perfect.
I was thinking that the low scary rising music was letting Tom's character know how sinister the Colonel was and, quite frankly, OUT OF HIS MIND.
All true. But Tom's character knew the Col was lying at the very beginning of this lunch when he said that they ordered that Santiago be transferred off the base. He knew that because he opened the closet in Santiago's dorm and saw a closet full of unpacked uniforms.
@@paulcolburn3855 A thoughtful and careful observation that I missed.
People often refer to the "You can't handle the truth" scene when referencing this movie. While that scene is definitely iconic in cinema history, this scene is greatly underappreciated. It sets the tone for the entire movie.
Agree! Definitely sets the tone, because it's the first time you actually see how vicious he can be and he'll intimidate you to get what he wants.
what i do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform, and with that harvard mouth, extend me some fuckin courtesy, and ask me nicely
Absolutely. Love the line "I eat breakfast 300yds...." Very underappreciated scene
every scene with Nicholson in it is great.
This whole clip- what is it called in theater, the musket above the mantle seen early is not mere decoration but a key to the plot later. Caffee soaking in the neat unpacked items in Santiago’s wall locker. Markinson looking away at the lunch meeting- he’s hiding more than Jessup because he actually feels guilt about his part in the phoney transfer order.
I dont see how anyone can focus when nicholson is on set doing scenes. The man draws every ounce of energy to him and kills it every single time
Tom Cruise on working with Jack Nicholson on this movie:
"When you see Jack on screen, you’re looking at him in a frame, and you’re thinking, why are my eyes drawn to that guy? Look at Chinatown - the guy is so alive on screen. He’s so charismatic. I mean, listen, it’s why some people are movie stars.
Jack also understands, I think, the power he has. And he enjoys it. And you enjoy that he enjoys it. That’s key. You know, he’s enjoying it, so we’re enjoying it too. "
very well stated, Ryan
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Yep👍. Don’t try to match or channel Jack’s energy- just let it radiate off you as you do your part and the scene will turn out fine.
The way Jessup immediately and deliberately creates tension between Kendrick and Kaffee by pointing out their very different backgrounds and values is so uncomfortable.
Well...we'll see about that 😅
Not only that, but when Kendrick says, "no we like all you navy boys, every time we got to go somewhere to fight you guys give us a ride. Which means he has distain for the Navy too and anything beneath him. I'm not a marine or anything but I sure would like some battleships and aircraft carriers covering my ass down range in this day and age. That's an extremely ignorant thing to say. I think its a great representation of that type.
@@howard3910 no this disdain between the two really does exist. It is even worse when the navy actually is transporting Marines. Such as a MEU.
The Marines will try to play all and pull their weight on ship without any training of ship handling. The navy will resent the Marines immediately saying they are in the way or not helping at all, that they take up the gym and waiting line long before chow time and people on watch don't get chow.
Then about 5 months in the marine will hear all the complaints from the sailors and just stop helping at all and worry about doing marine activities only. Which makes the navy people angrier. Even worse when the marine debark. The navy will accuse the Marines of taking a vacation despite they training. It is just a lot of petty crap from little children normally.
@@Robert53area I know it exists brother. Thank you for painting that picture for me. It was only sort of a hypothetical before your explanation.
My dad was an MP in Korea. He'd go down to the red light district and break up fights when the Navy docked.
Most of the fights he was breaking up was between the Navy and Marines. Everyone shits on other service branches but to be serious about it is a psychopathic mind.
P.S. When the Marines are at the bar leave at 1:55 AM. At 2:00 AM they are trying to fight and f*** everything in sight LOL.
'I'm pacing myself' the perfect response
Afterwards Demi Moore says to him "You didn't need to ask him for the transfer order. You just wanted to see his face when you asked him!"
Nicholson is only in what, 3 or 4 scenes in this film but his presence looms over it like an overcoat. Cruise and the others were fantastic too, overall perfectly cast.
I run my movie how I run my movie. I eat cereal four steps from a TV screen where 4000 actors are trained to impress me. So don't think for one second you can get on here, post a RUclips, and make me nervous.
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This is the most underrated scene in this movie.. Jessup showed his tell and his weakness.. Danny realized he was lying.. also the guided tour of the base gave Danny the key to unlocking the case.
Yep. I've watched this movie for years and it became more and more obvious that almost everything significant in the final courtroom scene is signposted in this one. Santiagos clothes still hanging in the closet. The code red conversation. The transfer order. Jessups hair-trigger anger when challenged. It's all there.
No it didn't. He was dying to plead it down. That's what Kaffe does. Takes the easy way out. It took Jo pointing out he's a coward and Sam convincing him that he has the chops for him to go after Jessup. But don't believe for a second this meeting did anything to dissuade Kaffe from wanting out. The only reason why this went to trial is because Dawson wasn't willing to plead.
@@Rockhound6165 Kaffe acted contrary to what some of his instincts were, because he knew instincts alone couldn't win the case. And it became such that the whole trial could only depend on Jessup's admission. If anything, Kaffe was stupid for listening to Jo, Sam, and Dawson, because it meant his whole career and life if they had it wrong. I wouldn't call that, an 'the easy way,' more so than it was smart. It was a huge risk to play otherwise - they were fortunate to win out.
@@megaplatypus if you watched the movie Kaffee always wanted the easy out. The joke was that he never saw the inside of a courtroom. Jo was the one who convinced him to go to trial because he all but begged Dawson to take the plea deal. Even going to trial, after the botched Downey testimony and Markinson killing himself, he was giving up. Jo, again, talked him into fighting by bringing in Jessup. Had Jo simply agreed with him and said, "I screwed up with Downey and Markinson's gone so it's over" Dawson and Downey would have gone to prison for life. So thank Jo not Kaffee.
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If Kaffee had actually never been assigned to this case and (instead) Jo had been assigned as lead council for this case, Jo would have NEVER been willing to risk her own legal career like she expected Kaffee to risk his legal career (by his examination on Jessup). If anything Jo seems like she would have made a much better Life Coach than an attorney.
"she has no point. she often has no point, sir, its part of her charm."
thats such a great line
But she is "pretty" isn't she?
Really?
it was a clownish line that didnt fit the seriousness of the sense. should of been deleted
@@mitchmurray2260 thats the whole point, its supposed to show how ill suited his character is for the job at that point. he just wants to get the hell out of there without ruffling anyones feathers, when ruffling feathers is exactly what he needs to be doing. he uses that line to undermine her attempt at it in a way that he thinks will appease jessups ego.
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Not really. Kaffee wasn't wanting to ruffle feathers because he was playing his cards close to his chest. Galloway getting hostile with the Colonel and then pressing him on the Code Red issue gave part of the game away.
Joanne's smart, but she makes those sort of hotheaded mistakes a few times during the movie, such as the "strenuously object" scene where she undermines Kaffee's excellent cross-examination of Commander Stone, the incompetent base doctor.
This is how Daniel learned asking Colonel for the code red aggressively would work.
Learnt
(when) not (how) Daniel learned asking Colonel for the code red aggressively would work
Huh? This is how not to formulate a coherent sentence.
Learnteted
@@panaderofilms Learnedaded
The disrespect ALL the men show towards Galloway who is TWO ranks above Caffee!! And she is the one that brings up the question about Code Red which gives Caffee the pivotal info he needs to clinch the case and being Jessep down! Demi’s acting was amazing.
LOL... WHile I agree with some of your assessment, please explain what exactly Jessup said that gave Kaffee "the pivotal info he needs to clinch the case and being Jessep down!"?? At this point everything is still just speculation..... Anyone can give an "opinion" and disagree with an order... I disagreed with many orders but i FOLLOWED every lawful order that i was given... In legal speak that's what Jessup said...
Well, Jessup did acknowledge that she outranks Danny. But he also does make disparaging comments about women, so maybe there is a barrier they have against women in the military
One rank above but yes
@@JH-su9vl No she is two ranks above Daniel Kaffe. He is a LtJG, and she is a LCDR.
I would argue the Marines (who were combat Vets) were disrespectful to all Navy at that table (who were clearly not combat Vets) but yeah in my experience, the old school military would just ignore the female sitting at the table unless it's happy hour or a tailhook convention
That cigar deserves an Oscar
It does. It appeared in the White House, starring Bill Clinton & Monica Lewinsky.
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LOL. your comment deserves an Oscar.
Should be top comment
Unfortunately its career went up in smoke after this
The use of "I beg your pardon" when one feels insulted. As Jimmy Conway would say, "You were out of order. You insulted him little."
"Now go home and get ya f*ckin transfer order!"
One of my all time favorite movies of all time!! Probably Tom Cruise's BEST movie of all time.
RIP JT Walsh, brilliant underrated..watching and calculating
An incredibly rewatchable film.
Of course it's rewatchable: it has a young, hot Demi Moore in it.
@@chrisnedbalek2866 You pervy bastard
4 words selected to summarize the film perfectly!
"She outranks you"
Actually, she is TWO ranks higher than Caffee. That is quite a lot for him to be bossing her around. That is bigger than the gap between Markinson and Jessup.
Yeah
How is she two ranks higher than him? He is a Lieutenant (O-3) and she is a Lieutenant Commander (O-4).
@@MikeEvock See the stripes. He is a Lieutenant JG, so above him is Lieutenant, and above that is Lt. Cmdr.
It's insane; he basically dogs her out every time he appears on the screen.
@@pugachevskobra5636 because she is in danger of constantly stepping outside her role as counsel for internal affairs and interfering with the defence attorney for the accused, and hampering his investigation. She also essentially accused a highly decorated US Marine col of ignoring command orders and committing a crime without any evidence whatsoever. She is so passionate about defending the accused, that she is acting like the lawyer. He is absolutely wrong to speak to her the way he does, and as a junior officer he has no right to. She just makes things very hard with her gung ho attitude, and her need to be the lead attorney.
For a guy who is great with the over the top physical acting, he is spectacular when it calls for understatement.
We always see the "you can't handle the truth" as the scene from this movie. I think THIS is the best scene. :)
So often overlooked, written by a very young Aaron Sorkin (the genius of dialogue, as recognized by the actors who spout his words), based on his 1989 play, and directed by Rob Reiner. The pedigree behind this movie is way more than the actors.
Just checked WIkipedia, and he was 31. His sister studied law in Boston and served with the Navy JAG corps, and he got the idea from a chat with her about work. A great talent!
Sorkin, the Clinton speech writer. This fits well, he and Reiner had a field day making cartoon characters out of The Marines.
3 insane performances in one flik!!! Interview of Jessep at GitMo, nascent examination at Quantico, and breakdown.......................
Some interviews with cast members said Nicholson did most of these scenes in one take.. Unreal.
He also knew the lines of the opposite actor/actresses lines as well for this movie.
If Nicholson did them in one take, then they all did :D
@user-otzlixr lol
@user-otzlixr "I have no responsibilities here whatsoever"
Not uncommon for actors of his caliber. @@frasermackenzie7275
The colonel is wearing a Silver Star and a Navy cross. Pretty impressive for such a dark character.
Good shout. Bit ironic in light of him saying he didn't want medals!
Agree. Which is why it's unfortunate his character is drawn so crudely, almost a functional psychotic.
I love how everyone's all "he's such a dark character". He wasn't. Hazing (what we called corrective action, or wall-to-wall counseling) was a time-honored tradition whose day was officially done. Officers didn't order it, the enlisted corps just handled things like we always do. So this made it irregular as hell, but the fact that Pvt Santiago went out of his way to draw attention to himself... well, that's going to piss a lot of people off. That said. Jessup ordering the "Code Red" rather than NJPing Santiago, or worse... he was trying to make a better Marine, not just giving up on the kid. Civilians look on it, especially in the optics of today's world, and it looks really bad from the outset. In reality... it was just life in the military, that unfortunately went incredibly bad because someone fucked up.
That person, by the way, is Commander Stone. There's your dark character. Pencil-whipped a fitness report for a Marine with a serious heart condition, with what probably amounted to a half-assed physical and not so much as a CT scan beyond it, and zero remorse afterward. Clean bill of health? Eat my ass, doc.
@@rcslyman8929 Oh, spare me! The whole point is how hypocritical Jessup was. He went on and on and his fucking code, but then he orders the code red with catastrophic consequences and what does this honorable Colonel do? He covers his own ass and lets the grunts who enforced his order spend the rest of their lives in jail while he smiles from his high horse, giving lectures like his shit didn't think. Even his own XO couldn't live with it!
Jessup is pretty much a textbook narcissist.
@@rcslyman8929 PHENOMENAL analysis!
The way his face tightened then loosened and his ears flexed… YOU GOTTA ASK ME NICELY
Oh sheeut
He was something of a werewolf.
Devil dog
One attribute of the high-functioning (and always self-destructive) psychotic is profound depth of personality along a very specific line such as military commander. This is why the people must insist on mandatory service for many and permanent rank for few.
How to make yourself the main suspect in one conversaiton xD
Demi's character wanted to test Colonel Jessup personality and that little question was all that was needed. Amazing how a person's greatest asset can also be their downfall
@@rjam1974 They were all guilty once Jessup had Kendrick give them the "tour" before lunch. He didn't try to hide anything, and surely Jessup and Markinson had to know that was a bad idea to let him go by himself.
Kaffee yielded on the Colonel's turf, but when Jessup tried that same move on Kaffee's turf, he learned what real power is all about.
And that power ultimately rests with the people.
@@tmst2199supposed to. Maybe in jury trials? These days, the people’s power is manipulated and weaponized by those in elected and appointed positions for personal gain.
9:56 that look of, "This is not looking good, we have a major problem."
9:24 he actually for real lays his ears back. Very impressive and for real intimidating talent. Bad. Ass.
This film is A1 on every level, The same way Jaws is for mariner's, Rob Reiner's direction is only equalled but never exceeded by the Acting excellence from his cast, And Production value from his crew., What a film,.
0:22 Look at those six actors, each one superb, if not incomparable. We can only dream of seeing such a collection of talent in one shot nowadays...
A great clip from an all-time great movie, easily in my top-10. The story and cast were just so, so good.
Powerful.....like the final Court Scene.....Superb acting......BRAVO from Mexico City!
It's in my top 3
One of the best performances in any movie... ever.
one of the best films ive ever seen..watch it all the time on DVD...
Kiefer Sutherland’s great performance in this movie got him the role in 24 years later.
What a stacked cast.
Exactly what I said, even the cigar deserves an Oscar.
Colonel, I just need a copy of Santiago's letter to Santa Claus. You guys have paperwork on that kind of thing.
"I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans trained to kill me"
That's so real
Anyone who [must] demand respect to obtain it, particularly a superior officer, is weak. Moreover, that weakness is abundantly obvious to everyone who witnesses the demand. Nicholson is brilliant in his portrayal of Col. Jessup!
I told my supervisor at work (UPS) this, “You have to ask me nicely.” His reaction was just like Cruise’s.
Love me some Jack.
Nicholson was MASTERFUL in this role. About the only thing I want to remember him for...but he did so much more.
I love it when an actor chooses to work against the line. The line is “this heat is making me fucking crazy” and he says it with a slight smile in total stillness. Disconcerting, what hey?
Great scene. Love the tension. Jack is a scene stealer like no other.
Watched this clip countless times and it still amaze me.
This is such an epic movie, and this part is one of the best in Hollywood history
No doubt. Epic. As 39 or 39A session is drawn in. Judgement written well before or in scenes edited. For the benefit of viewers, a little more light on this session. Agree.
Just watched that scene for probably the hundreth time in my life. Goosebumps.....every.......damn.....time
9:19 - Look at his ears retreat back, like a wild animal's. Excellent acting!
He became a wolf later in life.
@@patrickm6012 That's true. "Wolf" was a pretty goo0d movie.
Nickelson was just perfect. The roles of Cruise and Moore could have been played by anyone, but they did a good job.
This cast is off-scale brilliant....
I like how the crime scene was just unlocked with a bit of tape to barely duck under.
Matt Damon is slowly turning into Jack Nicholson lol.
"Extend me some f*cking courtesy"
That line might be useful in life
Man the start of this scene what a room full of talented actors!
Jack Nicholson
Tom Cruise
Kiefer Sutherland
Demi Moore
Kevin Polak
Cruise makes insubordination look cool
Jack is a master actor, but he's also a writer. He knows the importance of cadence and rhythm and understanding the character you are playing. He pretends to be a charming guy here. He's the CO of an infantry battalion, a combat veteran and outranks everyone at the table and at the same time, enjoys playing sinister games. Quite a character.
Note to self: if interrogating a man in charge about his questionable actions, don't look at his face, look at the face of the people to his left and right. Kendrick's eyes gave it all away.
This can apply to any situation that involves a group setting. I remember a girl brought her best friend to a job interview and asked the supervisor if her best friend could sit in for the interview. Surprisingly, the supervisor agreed. However when the supervisor asked the girl questions, he didn't look at the girl on how she answered the questions. He looked at her BEST FRIEND'S REACTION to the girl's answers. If the best friend frowned or looked at her funny, HE KNEW that the girl was lying about her qualifications and answers. Needless to say, she didn't get the job. Ironically he gave the job TO HER BEST FRIEND!
9:50 this is an extremely early-1990s-film-score kind of tension sound.
you know who is going to say what and you know how the story goes and ends .. but this movie is still re-watchable many many times. and THAT is how great it is.
You can almost feel the capriciousness in Jack Nicholson's character. This is why Nicholson is one of the great actors in American cinematic history.
the look on Markesons face is brilliant.
Nicholson is perfection in this movie. His screen presence is dynamite.
His coconspirators are all like, "well that could have gone a lot better."
One of his coconspirators should have been able to brief him about this upcoming meeting with Danny Caffey who was investigating this incident, and that he met his dad at his high school once, which would have brought the fact out that his dad was Lionel, and with some quick research would have already known his dad was dead.
Danny is investigating the entire time, but his laid back demeanor leads to his being underestimated and not taken seriously. This was a mistake. He noticed everything and spotted Jessup’s weak spot.
Exactly. "I eat breakfast from Cubans who are trying to kill me" is all Danny needed.
@@usaalways and he immediately noticed Santiago’s stuff wasn’t packed. Something everyone else missed. But he just shrugged for off in the moment to not give it away.
Tom Cruise is a perfectionist. His performances are awesome. Great respect for his talent!🎉❤🎉
Tom's eyebrows are fukkn OUT OF CONTROL!! Little Johnny Howard would be proud.
Just some old school good acting.
"Walk softly, and carry an armored tank division I always say .... "
Which is not even in the USMC's table of organization, I believe. And "Cuban made AK47's"? Don't think so.
Fagady white uniform was classic
Why were he and Weinberg even wearing those and not the tan one like Galloway?
Maybe that was part of his plan to piss off Jessup and get him to show his ass.
I really like how Nicholson ears go backward when i says his last '' You have to ask me nicely'' , like a dog ready to bite. Even at the court scene , he acts like a barking dog , i can imagine him growling between his line.
What a film. In my top 10 of all time.
Jessup is just trying to encourage people talking nicely to each other, so there is peace and happiness on Earth
Jessup be living like a Tyrannical King on the base lol
There's something about Colonels that seem to give the impression that they somehow carry a chip on their shoulders with the power they wield....in the movies at least. It's as if they're pissed at not yet being Generals, but smug and psychotically overbearing with each rank below themselves.
Col. Kurtz, Col. Kilgore, Col. Jessup, Col. Slade in 'Scent Of A Woman'....even Cols. Hogan and Klink in a comedic way.
I had a relative who was a retired Lt. Col., and he was a handful, though not mean or tyrannical, he was...let's say, a man of extreme appetites.
"no i like you navy boys, every time we have to go fight you give us a ride"... hahahaahahahaha
I'm still not quite sure how to understand that line. I always took it as a thinly-veiled putdown, as if to say the Navy is just transportation for the real heroes, but maybe there's something else to it?
I love that line. Also like, "...he does think better with the bat..."
@@vivacantando Yes that is exactly what he is indicating. It’s supposed to be condescending in air or tone if you would. As if the navy has it easy as opposed to the Marines and not in harm’s way or combat + direct fire like the latter does being they are Sea - Land base while the other primarily Sea and Stays aboard a ship only. You are correct in Your assumption.This is a generalization though.Of course in real life exceptions to the rule exist.
How could such a brilliant movie have a meathead director?
Seriously. The guy puts on a sock and a shoe on one foot before putting on the sock on the other foot.
Jack nicholson was of course😜 nominated dor an academy award.
*for
Some would suggest he was As Good As It Gets.
ROB RIENER DID SUCH A GREAT JOB DIRECTING THIS FILM MY WISH THAT THEY WOULD DO A SEQUAL WITH THE SAME ACTORS IN A CONTINUING STORY
Eh no,it’s a stand alone movie !
Put your CAPITALS back in…
Why are you yelling at us?
Jack Bauer is such a baby in this scene 🥺 where have the years gone...
“You gotta ask me nicely.” There’s an easygoing guy
The last minute eye "roll in and out of Markinson , out of morbid fear put the stamp on Jessup's dominance .
Dude made others unseen effortlessly ,
Uncle JACK is the best
The US Marine Corps had nothing to do with this movie. The “silent drill team” was from Texas A&M. The subject matter was to close to home for the Corps.
Jack Nicholson nailed the Col. Jessep character.
I find it funny, marines claim of “honor and code”
But will never hesitate to bad mouth other branches cause they aren’t hardcore enough for them.
I didn't even notice Danny subtly trying to own Jessup by demanding the transfer order rather than requesting it. And then Jessup going way overboard with his "punishment".
yeah but in the next scene as they are walking off base, Galloway says to Kaffee "You didn't need to ask him for the transfer order. You just wanted to see his face when you asked him!"...the look Kaffee gives her is a tell he knows Jessup ordered the code red
One of the few nice things that we can say about Hollyweird, is that they can tell the truth and we can all pretend that it's fiction and we are entertained rather than enlightened to take action.
But , he still didn't ask "nicely " ... he just nicely TOLD jesep that he'd like a copy of the transfer orders if it's not too much trouble.....
Sam: “What do you think about that theory.”
Me: “Oh I believe it’s a very plausible theory… I also believe God is still watching.”
This!!! 👏🏾
It’s amazing they used to make tense, exciting movies that were mostly people sitting around talking. Hollywood has forgotten how to do this.
Rob Reiner said that Nicholson wouldn't stop acting even in the practice takes. He kept telling him didn't need to do that and to save it for the takes that they were gonna use. Jack said he couldn't help it , he loves to act
I think this is where Kernel Hendricks fucked up. He had Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise) helping him and probably was going to end the investigation, but he just had to poke the bull. Hendricks would of kept his mouth shut he would of dodged the bullet, but his pride and ego was too much for him.
Sometimes a person greatest strength can be their weakness
Good script, good directing, outstanding performances. You can feel the tension that Nicholson creates, every time. Even if you have seen the movie before. Makes it easy to see why jacked up reviews for a lot of current movies and shows fail to impress the audience..
In the cupboard was a critical piece of evidence.
which Kaffee later used in court
Colonel Markinson just sits there and takes it. MANY in high-ranking positions are just like him. People end up dying because good men do nothing!
a FEW
@@powderdescentMANY. FEW may have actual proof, but usually almost everyone has their suspicions that they choose to not act upon.
@@M0butu Let's rename the movie to MANY Good Men.
@@roland7584 No, the title checks okay. The FEW are those who finally act on their suspicion, like Kaffee.
Also Dawson hints at that at the end of the movie. "We should have protected Santiago."
Ironically Galloway acts out of principle. This may backfire if circumstances are different but that's not what the movie is about.
@@M0butu I was just adding to powderdescent's joke which you didn't get.
Danny. Jack Nicholson saying Danny sounds just like Jack's character in the Shining talking to his son, Danny
At 0:28, "Platoon Leader". That is an ARMY term. The correct position name in the USMC is: Platoon Commander. FYI
“I eat breakfast three-hundred yards from four-thousand Cubans trained to kill me” what a badass line
I mean it was impressive back then when very few people on active duty had seen combat, but after 20 years of Afghanistan and Iraq many people of middling rank in the US military could say far more impressive things about their proximity to the threats.
One of the best films out there. Jack Nicholson puts in a superb performance as Jessop, one of his best. Tom Cruise is equally excellent, whilst Demi Moore is assured and solid in her performance.
Yeah ... so inspiring ... so I wrote "Heavens Ride" as Wayne 'Space Buoy' North ... what a lovely message she gave me ... thanks Tay.
Sorkin is the real star here. Reiner is smart to just let these great actors speak this great dialogue and not get in the way with any fancy filmmaking.