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The prosecutor's oppening is actually quite convincing, he gives you the facts of the matter and prepares you of what the defense is about to pull. Perfectly played.
I disagree. Such an opening is bad in my opinion, because tries to undermine the defense strategy and shows you're worried. If the defense takes a different approach, which they did, and prove the facts, which they did, this statement bites you back.
I would focus on facts only, without commenting the defense in advance.
Not really. I like his opening statement as well but it wasn't at all factual. The only "facts" stated were that Santiago was bound by Dawson and Downey and died shortly afterwords.
In your opinion...............
If the prosecution were to commence with an opening statement like that in a real-life courtroom, they could face serious challenges. They appear to have presumed certain facts are agreed upon without confirmation, which is procedurally incorrect. Both counsel must explicitly agree and sign off on any facts before they can be presented as such in an opening statement. Moreover, since the defence counsel contested these facts in their opening remarks, there's a potential risk of prejudicing the jury. This could necessitate the judge to provide specific directions to mitigate any misunderstanding or, in more severe circumstances, declare a mistrial. It's imperative not to assert that the defence will not contest certain facts unless there has been a clear agreement during the pre-trial phase. As a practising criminal lawyer, I understand the importance of maintaining procedural integrity to ensure a fair trial.
You can't say these are the "Facts of the case"; you can say that the prosecution will "allege" that Dawson and Downey entered the room with a rag soaked in "certain chemicals", a potentially dangerous substance that might cause allergic reactions to some, and San Diago was pronounced dead 37 minutes after they have entered the room. Throughout this trial, we will prove that Dawson and Downey had the intent to kill San Diago beyond reasonable doubt blah blah blah, but you can't start off by saying these are the facts and they are indisputable.
You don't know if there is a third person in the room, and you don't know if the rag is soaked in "poison".. it could be soaked in peanut butter and kill someone.. (And remember, the Code Red was never intended to kill, this was genuinely an accident, it couldn't have been soaked with poison)
Of course, Jack can make those opening statements with agreed facts, but we were not shown any pre-trial case conference.
It is a very good opening because he made use of every classic lyrical technique for speeches.
Kevin Bacon is the most underrated actor of all time. He always serves the role perfectly whether he's the lead or supporting. He should have won an Oscar for Murder in the First.
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@@seanwebb605"of" sorry it was so difficult for you to figure out.
Kevin Bacon is a great actor and very nice man in real life😊😊😊😊
Jesus he isnt underrated. He is considered a very good actor.
V@@rickcollins5943He's better than "very good." That rating is too low. That's underrated.
Prosecutor's opening statement is perfect - in both accuracy and legality. That's how it's done.
Kevin Bacon’s delivery of that opening statement was on the mark; you definitely believe him as both a lawyer and a Marine. His body language and demeanor were perfect! Tom Cruise was quite good in the scene as well!
@Mrfairchap They won principle aspects of the case. What the court didn't do is let them off with conduct that had become unacceptable. Even if it was generally known to have been going on despite new general orders.
@MrfairchapOr… it shows how the script was written.
Seemed good on facts, but weak on motive. I don't think they ever proved intent to kill.
@@zacharycat603 Then watch again.
Every time I start a trial, I always say so this is what a courtroom looks like. It’s hilarious.
Have you earned your set of steak knives?😄
@@LesterMoore plot twist - every time he starts a trial, he's the defendant.
Do you also “follow the advice of the galacticly stupid”
@@AH-be6bu funny. You can look me up. I’m a lawyer in NJ. Good one though.
Not much of a confidence booster for your clients. . 😂
Everybody hammers on the final Nicholson furious self-incriminating speech, but the entire movie is a masterpiece.
agreed this movie is soo good
I remember trial lawyers being interviewed. People just don't incriminate themselves like that. But while it is fantasy, it is a great fantasy.
There's people, and then there's U.S. Marines?
bcuz at the end of the day, it's what gets the job done, not how it's done,No job in this world is done correctly, so y people focus on that is bcuz he said u not ready for the truth.
@@sibanganimatotoba5048 exactly
If I've seen this movie once , I've seen it in whole or in part 100 times. Never caught the part where Danny opens the door to let them leave his apartment for the night and Weinberg opens the door again! 😃
Nice catch!
@jygb7092 are you getting paid alot of money.... I think someone's giving you a lot of money.😂
Thanks a lot. Now I'll never be able to watch this movie again. It is now silly and unbelievable.
impressive catch
@jygb7092 Probably not bad editing. I think of the poor editor desperately trying to scratch a workable scene together after the director didn’t leave him enough to work with. That, or the director really liked how Weinberg’s “I’ll see you in court” line was delivered in that take and decided to keep it despite the discontinuity.
Kevin Bacon’s hair is incredible.
This film is right up there with Goodfellas, in that an ensemble cast of top shelf actors, in both lead and supporting roles, combined with fantastic dialogue, resulted in a film where every single scene is a closer.
What I would like to know is when were US service members empowered to disobey any illegal, immoral or unethical order? The fact that two Marines killed another, even thru negligence, is still murder, which they are directly responsible for. Not to mention, that the Marine who gave the order, is himself, ultimately responsible for Santiago’s death. The excuse of “I was just following orders” does not exempt you from any wrong doing.
You need two things:
1: Proof that the order was illegal or unethical.
2: (and this is the real hard one)
Officers above the one who gave you that order that are willing to punish that officer for giving such detestable orders.
And in this day and age of the O-club being one colossal self-enforcing orgy, they'd all defend each other against you come hell or high water.
Then you're SOL. Regardless of the ethics of the order.
@@davecrupel2817 I’ve known of an NCO who did something like this, then threw his joes under the bus. I’ve also known of a NCO who managed to relieve his LT of platoon leadership, down range, because that officer was a POS. The CO already didn’t like the PL so that dude ended up being fired and sent back to the rear, where he was never seen or heard from again
Its in the fundamental 11 general orders of the sentry
No. 3 Report all Violations of Orders I am instructed to enforce.
Meaning if a service member in particular Marines and Sailors are given unlawful orders that violate Geneva convention or any other violations. If a Sailor or Marine isn't sure if the order is unethical you rely on Order No. 9
No. 9 "Call Corporal of The Guard or Officer of the Deck in any case not covered by instructions".
You may ask why did they follow the orders if they had these orders drilled into them. Those 40 troops in that platoon is your family, your world, the Platoon Sergeant and the Lieutenant are the parents they convey to you to discipline one of your fellow Marines Sailors Soldiers effectively. You do it willingly and immediately. If one in your platoon is falling behind you are taught from day one to help one another even when it comes to something as simple as bathing i have been told to watch a soldier (I was Army) take a shower because he had poor hygiene. Now the kind of thing you witness happen to Santiago is a rougher kind of discipline, this usually happens when that one soldier keeps getting the whole platoon in trouble which naturally will anger your fellow brothers.
Hopefully this makes things clear.
You don't have to follow any illegal military order per the UCMJ. But like police, this is close knit, gotta protect your back type environment. Not bad, not good, just is ..
Wouldn't this be man slaughter for the two dudes? They didn't intend to kill.
Been years since I've seen this though.
Beautifully crafted little movie but it has one major flaw. The Colonel Jessup's of this world NEVER would be so stupid as to blurt out in court that they ordered a code red. No, not in a million years.
Kaffee knew that too, which is why they needed to get him to say it. Piss him off enough that he would.
This movie is also made great by the music.
He does not looks like he can handle the truth.
IRL you need 5x as many black pens as you do red
Why is this ?
Cruise, who here is not exactly a courtroom frequenter, certainly has copious knowledge and confidence about legal courtroom etiquette.
Kaffee's knowledge comes not from practice but learning from his father, who in the movie was supposed to be a noted trial lawyer.
2:25 Rob Reiner said he always thought that line would get a laugh but surprised it never did
They followed orders because they wanted to keep their jobs.
Their jobs were more important to them than Santiago's life. By a significant margin.
8:09 (best part): *He might even try to cut into a few officers for ya!* (smooth delivery!!)
Started thinking about the Marine Officers on the Jury. Surely they would have recognized the code red. Question is, if Jack hadn't confessed, would the Marines protect the Corp?
I was talking to Sam. Liar 😂😂
3:15 is gold
Man, they look so young.
dam Demi was muy caleiante back then
7:52
Could Kaffee object and say that Ross's opening statement is argument?
I love how Tom Cruise’s character is in his late 20s but appears to have the wisdom of a 40 year old.
Aunt Ginny is pretty cute.
It's MONTAGE TIME, y'all.
The only deceiving going on is Letitia James and the Judge.
Banklons r a private transaction between the bank and the borrower.
A good analogy of what letitia james is trying to do would be a car transaction. The state sets the sales tax rate on a car, just like they set property tax rates.
You can list the car for as much as you want. the state only collects the sales tax based on the rate that they set after the sale.
Another example is you borrowing alone against a house, you have. When you go to the bank, you tell them how much you want and they decide if your property collateralizes the loan or not. The state doesn't get to decide anything to do with a private party transaction between you and a bank. It's the bank taking the risk.
Basically what's happened is you went to a bank and asked to borrow money on a loan for your home. You told them you wanted to borrow a certain amount. And the bank said okay using the house as collateral. You paid back the loan and then the state came in and said you set the price too high and they want to Sue you over it. And they say you committed a crime by getting a loan for higher than you should have.
Trump worshippers hates facts
lol bacon
I gotta see this movie again. Absolutely riveting.
Super 80s synthesizers
Still lives
Kevin Bacon was hella sexy in this film
This case would've been over much quicker if Kaffee had kept his bat with him at all times.
He'll have no evidence, mind you, none, but it's going to be entertaining. He pushed the kernel to go where he was dying to go, where we couldn't handle his idea of leadership without honor. The SOB and the weasel are both under arrest. It was entertaining, don't you think?
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Might get shot? In Cuba in the 90s? I think not.
They’re working every night at 7:00? Isn’t it a full time job? What are they doing all day?
Marching
Perry Mason and Jack McCoy (my law instructors) always worked late into the night when in a trial. One big reason I was never interested in pursuing a law degree. Thump that! I treasure my beauty sleep. 😑
spending time in the batting cages.
Playing softball
Dunno about military but I've had jobs where the day was spent on bullshit bureaucracy and the actual work got done after hours after the managers left
Aunt Ginny sure is a cutie. 👀
Just saying.
Your boys are going down Danny.....
Bring in the New Jersey lawyer. Those two yutes were ordered.
Is this the movie where Tom Cruise jumps off a cliff onto the back of a submarine to Guantanamo Bay?
This girl
Pretty sure Demi outranks Tom
Bacon or ham?
Tom Cruise is a cult member who needs help
Although I hate scientology, he doesn't seem to be doing negative things to people. If that were the case, he would get blacklisted. They got all the blockbusters they have wanted out of him, no longer needed
Maybe you need help too..
Never ever liked tom cruise. Until he did Top Gun 2. His only likable role.
Shit film, I wish I was brave enough to be a marine under his command
Bacon's performance was right up there with everyone else's. Stellar.
All star cast
thats cause hes the best Bacon around
When my daughter was in law school, we watched this together about 12 times. When she graduated, I made her promise that some time before the end of her career, she'd look at a jury and say "These are the facts, and THEY ARE UNDISPUTED." She finally got to do it a few years back in a domestic violence case. Proudest day of my life. :D
Kinda talking to self, eh?
@VideoHostSite wow what a story
Sounds like she should have taken her job, and the best interests of her client, more seriously.
@@joshuajethro God, you guys suck. A proud father shares a story of his relationship with his daughter and you all shit on him for it. Does that do ANYTHING at all for you? Make you feel better about yourselves in any way?
Congrats Dad.. because she was ordered to do...akw no mistake..🎉congrats again
"Everything that guy just said is bullshit, thank you"
Sustained. Counselor's entire opening statement, with the exception of 'thank you,' will be stricken from the record.”
Damn. I said the same thing. LOL
Jerry Gallo’s Dead!!
@@MiamiAlan SEEEEE A L L O
Wrong movie 😂
Love the”we’re gonna get creamed” line after Jo leaves😂
They should have....they just got lucky.
- I'm sorry, I was expecting someone older...
- So was I.
😵😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😉
Maud winchester!
Those are the zingers I like.
Aunt Ginny should have been a lawyer lol
These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed. Kevin Bacon is great in A Few Good Men. 4 or 5 other characters have much showier parts, but Bacon is perfectly cast. He's almost overqualified for his role.
It's funny how both Bacon and Cruise are 80s heartthrobs, but also good actors.
Demi Moore in a prime beauty
She was something back then. Father Time is undefeated sadly :-(
@@HerbChao14xs the only thing damaging her looks right now is the cosmetic surgery.
Not for nothing but Aunt Ginny wasn't hard to look at either.
@@HerbChao14xsMost of you are never anything to look at, yet are saddened by time😂😂😂 oh please
If you wanted to hear Kevin Bacon Make His Opening Statement, it starts at 7:00 and ends at 8:35
Yeah some people don't know how to edit that well.
Not being a lawyer, my only legal training being the Perry Mason and Jack McCoy colleges of law, I immediately noticed that every military character (save for the Naval Officers) in this film qualified expert in rifle and handgun. Even the Judge. 😊
All had extensive racks of ribbons, looks like the prosecutor and Colonel Jessup had the Purple Heart.
All Caffey had on his chest was his Fire Warch Ribbon (Home Defense Ribbon). Goes to demonstrate just how well planned the case was weighted against the defendants.🤔
Not only that, but COL Jessep had the Navy Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star. Earlier in the movie when Caffey and co. were at Guantanamo Bay, you get a clearer view of COL Jessep's rack, and he also had four Purple Hearts as well.
@@StevenEveral four purple hearts. Guess Jessup never heard of cover and movement.
@@LesterMoore He's not some weak p##sy that just falls down when someone takes a shot at him.
Pretty laughable that they talk about Guantanamo like it was Fallujah
The defense should have countered that opening statement by having Kevin Pollak imitate Joe Pesci and say, "Everything that guy just said is bullsh!t."
"Thank you."
Am I the only one who thinks the culprits are the navy doctors who failed to detect Santiago's condition and approved his entry into the corporation?
totally agree, now prove it
These are military doctors....if they were good, they would be in private practice.
@@markseslstorytellerchannel3418 They would do their time in the military to waive their College cost and then go private. That's the usual route; very few go the other way unless they have a vengeance.
How did Santiago ever make it through boot camp? That's what I'm wondering.
Corporation and Corps are different words, they're not interchangeable..
The amazing thing to me is that this was before internet, computers, social media, and mass media as we know it, etc. Yet, it's still a captivating blockbuster with legal jujitsu...
Well, it started as a stage play
There was an internet but it wasn't fiber optics and it was really really really slow .
I like how Kaffee and Weinberg are the only service personnel with a solitary uniform ribbon and that's the National Defense Service Medal, essentially the participation award of the US armed forces.
Hollywood got that part right. For once.
i dont get it? what is that medal and is not suppose them wear it?
@@nicedoppy2077 The National Defense Service Medal was awarded to any active duty member of the US Armed Forces who served during any one of four specific periods of armed conflict regardless of assignment or action. I'm assuming Kaffee and Weinberg received theirs for being on active duty during the Persian Gulf War period (August 2, 1990 - November 30, 1995). The other periods were the Korean War (June 27, 1950 - July 27, 1954), the Vietnam War (January 1, 1961 - August 14, 1974), and the Global War on Terrorism (September 11, 2001 - December 31, 2022). It is the most widely awarded medal in US history with millions of recipients.
@@nicedoppy2077it show how little command experience and time in service both have. It also show they are lawyers first and will likely never deploy.
According to my Pop who is a Marine: pink belly parties and code reds are very real especially back during the Vietnam era.
Lol, anyone notice how at 4:37 Tom opens the door, but a few seconds later when Kevin gets up to leave, he opens the door again? These little inconsistencies are funny to find🤣
Great catch! I typically catch stuff like that.
His opening statement was like Emenim’s 8 mile rap final battle.
That crew cut has to be either the most atrocious or the most glorious in (movie) history.
Even in the military, 90s grooming trends were wild 😅
Glorious.
It's badass
Imagine being on trial for your life and you lawyer walks in and says “so this is what a courtroom looks like…” 😂😂😂
Better call Sal…
Demi Moore's eyes🤩😍
i dont believe any of that B.S. The prosecutor laid out.
I would have loved if Kaffee's opening statement was this: "Everything that guy said is bullshit. Thank you."
Who played Santiago who was the actor ?
Best movie ever
1:37 I love this movie, but to this day I still think that excuse is a load of bull****. If they dragged a screaming kid in front of the Dawson and told him to execute him, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't do it. The hypocrisy of Kaffee's argument is later made clear when it's shown that Dawson ignored orders to give food to a fellow soldier that was receiving a different code red. This shows that he IS able to ignore orders when it suits his sense of right and wrong. The fact of the matter is that Dawson and Downey(to an extent, the kid is kinda mindless) KNEW that code reds are illegal, they knew they didn't have to follow the order, but they chose to anyways because they have a messed up zealot like reverence for being marines.
Basically, it's a great film with top notch acting, but those two should have had serious jail time, they killed a kid simply because they thought it was gonna toughen him up.
Dawson got punished for disobeying that order. Kaffee brought it up to show that Dawson felt he had no choice but to follow orders next time.
@@Goodlaw86 So then which is it, was he only following orders because he must and has no understanding of right and wrong? Or did he HAVE an understanding of right and wrong but he cast it aside for the core, which in turn led to the death of an innocent man?
Either way my point stands, he deserved to go to jail.
@@pitsburg91Dawson got punished for disobeying an order. He probably thought that doing a code red on Santiago was wrong. But after being punished for bringing some guy food, he felt intimidated. It’s like if someone is holding a gun to your held forcing you to commit a crime.
@@pitsburg91 there was no intent to kill and their actions would not have resulted in a fatality had it not been for the underlying, apparently very serious health issue. You cant just ignore that.
There was no poison on the rag & they followed orders. Simply the facts
They were following orders but they still killed a man
They followed illegal orders to torture a fellow soldier.
They were trying to mold Santiago to fall in line, not kill him and that was an order they had to execute.
@@adamkuestner2961bullcrap. They murdered him
They stuffed a rag in his mouth, blocking his airway. That's negligent homicide if not manslaughter
Demi was such a 90's fashion plate when she was wearing civilian clothes in this movie. Beautiful woman...
Tom Cruise was excellent in this film He brought the energy, authenticity, and focus.
My haircut is ridiculous, and that is undisputed
I had instructors in the early 2000s that were still rockin the flat top 🤣At least the disgusting mustaches had faded out of style by then
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Side bar. Marines can't us magic un les an actor to agree or. My case is familiar
When you think about it t cruise has been great in so many great movies, this one of course, the MI movies, the firm, and I loved his early movies like all the right moves and legend , and also born on the 4th July , and that’s all before the legend that is Lloyd grossman 😂
He’s pretty good at this
Hopefully Demi got the Chinese food from Yengching Palace up the street in Cleveland Park which was amazing because it's no longer there and the Chinese food in D C. now blows. 😅
One of my All time favorites.
Kevin's opening statement revolves around a tasty Bacon 🥓
that was a Kevin Bacon breakfast sandwich
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOUR THE CUTEST THING WE HAVE EVER SEEN SMOKIN HOT
Half a dozen boxes of red pens, half a dozen boxes of black pens. On Amazon, the smallest box of Bic pens is 60. That's 720 pens. That's a lot of pens.
No. Easily able to find much smaller boxes. One search shows a box as small as 12, most likely size before Amazon existed.
@@gregergreg You're still talking about 144 pens.
@@Mike-hp2dd Still hyperbole.
@@gregergreg hyperbole? - "Jo before you come over tonight pick up carton of legal pads, half a dozen boxes of red pens, half a dozen boxes of black pens. Sam get a couple of desk lamps (???) I need you to start on a preliminary medical profile and Jo I need all the proficiency and conduct reports on Dawson, Downey, and Santiago...." - it's what the character said. Screenplay filler.
@@Mike-hp2dd 720 pens is hyperbole.
Are you Markinson?
…..
No
My mom played this movie every week lol. I can recite it from memory at this point.
I was late to the game on this movie, but once I finally viewed it, it was a wow moment for me.
Why did the Navy defended this 2 Marines ?
Chinese food is great food
This applies to what is happening today.
exoskeleton
hongmeizhous beef wellington
gregory smitten
Chicanery.
Awesome
I only spenak US american in the US. Me a US Marine..... I
lol! holy shit!
Stole my house keys fire truck 9111 calling police
You have too many digits.
Love him or hate him but Tom Cruise is a brilliant, YES, brilliant actor and very underrated.
Lmao how tf is tom cruise underrated??? Hes one of the biggest Hollywood stars in the world
@@dudebro91-fn7rz In the same way McDonald's is the biggest hamburger joint in the world. Just because youre big doesnt mean youre considered quality. I hope to god you dont vote.
@@Brownskidmarksonmyunderwear Holy shit, It's insane how confidently stupid you are
@@Brownskidmarksonmyunderwear Well no not in the same way so your analogy just fell completely apart. What you consider quality for a hollywood actor must be quite mind blowing?
everything is underrated
CFC Willam Santiago
4:24 11/10
I love the way military people and they are too strict and funny
All Star Cast is Champions!
There's NO WAY this movie could have failed.
It was Cash Money, from the gate.