I remember seeing an interview with Cruise shortly after the film was released where Cruise was talking about the read throughs for that scene. He stated that Nicholson delivered those lines exactly that way every time the scene was read through and Cruise said the hairs stood up on the back of his neck every time Nicholson delivered his lines. He went on to say that read throughs are usually done without the acting - just reading the lines. But Nicholson 'acted' out every scene and his delivery never changed. A brilliant man showing his brilliant skills.
As iconic as all the lines in this scene are one of the things l love the most is the expression on Tom Cruise's face after the confession. His whole expression just screams "I can't believe this crazy plan worked and I actually got him to confess on the stand". It is such of great example of acting without words, nothing but body language and facial expressions.
Colonel Jessup grew tired of having to hide, he was dying to say he ordered the code red and that is that. He felt like he was untouchable. His arrogance came back to bite him.
Its king of ironic Jessop continually going on about honour and loyalty, yet he and Kendrick were very much OK with letting Dawson and Downey take the fall for them. So much for "loyalty", "honour" and "code". I will bet that Jessop never gave it a second thought
Makes me eyes burn, we don't do that. That's a army thing saluting indoors like he does. Marines only salute on duty when reporting and wearing a cover. Never without it, ever. If he did want to look like a Marine, he would come to the position of attention, Caffey being a officer in the navy that are trained to work with and support Marines, he is a new officer after all. Would acknowledge this gesture of respect, he would then tell him to dismiss. A informal handshake might be offered by Caffey, as per protocol.
@@namenotfound8747 Yeah because Hollywood is so precise in the military knowlege. I guess you noticed that some of the medals were in the wrong places on their uniforms then?
@nicksterj I don't know about Jon Voight or Tommy Lee Jones, Harris played a Marine General in The Rock, But I his name, his last name was Thompson (he played in hunt for red October and die hard 2) he could have played Jessup as well as Hackman
These Marines should not been kick out because the orders came from a Senior Commission Officer. Now they should have been reduced in rank & fines but gotten a dishonored discharge.
@@josephmelton5302 understandable response but think about the message that will send to the public. What about the family of the victim or all the other potential marines joining for the right reasons. Loyalty is one thing, but integrity should always stand taller.
This is the finest film making I've ever seen...from story, to lighting, to acting, to camera blocking and movement, to music score, and to editing....this is the definition of a great movie and pulling together great talent.
One of the greatest courtroom drama scenes in Hollywood cinema. If only Colonel Jessup had stayed silent when the judge said “you don’t have to answer that question” after Tom Cruise’s character baited him into incriminating himself…but then, we’d all be deprived of one of the most riveting scenes by Jack Nicholson ever. 😉
It goes even further back than that. When Kaffee asked "When Lieutenant Kendrick spoke to the platoon and ordered them not to touch Santiago, any chance they ignored him?", the answer which would have gotten Jessup off the hook would have been "Yeah, those two guys over there ignored Kendrick and disobeyed a direct order." But Jessup's ego wouldn't allow him to claim that something happened on his base which wasn't explicitly ordered by him.
He stopped Harold to tell him "You don't need to wear a patch to have honor." because he could see Harold recognized what they did wrong and felt genuine remorse for not helping Willy.
Hard disagree. I for one think this scene would be vastly improved with some unfoldable CGI helmets and some uncanny valley CGI face replacement on 2 random characters.
@@phild8095 I think also in order to make these incredible monologues less boring for the modern audience, we need to intesperse them with quips. "You can't handle the truth!" "That's not what your wife said last night!"
@sodasaintcommentaries4054 But what made the scene such a great character study is that EVERYONE knows that admitting he ordered the code red would sink Jessup...... EXCEPT JESSUP. After the fact, he can't believe he's being charged with a crime. He gave an order, and that's the end of it. Everything else, the cover-up, the trial is all BS to him. Kaffee cottoned onto this and was able to put Jessup in a place where he just wants to say and do what he wants, by ordering him to sit down, by treating him with no redirect, by making him feel stupid by repeating previous testimony, like a child. By then, Jessup's had enough of the crap. He just wants to say what happened and go back to being the boss. Brilliant.
One of the Hollywood movie masterpiece! Both Nicholson and Cruise had their best performance. It was a battle taken place in a courtroom. Sparks were flying all over, without any arms and ammunition.💗
@@ChrisTownsend98 No, it couldn't have been. A dishonorable discharge is the equivalent of a death sentence. In those days not even MacDonalds would hire someone with a dishonorable discharge from the military.
I really appreciate what Tom Cruise has done for the genres of action and sci-fi, BUT this is the kind of tom I wanna see again. The Tom that makes great dramatic characters building a great tension only through good dialogues
They should do another movie set in the present with this cast again. Just need the right story and script. Would love to see Cruise and Pollack and Bacon work together again
Because it had some stiff competition that year. Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven ended up winning that year. Both were great films that just happened to come out the same year.
Fun Fact: Shooting this scene Nicholson wanted everyone to stay on set while he did the take 3 times, each more emotional then the last....no break in between them either, just a pause, then back to yelling again. Solid actor.
The two marines were convicted for following an UNLAWFUL order that they SHOULD have known was unlawful. That was not explained in the overly-moralized ending.
@@BNatoAk sort of, they don't really say why it was wrong to follow the order, particularly in a career where following orders are expected. He just says "we were supposed to protect Santiago and leaves it at that..as a veteran I understood what they did was wrong from that view point, but some civilians may not understand that we don't follow all orders blindly. Everyone though understands that what they did was wrong.
I would ask all of you brave super-heroes what would you do if you were to follow this order? Hmmm? How many of you would refuse to execute? Well, come on, none of you? I would follow the order, MY LIFE is more important than HONOR. I don't give Damn about honor!
What a great scene. The entire movie hinges on the colonel voluntarily incriminating himself in the stand, that is not an easy thing to deliver believably. Jack Nicholson does such a good job with it, also the script writers and even Tom Cruise
I have watched and repeatedly watching because of Jack Nicholson's best acting. How could be done in front of camera, unless actor put their self in that character completely. Best acting and speech by Jack Nicholson.
Jessup is a Vietnam vet, he genuinely does believe there is a threat from communist Cuba. However for Jessup it is less of a genuine concern for the wellbeing of US citizens and more of a justification for him to be unduly harsh & exploitative with his subordinates without facing consequences.
It's actually great how real-life made Jessup's claims of being the protector of America even less sense when claiming the Cubans will kill them all, like how he claims them taking potshots at officers, when in reality they would do no such thing as even why would they invite that kind of trouble?
.This movie is a masterpiece that I always find something new in, no matter how many times I re-watch it. It never gets old because it delves into a deep side of human nature.
I luv the Jack Nicholson famous phrase "You can't handle the Truth!" ...I've practiced saying it thousands of times, but I can't do it so powerful y and masculine!!! 😅😂🤣
Fun little tid bit, after the line "The witness is excused, Nicholson no longer has his tie on after having it the entire scene.. Kind of funny they would overlook that. Still one of the best movies of all time.
Only Jack Nicholson- the decorated marine colonel and Tom Cruise- a rookie navy lawyer could have gone toe to toe in a court room, with the rookie coming up tops.Gripping and legendary are the only words that immediately come to mind...... Beautiful script..expertly done
We will lose a lot of great actors in the next 10 years. Nicholson, Pacino, Hoffman, De Niro, Redford, Hackman, Eastwood and all the others. This is VERY VERY sad,
When Jessup turns away at 5:10, his necktie appears to be missing, or at least so disarranged that the knot is concealed by the collar. A couple of seconds before it was still in place.
Lt. Kaffee: Did you order the code red? Colonel Jessup: I did the job-- Lt. Kaffee: (louder) *DID YOU ORDER THR CODE RED?!?!?!* Colonel Jessup: (yelling back) *YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT, I DID!!!*
How Nicholson did not win the best supporting actor award for this performance is beyond me. It’s o e of the greatest scenes / the writing / acting / it’s perfect.
I always liked to venture on the Post Scripts, and what would’ve happened afterwards; Colonel Jessup would later be tried, and was offered a plea bargain, but refused, and was not only stripped of his ranking as Colonel, and removed from the USMC, but also sent to jail for life without parole. Kendrick was later arrested for accessory after the fact, and took a plea deal to receive a lighter sentence, which included his disgrace from the USMC. Downey would never recover from this, and sadly took his own life after he was removed from the USMC. Dawson on the other hand managed to get back on his feet, and became a Warden for a Prison Infirmary, showing the same respect he received after his dismissal. Most of the Court Personals would continue their jobs, except Galloway, who decided to retire, and become a recruiter. As for Ross & Kaffee, they remain a good team from opposite sides, and for Kaffee’s recognition, he was promoted to Captain of the USN for his distinguished work. A final note was that the family of Santiago were able to allow him to have a proper burial, and was compensated for the wrongful death of their beloved family member. This is only based on the Movie Plot, but we know that some do get away with wrongful acts unbecoming to any military soldier, and that we can only hope that people can learn from this, so they don’t have to make the same mistakes in the future.
No puedo creer que yo fui al cine a ver esta película cuando tenia 13 o 14 años y me quede dormido. Me desperte solo para ver cuando Cruise salia de la corte y entraban los creditos. No puedo creer que me habia perdido uno de los momentos mas iconicos del cine. Muchacho no es gente.
I've never seen this movie, have no clue what the plot is, and yet somehow this still had me gripped. Just the acting and writing of this scene alone might convince me to watch the whole thing
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The fact that Nicholson did not receive an Oscar for this performance is beyond belief.
Which shows how little we should put stock in such glorified circle jerks
Only because it was the same year that Gone With The Wind came out.
@@dclipper8052bro what?
@@dclipper8052 Nah, it wasn't going to beat Bikini Beach Race. That movie was too good.
you got that right it's a down right travesty. great performance
I remember seeing an interview with Cruise shortly after the film was released where Cruise was talking about the read throughs for that scene. He stated that Nicholson delivered those lines exactly that way every time the scene was read through and Cruise said the hairs stood up on the back of his neck every time Nicholson delivered his lines. He went on to say that read throughs are usually done without the acting - just reading the lines. But Nicholson 'acted' out every scene and his delivery never changed. A brilliant man showing his brilliant skills.
I'd love to see if he can ever portray a loving human being.
@@KenBreadbox He's fantastic in As Good As It Gets.
I still remember when I saw this scene so many years ago, it's still as riveting today
@@dustinwilson4815 Yes. He plays fantastic asshole. It's all he's capable of.
@@KenBreadbox Terms of Endearment probably the closest.
A masterclass in writing gripping dialogue-almost unparalleled in cinematic history combined with these three outstanding performances.
還是以前沒有華麗特效的電影 觸動人心🥺
Good acting too. Would be the best script. But if you have a shitey delivery it's useless.
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!" Is probably the best line in this movie.
Probably best line in any movie that decade
And it turns out, he could handle the truth.
Probably????? it is!!!!
One of the best lines from any movie
Probably????!!!
Jack Nicholson is real act monster. Never get boring from seeing this scene.
haha
As iconic as all the lines in this scene are one of the things l love the most is the expression on Tom Cruise's face after the confession. His whole expression just screams "I can't believe this crazy plan worked and I actually got him to confess on the stand". It is such of great example of acting without words, nothing but body language and facial expressions.
Colonel Jessup grew tired of having to hide, he was dying to say he ordered the code red and that is that. He felt like he was untouchable. His arrogance came back to bite him.
Ya, exactly what Tom Cruise said in the movie.
Thank you Captain Obvious!
One could say his pride was his hurbis
That’s what the key to handling egomaniacs like him seems to be. Use their ego against them.
Colonel Joker.
Its king of ironic Jessop continually going on about honour and loyalty, yet he and Kendrick were very much OK with letting Dawson and Downey take the fall for them.
So much for "loyalty", "honour" and "code". I will bet that Jessop never gave it a second thought
Ive seen this movie dozens of times and I still shed tears when Dawson salutes Caffey.
Makes me eyes burn, we don't do that. That's a army thing saluting indoors like he does. Marines only salute on duty when reporting and wearing a cover. Never without it, ever. If he did want to look like a Marine, he would come to the position of attention, Caffey being a officer in the navy that are trained to work with and support Marines, he is a new officer after all. Would acknowledge this gesture of respect, he would then tell him to dismiss. A informal handshake might be offered by Caffey, as per protocol.
me too
lol! :'D I just did again also!
@@namenotfound8747 Yeah because Hollywood is so precise in the military knowlege. I guess you noticed that some of the medals were in the wrong places on their uniforms then?
One of the greatest movie scenes ever made. Jack Nicholson was the perfect actor to play Cl. Jessup!
No other actor alive could've played Jessup.
He did that speech in one take!
Gene Hackman would've been my second choice
@nicksterj I don't know about Jon Voight or Tommy Lee Jones, Harris played a Marine General in The Rock, But I his name, his last name was Thompson (he played in hunt for red October and die hard 2) he could have played Jessup as well as Hackman
@nicksterj I don't either, so Nicholson or Hackman is still the best choices I guess
Cruise has the greatest 'icy' stare. Great acting; incredible chemistry between Nicholson and Cruise. Just amazing!
Demi Moore is such a superb actress. The exchange of looks between her and Cruise tells a whole story in three seconds. Such great acting!
2:09 that Glare with contempt ❤
"we were supposed to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves; we were supposed to fight for Willy"
😢😔
@@ebbyc1817 Tragic, but nevertheless true.
These Marines should not been kick out because the orders came from a Senior Commission Officer. Now they should have been reduced in rank & fines but gotten a dishonored discharge.
@@josephmelton5302 True.
@@josephmelton5302 understandable response but think about the message that will send to the public. What about the family of the victim or all the other potential marines joining for the right reasons. Loyalty is one thing, but integrity should always stand taller.
@@josephmelton5302Unlawful order. Nazi's tried to use that as an excuse & it is not.
This is the finest film making I've ever seen...from story, to lighting, to acting, to camera blocking and movement, to music score, and to editing....this is the definition of a great movie and pulling together great talent.
Nicholson kicked ass acted his way to an Oscar nomination in this scene.......👍
30 years later, thus scene still grips me. Incredible level of acting
I like the ending, Jack's last line, "I've got to go arrest Kendrick."
One of the greatest courtroom drama scenes in Hollywood cinema. If only Colonel Jessup had stayed silent when the judge said “you don’t have to answer that question” after Tom Cruise’s character baited him into incriminating himself…but then, we’d all be deprived of one of the most riveting scenes by Jack Nicholson ever. 😉
He also would have gotten away with murder
Like a typical Marine officer his ego supersedes his common sense.
@@yomamashouse85082024 army are only doing it for the money and 3 meals a day. There are no wars right now. It's so sad everyone calls them hero
It goes even further back than that. When Kaffee asked "When Lieutenant Kendrick spoke to the platoon and ordered them not to touch Santiago, any chance they ignored him?", the answer which would have gotten Jessup off the hook would have been "Yeah, those two guys over there ignored Kendrick and disobeyed a direct order." But Jessup's ego wouldn't allow him to claim that something happened on his base which wasn't explicitly ordered by him.
He stopped Harold to tell him "You don't need to wear a patch to have honor." because he could see Harold recognized what they did wrong and felt genuine remorse for not helping Willy.
This is another movie that should not be remade. You can't get a better scene.
If some ahole tries to remake this IM GONNA ORDER A CODE RED!
Hard disagree. I for one think this scene would be vastly improved with some unfoldable CGI helmets and some uncanny valley CGI face replacement on 2 random characters.
@@Fbiguy Maybe we have the courtroom in zero gravity?
@@phild8095 I think also in order to make these incredible monologues less boring for the modern audience, we need to intesperse them with quips. "You can't handle the truth!"
"That's not what your wife said last night!"
Agreed
This scene shows exactly what lawyers are good at. They set you up by asking questions knowing the answers you give will bury you later on.
To be fair, Jessup did it to himself. He opened his big mouth and admitted the one thing that proved his guilt beyond the shadow of a doubt.
@@sodasaintcommentaries4054 That's literally what randy was describing, yes.
That's a good thing though, I think people would mistakenly think that's a bad thing from your post, although you may not have intended it that way
@sodasaintcommentaries4054 But what made the scene such a great character study is that EVERYONE knows that admitting he ordered the code red would sink Jessup...... EXCEPT JESSUP. After the fact, he can't believe he's being charged with a crime. He gave an order, and that's the end of it. Everything else, the cover-up, the trial is all BS to him. Kaffee cottoned onto this and was able to put Jessup in a place where he just wants to say and do what he wants, by ordering him to sit down, by treating him with no redirect, by making him feel stupid by repeating previous testimony, like a child. By then, Jessup's had enough of the crap. He just wants to say what happened and go back to being the boss. Brilliant.
Bullshit
The best 10 minutes of cinema history.
Do you agree that Tom Cruise is more famous than Tobin Bell?
Iconic just iconic
Yes I was as stiff as a broom handle watching this video.
Thanks for not cutting off the scene. Thanks for including the jack part. I like having a sentencing included too.
He love it when Cruise provokes "You goddam right I did".
One of the Hollywood movie masterpiece! Both Nicholson and Cruise had their best performance. It was a battle taken place in a courtroom. Sparks were flying all over, without any arms and ammunition.💗
The look on Harold's face when the judge said Dishonorable Discharge was PRICELESS 😟😧
It could've been worse.
@@ChrisTownsend98 No, it couldn't have been. A dishonorable discharge is the equivalent of a death sentence. In those days not even MacDonalds would hire someone with a dishonorable discharge from the military.
I really appreciate what Tom Cruise has done for the genres of action and sci-fi, BUT this is the kind of tom I wanna see again. The Tom that makes great dramatic characters building a great tension only through good dialogues
Spot on. I need him as a villain again like Collateral
Only Tom Cruise could drive Jack Nicholson CRAZY!!❤😂❤😂❤😂
They should do another movie set in the present with this cast again. Just need the right story and script. Would love to see Cruise and Pollack and Bacon work together again
@@Crown_Asunder Do you agree that Tom Cruise is more famous than Tobin Bell?
@@Mike-h8m lol yeah I’d say so
Watching this whole video clip is like listening to the most beautiful piece of music….I can watch it again and again and never get tired…
alternate ending:
- Colonel Jessep, did you order the code red?!
- No.
Credits roll....
Colonel was a fanatical crazy little bast...rd that was impossible to think about
That wouldn’t happen like that because his anger took over him
They actually talked about this in a movie.
- Colonel Jessep, did you order the code red?!
- maybe
Credits roll.... Col. Nathan Jessep will return...
@@tommos1 his selfishness and anger took over him
This scene and this movie is why Jack Nicholson is one of the greatest actors ever!
A Few Good Men is a most powerful morality tale about what doing the right thing truly means.
"You're not going anywhere, Colonel!" 🤣🤣🤣
"the 'witness' is EXCUSED!!!" whoa, BURRRN!
"This witness will address this court as judge, or your honor. I believe I've earned it".😂😂😂😂😂😂
Semper 😘
"piss in your dead skull"
@@jeromerizzo423 "I'm quite certain I've earned it. Take your seat, Colonel."
I love that he got the colonel so emotional and riled up before asking the tough question.
One of the best scenes ever in a movie, both actors were excellent.
Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson are both Legends!
NO! Jack yes.
Both are frfr gotta give these men their flowers 🌺
Why did this movie not receive the Best Picture Award, simply outstanding writing and acting. I my opinion one of the best movies EVER MADE.
Burocracy, plain and simple.
Because it had some stiff competition that year. Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven ended up winning that year. Both were great films that just happened to come out the same year.
Fun Fact: Shooting this scene Nicholson wanted everyone to stay on set while he did the take 3 times, each more emotional then the last....no break in between them either, just a pause, then back to yelling again. Solid actor.
This has got to be right up there with one of the best movies of all time. I love the acting here. Amazing.
One of the greatest movie scenes in movie history.
This is a classic timeless movie. I love it so much.
The two marines were convicted for following an UNLAWFUL order that they SHOULD have known was unlawful. That was not explained in the overly-moralized ending.
Correct. One understood but the other did not. Yes you follow orders, but you are not obligated to follow unlawful orders.
Got that right
Ya it was. Stop thinking so much, go eat some ice cream.
@@BNatoAk sort of, they don't really say why it was wrong to follow the order, particularly in a career where following orders are expected. He just says "we were supposed to protect Santiago and leaves it at that..as a veteran I understood what they did was wrong from that view point, but some civilians may not understand that we don't follow all orders blindly. Everyone though understands that what they did was wrong.
I would ask all of you brave super-heroes what would you do if you were to follow this order? Hmmm? How many of you would refuse to execute? Well, come on, none of you? I would follow the order, MY LIFE is more important than HONOR. I don't give Damn about honor!
Great movie. Probably one of the single greatest scenes in modern cinema. Jack was flawless.
What a great scene. The entire movie hinges on the colonel voluntarily incriminating himself in the stand, that is not an easy thing to deliver believably. Jack Nicholson does such a good job with it, also the script writers and even Tom Cruise
YOUR GODDAMN RIGHT I DID
The whole courtroom:
🗿
The final ten minutes of this movie is some of the best writing you'll ever see in a courtroom drama.
This is clearly if not the best acting. Jack was awesome. tom was awesome. Best dialogue ever
"Don't call me son!" the best of best!
Don't call me Son. I am a lawyer and the US Navy officer. And you are Under Arrest You Son of a Bitch. The Witness is excused
🔥Fatality
I have watched and repeatedly watching because of Jack Nicholson's best acting. How could be done in front of camera, unless actor put their self in that character completely. Best acting and speech by Jack Nicholson.
0:30 I just love the way Danny caught Jessup right on his words. Great attention to details.
Nicholson’s eyes, this performance! Speechless
Two of the most insane actors in Hollywood on screen together = amazing sparks.
Tom cruise performance was just sublime
“who would dare question my methods under these circumstances?” what a twisted, self-righteous monster 👿
"you NEED me on that wall!"
"sir you guard a chainlink fence at gitmo and this is peacetime. lives aren't really at stake."
Jessup is a Vietnam vet, he genuinely does believe there is a threat from communist Cuba. However for Jessup it is less of a genuine concern for the wellbeing of US citizens and more of a justification for him to be unduly harsh & exploitative with his subordinates without facing consequences.
Also this was the early 90s, the cold war was still very fresh in movie age goers minds.@Fbiguy
It's actually great how real-life made Jessup's claims of being the protector of America even less sense when claiming the Cubans will kill them all, like how he claims them taking potshots at officers, when in reality they would do no such thing as even why would they invite that kind of trouble?
🤣 taken literally, This is funny. But in context, it's a metaphor.
.This movie is a masterpiece that I always find something new in, no matter how many times I re-watch it. It never gets old because it delves into a deep side of human nature.
I luv the Jack Nicholson famous phrase "You can't handle the Truth!" ...I've practiced saying it thousands of times, but I can't do it so powerful y and masculine!!! 😅😂🤣
One of my favorite movies!!! I had to buy it on Prime and watch it at least once a month!!!
Fun little tid bit, after the line "The witness is excused, Nicholson no longer has his tie on after having it the entire scene.. Kind of funny they would overlook that. Still one of the best movies of all time.
His tie is still there, it's just tucked under his left collar. But you're right, it wasn't like that just a cut-scened second ago.
Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Kevin Bacon: fantastic actors!!!
We must protect the weak and those who cannot protect themselves.
I think its the greatest words in that movie
I agree!100%!
possibly the greatest military movie of all time.
"The witness is excused" is such a perfect final own.
Jack Nicholson is another level actor
Jack is the best actor of the last 100 years. Without a doubt!!!
And folks came from all around...to see Jack deliver his lines in courtroom scene....they don,t do that for just anyone!
When he says this line 7:28, it means we should have enough guts to say this is wrong, it won't help him but will hurt him badly.
Only Jack Nicholson- the decorated marine colonel and Tom Cruise- a rookie navy lawyer could have gone toe to toe in a court room, with the rookie coming up tops.Gripping and legendary are the only words that immediately come to mind...... Beautiful script..expertly done
Greatest scene in the history of movies. I've watched it 115 times.
Masterpiece.
Pure Jack. Such an incredible movie
Jack Nicholson was a great in this movie. I love this movie. You Can’t Handle The Truth is one of the greatest lines in cinematic history.
We will lose a lot of great actors in the next 10 years. Nicholson, Pacino, Hoffman, De Niro, Redford, Hackman, Eastwood and all the others. This is VERY VERY sad,
You just made it even more sad bringing it upn
I remember seeing this with a friend of mine at the theatre. Debbie Joanne Slater was a kind hearted person. She recently passed away in 2023. 😢
Harold's last ever salute as a Marine 😥. Ooft, right in the feels
I saw this with all of my friends on Christmas Day in 1992. We went to the late show that night at 9:30PM. I was 22 years old and we had a good time:)
When Jessup turns away at 5:10, his necktie appears to be missing, or at least so disarranged that the knot is concealed by the collar. A couple of seconds before it was still in place.
It's there, look to the right of the shirt button, there's 2 more layers of khaki next to the jacket lapel.
This scene is one of the best of American movies !
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I was 16 years old in 1992 when this movie came out
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A must see
Tom set him up nicely with those questions and ran him right into a confession
Lt. Kaffee: Did you order the code red?
Colonel Jessup: I did the job--
Lt. Kaffee: (louder) *DID YOU ORDER THR CODE RED?!?!?!*
Colonel Jessup: (yelling back) *YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT, I DID!!!*
How Nicholson did not win the best supporting actor award for this performance is beyond me. It’s o e of the greatest scenes / the writing / acting / it’s perfect.
“You’re not going anywhere Colonel.”
Tom Cruise!❤ One of Jersey's finest actors EVER!❤😂❤😂❤
It's not fair for those young Marine. Ignoring a direct order from a Colonel in the Marine, back then, is a death wish.
I agree but there's always be consequences for your actions
A great movie, one of my favorites! Sad thing is, there are real men like the Colonel serving in the military and civilian life😡
Some movies are so impeccably made you'd be wondering if "the Shit is real, or just acting?"
I can watch this over and over. Nigh on 3 hours flies by.
Hollywood can't come close to making movies like this these days.
Whenever an opportunity to use this line in my daily life presents itself, I pounce at it with great pleasure. 😀
a truly outstanding drama, and cast.
That monologue from Nicholson is 🔥
This is what makes movie stars
I always liked to venture on the Post Scripts, and what would’ve happened afterwards;
Colonel Jessup would later be tried, and was offered a plea bargain, but refused, and was not only stripped of his ranking as Colonel, and removed from the USMC, but also sent to jail for life without parole. Kendrick was later arrested for accessory after the fact, and took a plea deal to receive a lighter sentence, which included his disgrace from the USMC. Downey would never recover from this, and sadly took his own life after he was removed from the USMC. Dawson on the other hand managed to get back on his feet, and became a Warden for a Prison Infirmary, showing the same respect he received after his dismissal. Most of the Court Personals would continue their jobs, except Galloway, who decided to retire, and become a recruiter. As for Ross & Kaffee, they remain a good team from opposite sides, and for Kaffee’s recognition, he was promoted to Captain of the USN for his distinguished work. A final note was that the family of Santiago were able to allow him to have a proper burial, and was compensated for the wrongful death of their beloved family member.
This is only based on the Movie Plot, but we know that some do get away with wrongful acts unbecoming to any military soldier, and that we can only hope that people can learn from this, so they don’t have to make the same mistakes in the future.
No puedo creer que yo fui al cine a ver esta película cuando tenia 13 o 14 años y me quede dormido. Me desperte solo para ver cuando Cruise salia de la corte y entraban los creditos. No puedo creer que me habia perdido uno de los momentos mas iconicos del cine. Muchacho no es gente.
Loved this movie and this climatic scene. How ironic that today's world needs Colonel Jessup. Classic.
Best Scene in the Movie. Good Show.
I've never seen this movie, have no clue what the plot is, and yet somehow this still had me gripped. Just the acting and writing of this scene alone might convince me to watch the whole thing
Rob Pulled Great Performances Out of All The Actors/Actresses in This Movie.. Truly One of My Favorites 👊💯💯
..And I Must Add.. Demi Moore... Absolutely Gorgeous.. Nuff Said 💘💘
He'll need to change his name to Colonel Fessup after that outburst.
"So this is what a courtroom looks like"