A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men, written by Aaron Sorkin, was a Broadway play and subsequently a 1992 film drama that tells the story of military lawyers at a court-martial who encounter a high-level conspiracy in the course of defending their clients, United States Marines accused of murder. The film version, directed by Rob Reiner, starred Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep, Demi Moore as Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, Kevin Bacon as Capt. Jack Ross, Kiefer Sutherland as Lt. Jonathan Kendrick, Kevin Pollak as Lt. Sam Weinberg, J.T. Walsh as Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson, and Wolfgang Bodison as Lance Cpl Harold W. Dawson.

Famous quotes

:Jessep: You want answers?

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:Kaffee: I think I'm entitled to them.

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:Jessep: You want answers?

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:Kaffee: I want the truth!

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:Jessep: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives...You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty... We use these words as the backbone to a life spent defending something. You use 'em as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!

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:Kaffee: Did you order the code red?

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:Jessep: (quietly) I did the job you sent me to do.

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:Kaffee: Did you order the code red?

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:Jessep: You're goddamn right I did!!

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