A few good men [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; Castle Rock Entertainment ; screenplay, Aaron Sorkin ; producers, David Brown, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman ; director, Rob Reiner.
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FilmPublisher number: 05280 | Columbia TriStar Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai Publication details: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2001.Edition: Special edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0767853563
- 9780767853569
- Few good men (Motion picture)
- Music, Marc Shaiman ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Robert Leighton ; executive producers, William Gilmore, Rachel Pfeffer ; co-producers, Steve Nicolaides, Jeffrey Stott.
- Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Nicholson), Best Sound, Best Editing.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Few good | Checked out | 05/18/2024 | 33111008311132 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this military courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin, Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is assigned to defend two Marines, Pfc. Louden Downey (James Marshall) and Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison), who are accused of the murder of fellow leatherneck Pfc. William Santiago (Michael de Lorenzo) at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kaffee generally plea bargains for his clients rather than bring them to trial, which is probably why he was assigned this potentially embarassing case, but when Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) is assigned to assist Kaffee, she is convinced that there's more to the matter than they've been led to believe and convinces her colleague that the case should go to court. Under questioning, Downey and Dawson reveal that Santiago died in the midst of a hazing ritual known as "Code Red" after he threatened to inform higher authorities that Dawson opened fire on a Cuban watchtower. They also state that the "Code Red" was performed under the orders of Lt. Jonathan Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland). Kendrick's superior, tough-as-nails Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson), denies any knowledge of the order to torture Santiago, but when Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson (J.T. Walsh) confides to Kaffee that Jessup demanded the "Code Red" for violating his order of silence, Kaffee and Galloway have to find a way to prove this in court. A Few Good Men also features Kevin Bacon as prosecuting attorney Capt. Jack Ross and Kevin Pollak as Kaffee and Galloway's research assistant, Lt. Sam Weinberg. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Special features include: audio commentary from director Rob Reiner; documentary, Code of conduct featuring interviews with Rob Reiner, Aaron Sorkin, and cast; From stage to screen with Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner; bonus trailers; filmographies; production notes.
Case facts -- Right man for the right job -- Galloway meets Kaffee -- Col. Jessep -- Unit, Corps, God, Country -- Off the record -- Lunch with Jessep -- "Kendrick order the code red?" -- Deal offered & rejected -- The arraignment -- Preparing their case -- Opening statements -- Robert C. McGuire -- Cpl. Carl Hammaker -- Dr. Stone -- "Are you asking me out?" -- Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes -- Surprise passenger -- "He's a crazy man." -- Lt. Jonathan Kendrick -- "Dear Mr. & Mrs. Santiago." -- Pfc. Downey testifies -- Double setback -- Jessep takes the stand -- "You can't handle the truth." -- Not going anywhere -- The verdict.
Music, Marc Shaiman ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Robert Leighton ; executive producers, William Gilmore, Rachel Pfeffer ; co-producers, Steve Nicolaides, Jeffrey Stott.
Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Bacon, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Kiefer Sutherland, Wolfgang Bodison, Michael DeLorenzo.
Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator in a politically-explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior.
MPAA rating: R; Canadian home video rating PG.
DVD, Dolby hi-fi stereo., Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital ; widescreen presentation.
English, French, Spanish or Portuguese audio tracks with optional English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Nicholson), Best Sound, Best Editing.