Courtroom scene taken from the film "A Few Good Men" [1992] directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin based on his play.
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@brinsonharris98163 жыл бұрын
God damned right I ordered the Code Red. Best Mountain Dew flavor they ever had.
@jpsned3 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@feellucky2713 жыл бұрын
Yeah But that shit will kill you. I wish I'd never picked up the first bottle.
@Enkarashaddam3 жыл бұрын
Naw Voltage all the way
@tristan78443 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@timothymccray60343 жыл бұрын
Lol...i like code red too
@speakingtruths42153 жыл бұрын
No one can play a raging psychopath quite like Nicholson could.
@mikecimerian69133 жыл бұрын
Casting can be a prison, Nicholson is just too good at this.
@cindylevenburg31183 жыл бұрын
Remember the movie As Good As It’s Gets! One hell of a actor ? I love Jack Nicholson!
@mikecimerian69133 жыл бұрын
@@cindylevenburg3118 Anger Management has its moments. :)
@neanea79923 жыл бұрын
Robert De Niro in Cape Fear he freaked me out
@blackfoot79253 жыл бұрын
You haven't met my wife, but you're right, Jack plays crazy pretty good.
@mtgoss403 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out. When he said "You're god damn right I did!" there was a collective gasp in the audience. Will never forget that.
@douglaslally1563 жыл бұрын
Yep. Except I saw it on Broadway, before the film was made, with Tom Hulce as Kaffee and Stephen Lang as Jessup. The dialog in the scene is pretty much the same between the play and the film. When Lang yelled out "You're Goddamned right I did!" the audience also gasped, no one saw that coming. And Lang's performance was quite powerful.
@mtgoss403 жыл бұрын
@@douglaslally156 Interesting. Didn't know that even took place.
@douglaslally1563 жыл бұрын
@@mtgoss40 Lots of fans of the movie don't know it's based on a stage play.
@paddyoclown3 жыл бұрын
sorry it was me who had a massive Guinness fart just before that scene.........
@andrewthompson32042 жыл бұрын
@@douglaslally156 stehpen lang is a fucking national treasure
@LET4M4RU3 жыл бұрын
"We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We uses these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something, you use them as a punchline" That is one brutal killer line
@kt-dy8qw3 жыл бұрын
I beg to defer (not to read it back to you or to take matters out of your hands), MIN 2:50, "YOU WANT ANSWERS?!" Classic entitlement 😉
@LET4M4RU3 жыл бұрын
@@kt-dy8qw I mean, "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH" is one if not the most recognizable line Nicholson has ever delivered 👌
@joshhuskins53633 жыл бұрын
Danny glover used it in shooter also
@Mybpeterson2 жыл бұрын
The impact is substantially lessened by the fact that Colonel Jessup was neither honorable nor loyal. He did not follow the code of ethics he espouses. He ordered one of his own men be attacked while he slept in his bed. Then he threw his men under the bus to save his skin.
@fossnation9562 жыл бұрын
It's both amazing and saddening how true those words ring out in today's world. Society has forgotten the true meanings of those words and use them loosely, while others who uphold those words and their meanings get ridiculed and punished.
@paulkim60713 жыл бұрын
“You can’t handle the truth!” Proceeds to tell him the truth
@sackcrusher38943 жыл бұрын
@Justin Pullin what
@moondawwg3 жыл бұрын
And Tom Cruise proceeds to handle it pretty well.
@abc-ke2wd3 жыл бұрын
@@moondawwg *all lawyers r crooks.*
@josequispe82413 жыл бұрын
actually that's not what he meant.. He meant that the way "they treated Santiago could make him a better soldier to protect their country", but it let them to a worst problem(human rights).. Some soldiers are ready to take shit from their superiors but some can't fit in it.. People that went through this would know this thing better than any other civilian.. the thing is these so "called commanders" wouldn't take responsibility for their actions..
@dantheman48383 жыл бұрын
That should have been the last words he said before standing up, dismissing himself and waking off like a badass.
@stevemorris2893 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the greatest scenes in any film.
@tauqir723 жыл бұрын
My all time favourite..... and my favorite scene......
@jacquessowhat36803 жыл бұрын
Lol
@joequillun77903 жыл бұрын
I too agree Steve. Both Jack, and Tom, did a great job in those parts, and kudos to the writer.
@pwordpam043 жыл бұрын
While I agree it IS an awesome scene, I can't go as far as saying the "greatest scene in any film". I think the scene in "Men of Honor" with Cuba Gooding Jr. & Rober De Niro "I want my 12 steps" is very powerful as well. And I could throw in Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman" where he defends Chris O'Donnell's character and perhaps even several different scenes from "The Green Mile" come to mind. MY problem is that I can't classify just ONE great scene from a movie... that's just how I personally see it. I'm all over the place and can't decide on ONE "great scene"!!! Lol
@mikeoh7123 жыл бұрын
Not “problably.” 🇺🇸
@Filmation773 жыл бұрын
Holy crap 20 plus years later the acting work is still amazing in this piece
@antibull48693 жыл бұрын
Video recording technology improves Audio recording technology improves Editing software improves Camera stabilization tech improves ... Acting talent never changes Acting talent, especially GOOD talent, never changes. Nicholson, or Cruise for that matter, could do this again with the right script.
@flightofthebumblebee95292 жыл бұрын
@@antibull4869 hey I am no fan of Cruises weird shit but he has some amazing films. The Last Samurai. Valryrie. Vanilla Sky.
@giovannigino36752 жыл бұрын
"Colonel, did you order the Code Red ?" "No, I did not." The end.
@joeyscognitivedecline56352 жыл бұрын
Wait - what is this inputting actual reality?? You are correct!!!
@jalden15792 жыл бұрын
so true lol
@mjwings32 жыл бұрын
Yep, and Kaffee begins his career as a bartender soon after discharge after type writer maintenance stint, learns Coughlin's Law. "You think they hate you now," "What till you give them crabs."
@LloydWaldo2 жыл бұрын
That’s why he had the airmen there as his bluff.
@jeromezsegunto91842 жыл бұрын
Marine have spoken the oath,you can't break that.
@idontknow1643 жыл бұрын
When Jack goes full Nicholson, people win Oscars.
@alifmuhammadchicago3 жыл бұрын
And "You can't handle the truth" wasn't even IN the script, apparently.
@jonsnipe54843 жыл бұрын
So what if Kevin bacon said no when judge asked him🤔🤔 what would've happened 🤣😂
@ArseneJenga3 жыл бұрын
‘I don’t make movies.I make classics.’
@denierdev97233 жыл бұрын
*Full Torrance
@swoorupjoshi26653 жыл бұрын
I have neither the time, or the inclination to like this comment.
@eileendelaney72973 жыл бұрын
Nicholson is an A+ actor. As Good as it Gets, All About Schmidt, One Flew Over the Coo Coo’s Nest and The Shining. He’s great.
@hannibalburgers4773 жыл бұрын
I like him in the opening Scene in departed. Especially when he says that magical word that has nothing to do with story. Completely out of blue.
@tryarunm3 жыл бұрын
@@hannibalburgers477 i beg pardon. My hand slipped.
@francisphillips533 жыл бұрын
He made the shining work.. very spooky character played so well.
@gracelovestudios25343 жыл бұрын
China Town???
@notme36863 жыл бұрын
Nicholson is the same in every role he does.
@vudujl832 жыл бұрын
“Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to!!!” Something about the way Jack delivers that line makes it my favorite part of his self-important rant
@CB-ux5xc2 жыл бұрын
I say that line to dumb liberals all the time.
@gargouenzene2 жыл бұрын
@@CB-ux5xc reminder : a ago, your double impeached criminal cult leader trump has already LOST and you, members of the cult 45, were saying "medias don't elect the POTUS" 😂🤣
@clydesalley3 жыл бұрын
A slight grin crosses Cruise's face when he says, "Crystal." He knew Jessup had walked right into a trap. Well played.
@svenleiser77993 жыл бұрын
Also Nicholsons's little smile after the words of Cruise, that he is released. He knew, that he turned in a trap.
@buttonman62622 жыл бұрын
Sven Leiser Which part do you mean?
@zebestnews12 жыл бұрын
Great acting by both Nicholson and Cruise! Absolutely unforgettable dramatic courtroom scene:)
@green9173 жыл бұрын
Maybe the best courtroom scene ever written
@panobiektywnyKielce3 жыл бұрын
Pozostali także świetnie zagrali.
@TudorQueen3 жыл бұрын
Put aside all the speculation about Tom Cruise's personal life and his religious beliefs. The man is, in my opinion, a fine actor. He just went toe-to-toe with Jack Nicholson in one of Nicholson's top ten moments on screen and held his own beautifully. He is the real thing.
@highstimulation24972 жыл бұрын
indeed. performer's personal lives are for the most part no concern.
@Blasted2Oblivion3 жыл бұрын
I love that the two marines on trial looked around like "everyone heard that, right?"
@MichelLinschoten3 жыл бұрын
Funfact the reactions were first recorded then the monologue. Jack wanted to rehearse it off camera a couple times . The director said "he did it off camera precisely as he did before the camera. So I went up to jack and said save some for the actual shot" Jacks reactions "you don't get it rob, I love to act " He never missed or screwed up one word in rehearsal or doing it on camera . He's actually known for it by now. Jack Nicholson is a incredible professional on and off camera.
@eddiemorrone8703 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t believe he told the truth. Stunned.
@markmcclure58003 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!!!!!!
@ricksgarage80692 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most brilliant pieces of acting I have ever seen.
@briandavidson19462 жыл бұрын
6:18 mark u can see Jack's subtle facial mark of approval and expression of respect for how Cruise finishes scene. Its subtle but its there.
@whisper21622 жыл бұрын
ditto
@lewiscoacher77812 жыл бұрын
@@briandavidson1946 You said it. I didn't know what to make of that settling of his eyes.
@flightofthebumblebee95292 жыл бұрын
You must be thinking of his performance in the Pledge.
@thebeardedstate2 жыл бұрын
@@lewiscoacher7781 You can also see it in the subtle raising of his lips. Almost a smile, but a simple curling seeing that he's been found out.
@soccerprog22612 жыл бұрын
I think the true hero of 'A Few Good Men' is obviously Aaron Sorkin and his writing. So sublime, intellectual, and poignant, Aaron Sorkin is one of the best writers of this generation.
@thomastammaro6933 жыл бұрын
Word! .. Very well done beginning to end!
@osmanyousif78493 жыл бұрын
The thing about how Aaron Sorkin writes is how he times the dialogue and counts every syllable. Look at his films, The American President, Charlie Wilson's War, The West Wing, The Social Network, and Moneyball. Lines are always being repented 2-5 more times than the average writing would do so. The Social Network had over 22 repented sentences in one scene (the one with Jesse Eisenberg on his date with Rooney Mara). Some call this writing style "heighten language dialogue". The goal Sorkin claims is to make dialogue where the characters are smarter than everyone else (including himself).
@sfgdragoon3 жыл бұрын
@@osmanyousif7849 we all saw the video bud, chill pills
@green9173 жыл бұрын
Without question
@GeekTalkwithMerg3 жыл бұрын
Crack cocaine is a hell of a drug.
@johnnycee51793 жыл бұрын
That was powerful and an example of pride coming before a fall.
@travislewis77853 жыл бұрын
This scene still holds up over all these years
@brianb16843 жыл бұрын
It takes legendary and puts it on a pedestal....incredible scene....
@letsgetlit28293 жыл бұрын
Jesus, Nicholson really nails those lines
@metalmadsen3 жыл бұрын
In every movie he is in.
@MrZZsharka3 жыл бұрын
That’s why he’s Jack Nicholson. Lines are the least of his worries
@jackxu61583 жыл бұрын
Which is why he shot for 10 days and got paid $5 million.
@martinkuliza2 жыл бұрын
he also maintains really clean nails while doing a few lines LOL
@jaiden1234512 жыл бұрын
He's insane 😳 I'm scared if Jack was my dad
@shanesantana543 жыл бұрын
All of these actors at their peak. This was incredible acting by all of them. Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholsen, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak...Every one of them
@shanesantana543 жыл бұрын
@@Agelmar101 That makes total sense.
@michaeladamonis26203 жыл бұрын
dont forget keiffer sutherland
@Ironheart733 жыл бұрын
Jessups greatest strength and weakness is his Pride. He is a highly decorated commander and he prides himself with the responsibility of guarding a base which has enemies on the other side that can attack anytime soon. He is so proud of what he does, he would not accept that he has a substandard soldier. Instead of medically discharging Santiago, he acted on his ego and opted to just brutalize the poor guy thinking this would make Santiago a better soldier, and him a better commander. When things went down south quickly, he cut lose two pawns, and he thought that his rank (Which brought power) would let him get away with it. Think of him as a tiger parent who wont accept that he has a child who could not get straight As. Here we see him let his ego get the better of him. He was asked if he ordered the code red, and the Presiding Judge told him he did not need to answer it. He did answer it in a fit of rage because he felt insulted that someone like Keffee who did not even earn his rank by being a combat soldier would question him on how he commands his soldiers. Its like when that kid questions his tiger parent Dad why he is so obsessed with those straight As, and the dad feels offended because he pays the bills and puts food on the table. Jessup thought that Keffe has no right to ask him questions like that, and being the fanatic he is to his uniform and rank melts down and confesses to ordering the code red.
@gfunk639013 жыл бұрын
Perfect interpretation
@rcslyman89293 жыл бұрын
While I don't condone hazing, it's not like Dawson and Downey went with intent to do harm to Santiago, nor was Jessup looking to have him killed. As he said, "We're going to train the lad." And then specifically tell Kendrick that he wants Santiago making top marks by his next performance eval. They wanted to make Santiago into the model of the Marine Corps. The problem was the unrecognized heart condition, and as a veteran with startling similar symptoms as they said Santiago had, I am extremely comfortable in believing that they were describing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (yes, it's real, not just something they toss around on House). My condition wasn't discovered until I had been in nearly 10 years. There were no symptoms early off, in fact I cleared my run (1.5 mile) in BMT with a time of 10m32s. Not incredibly fast, but it was fast enough for Honor Grad. By the time my condition was diagnosed, I couldn't keep pace on runs no matter how hard I tried. I was at 25 minutes by the time I cleared all six laps. My PT tests, as a result, were all failures. My chain pushed me hard to improve, I had times where SNCOs would pop out of nowhere with a weighted pack and have me walk flights, or go run, or whatever. During one group PT session, I said screw it, I'm going to push hard as I can. And I did. I was out front leading the pack for half a mile. Then I fell back. Then I slowed to a crawl. So badly, that our PTL was beside me and took me into the nurse's station at our facility. I wound up in the ER, where they ruled out a full blown heart attack, but an exam and some follow-on tests found an obstruction, and I had a diagnosis. Until then, no one knew. Not even me. I was even told the Commander was prepping to bring me up on Malingering charges, they thought I was faking the run problems. Post diagnosis, I was put on a run waiver and instead completed walking versions (they're harder to pass, trust me). I was apologized to over and over because they realized they were quite literally pushing me to death to pass the test... but they didn't know. The problem is the overall culture surrounding medical issues in the military. Even the doctor in the movie, looked at a Marine complaining of classic heart-related symptoms, and gave him a clean bill of health. And probably some Motrin. Rather than giving him a complete workup to see if there was an actual problem. Without a medical diagnosis, command staff treated this a corrective training issue... because if you're the square peg, they will bust your ass to shave your corners until you fit through that round hole. No, doesn't excuse the hazing in violation of ALCOM's directive, and because it resulted in the death of Santiago, made matters worse. Then there's the cover-up after the fact, and that goes down a whole new rabbit hole of wrong way beyond the issue. Aside for those actions, everything they had done was in line with military culture. You don't send someone packing because they can't run... you work with them to get back up to standards. I mean, guy was in, right? That means he'd been through Basic, he'd been through all the medical checks at MEPS... he'd done it at some point. And he was still boot, so it wasn't all that long ago, shouldn't stand to reason that he was capable? Anyway, point is that military leaders and command staff need to take a harder look when the people under their command are showing obvious problems, and get them checked out fully. I don't know where I'd be right now if mine hadn't been caught, but it's not hard to imagine a place very similar to Santiago. At the very best, I'd have probably been BCD'd and still undiagnosed to this day. Just one fateful run that had the nurses thinking I was about to crash that got me the care I needed. Santiago wasn't so lucky. ... because, you know, plot.
@ripvanwinkle64493 жыл бұрын
My DS in BT said one thing to us one after noon. he had us on 24 ct pushups, smoking us right after chow. Know what he said? "Pressure. It either cracks pipes, or makes diamonds. Are you diamonds, or pipes?" "DIAMONDS, DRILL SERGEANT!" "Then a few push ups don't matter to you boys at all, do they?" "NO DRILL SERGEANT!" Basic was a fucking blast.
@lukeferguson92363 жыл бұрын
Jessup was an outright narcissist. This is why he can absolutely not tolerate even the smallest perceived slights or failures to express what he would consider to be proper respect. This is why when he berated Markinson for questioning him in front of another officer, Jessup made sure to throw his promotions and acquired rank into Markinson's face. He gets off on making others feel smaller than him, and will stoop to sexually harassing an officer in order to make her feel comfortable because he didn't like the questions she was asking, nor her tone. For all his grandiose bluster about honor and duty; I think the man merely worshiped himself, and merely touted patriotism as a means to garner the praise and adulation that he craved. He thought that he was beyond reproach, he lacked empathy nor did he take responsibility for his actions, has an almost pathological need to dominate and put down others; this guy is just a dead-ringer for narcissm.
@robertisham52793 жыл бұрын
Marine not solider
@gurnblanstein98163 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the best scene in cinematic history
@surudog49293 жыл бұрын
Jack is amazing. He is a great actor.
@LFC1892KOP3 жыл бұрын
“Colonel Jessup, did you order the code red!” “No.” Daniel Kaffee is sent to a court martial. Roll credits.
@rajjain62733 жыл бұрын
"Consider yourself in contempt!"
@kylemilburn77043 жыл бұрын
"You made it clear just a minute ago that people follow your orders, or people die" "And now Santiago is dead." Kaffee is sent to a court martial. Roll credits. 😂
@redwingsfan36213 жыл бұрын
Now teaching typewriter maintenance for women.
@jonsnipe54843 жыл бұрын
Screen rant would've did that perfect..😥😥😥
@martindebrois14723 жыл бұрын
A lot of people, from the military, have complained about the movie saying yeah that's NOT the way it would really go down: A seasoned, hardened man like Jessup would never admit that - I submit that about *every one* of those men would have the same meltdown - with Kaffee right in front of their face, getting under their skin.
@stacymar6843 жыл бұрын
Hands down, one of the absolute best monologues ever delivered in any film, delivered by one of the greatest actors of all time.
@akshaynatu65683 жыл бұрын
My response to Jessup, after he implicates himself in the Code Red: "Do you expect me to be grateful, you insane POS? I'm not grateful for anything you do. I don't need anything from you, I don't want anything from you. If it wouldn't land me in jail, I would beat the everloving fuck out of you right here in this courtroom. Fuckign shithead."
@nstix2009xitsn3 жыл бұрын
@@akshaynatu6568 What an amateurish speech. You have no writing talent whatsoever.
@akshaynatu65683 жыл бұрын
@@nstix2009xitsn Ehh, get lost chump. This is YT. I wasn't going for "best speech ever", just trying to convey what I would do in that moment.
@flightofthebumblebee95292 жыл бұрын
@@akshaynatu6568 I side with the Colonel. America became a lost void of crybaby jerkoffs
@akshaynatu65682 жыл бұрын
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Jesus man. You think Jessup was right to order the Code Red instead of doing the SENSIBLE fucking thing and sending Santiago home because he was too weak to be a Marine?
@rahulrahul_awsjunkie3 жыл бұрын
“Don’t call me son. I am a lawyer and an officer in the United States Navy and you are under arrest you sob” - he waited days to respond appropriately with perfect timing !!
@nstix2009xitsn3 жыл бұрын
That's awful, and such a man would not have used such words. When I saw the movie on opening night in Brooklyn, the anti-American yuppies cheered the Cruise character cursing out the Nicholson character. I booed them. Sorkin pandered to them, in writing those lines.
@rahulrahul_awsjunkie3 жыл бұрын
@@nstix2009xitsn that’s simply *your* opinion
@nstix2009xitsn3 жыл бұрын
@@rahulrahul_awsjunkie What a stupid, vacuous statement. I could say the same about your first stupid statement.
@rahulrahul_awsjunkie3 жыл бұрын
@@nstix2009xitsn Sure and I did not say that your statement was "stupid". I said its your opinion. Just like it was my opinion that his dialog and the delivery timing was just wonderful and enjoyable. But I guess you are here to demean people. Enjoy!
@waynecassels36072 жыл бұрын
One of the most powerful acting performances ever. By both actors.
@tamasviczian45943 жыл бұрын
This still gives me goosebumps after all this years.
@reubenstevens58843 жыл бұрын
An absolutely incredible moment in cinema history!! Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise should've won an oscar for this movie. For this scene in particular. Amazing.
@jonsnipe54843 жыл бұрын
Jack definitely
@redwingsfan36213 жыл бұрын
I assumed at least one of them did.
@jonsnipe54843 жыл бұрын
@@redwingsfan3621 I forgot but I know someone gotta award... I know it wasn't jack.. idk y but it's the way oscars are
@feellucky2713 жыл бұрын
@@jonsnipe5484 Yeah. Pussifed,commie liberal bullshit now.
@jonsnipe54843 жыл бұрын
@@feellucky271 ok calm down🤣🤣
@sugarbear85742 жыл бұрын
I think we can all be thankful that Jack had a healthy outlet for his behavior.
@mikezebike2 жыл бұрын
"You lieutenant Weinberg?"..that unscripted little gem gets me everytime.🤣
@tomvance85222 жыл бұрын
Great back story on that line. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y6p8p5uIs7-yYn0.html
@lindafurman62882 жыл бұрын
Just watched that KZfaq clip that Kevin Pollack did. He talks about the Lt. Weinberg line a lot but never mentions it’s unscripted.
@ImmaWright2 жыл бұрын
It was in the script
@crikk010 жыл бұрын
I can`t describe how I feel while watching this scene! This movie is true art
@r68543 жыл бұрын
I love the two marine court guards, no hesitation, no conflict of conscience, just action.
@stevechance1503 жыл бұрын
It's the Judge's house, the the word of the Judge is law.
@triandfit13 жыл бұрын
And they could kick his into next week.
@DominicNJ733 жыл бұрын
@Ridge Gregory Fuck off, no one wants to watch your shitty channel full of stolen videos.
@blazejenkins83862 жыл бұрын
Mps dont give a shit about rank if you break the laws
@cardinalbob12 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. The MPs “work” for the Judge and no one else. They know how to stay in the background and observe, then when called upon they’re right into action.
@Romans8-93 жыл бұрын
People sleep on Tom as an actor because he turned into an action star but he is such an underrated actor. His acting here is as good as Jack's.
@kas73443 жыл бұрын
As good? You mean way better
@MrBraddles31283 жыл бұрын
Nobody sleeps on Tom Cruise. The fuck?
@jonathan27553 жыл бұрын
Ppl sleep on KZfaq sneaking this into your recommended years later.
@MrBraddles31283 жыл бұрын
@@jonathan2755 I searched for it.
@BruteZ79573 жыл бұрын
@@kas7344 way better? Lol do you know what acting even means? This acting here is as subpar as it can get. None of his face muscles move in the previous scene, his body is rigid af! Compare that to Jack's acting. Smh. Fanbois.
@kungfumind.3 жыл бұрын
24 years later and this film remains a classic.
@stephenclues29483 жыл бұрын
Nicholson on blistering form. Cruise did well to stay with him.
@henrycausey32632 жыл бұрын
This is a classic star performance by two great actors, going back and forth at each other.
@lindafurman62882 жыл бұрын
Let’s not forget one of the huge reasons everyone does such amazing acting here - the director, Rob Reiner. He’s responsible for the tempo, the peaks and valleys of intensity in the scenes, camera angles - all that stuff that makes for such great drama that we don’t even think about because the actors are so good. Between Aaron Sorkin’s brilliant script and Rob’s directing chops, the actors just nailed the whole thing. One of the best movies ever!
@tomzadvydas17583 жыл бұрын
Remember seeing this in ‘92 in the movies. Dope scene 25 years later still
@jamilmohammedal-ghazali63093 жыл бұрын
This is just beautiful, Tom and Jack was at their best, just great and not to forget Rob Reiner...
@mrwildbill243 жыл бұрын
I'd like to forget Rob Reiner.
@toddgrogg28103 жыл бұрын
Why would you want to forget rob reiner?
@mrwildbill243 жыл бұрын
@@toddgrogg2810 Because he's a slimeball elitist liberal.
@sdwriter26263 жыл бұрын
@@mrwildbill24 Oh, poor baby is triggered. Lol.
@GoDLiKe2113 жыл бұрын
Rob Reiner is a propagandist tool. Do your research
@brianschoppaul28053 жыл бұрын
This is the most powerful I could watch it over and over again and never get bored
@miltonfelix60303 жыл бұрын
Jack is one of the best actor all times.
@johnlannikk27013 жыл бұрын
I agree
@GD-sl7uy2 жыл бұрын
So is Tom Cruise
@tommysoprano14413 жыл бұрын
Not a Tom Cruise fan but wow He was great in this scene
@marcosc73753 жыл бұрын
I think there are many scenes Tom cruise is on and he is great in many of them.
@alexgataric3 жыл бұрын
He played a lawyer very well in The Firm but that role wasn't nearly as memorable as this.
@jonsnipe54843 жыл бұрын
I loved how he used jessup ego against him
@dzanier3 жыл бұрын
He’s actually a very good actor. It’s the other things about him that are off putting.
@tommysoprano14413 жыл бұрын
@@dzanier the fact that he is involved with those bastard scum pieces of shit Scientology ??????????
@daveluttinen25473 жыл бұрын
There have been soliloquys in film for decades, but to me this is hands down the finest performance I have ever seen. Bravo! Talk about swallowing the part whole!
@toyshanger89453 жыл бұрын
Please note Kevin bacon looked stunned was an excellent act as well. You need to know that the entire room made it a very believable scene.
@alexg51073 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He played that resigned realization that he lost very well.
@redwingsfan36213 жыл бұрын
Yes, the obvious friendship between Kaffee and Ross was a nice part of the script. “I’ll flip you for it.” “Too late.”
@nikreece62953 жыл бұрын
So did the judge as well
@guppy2773 жыл бұрын
Kind of an epic film. Everytime KZfaq brings it on recommendation, I stop by to watch. And because I do, the recommendation only gets worse. More and more of the same film....! 😂
@obliviousmode5753 жыл бұрын
Yeah he had the perfect expression on his face that he lost the case.
@justinmanser75252 жыл бұрын
If Jack Nicholson looked at me like that I'd die. This scene is Tom Cruise's most dangerous stunt ever.
@fadedwheel99292 жыл бұрын
Lol
@elspaghete90692 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@gargouenzene2 жыл бұрын
Kafee knew that Jessup was lying. The only one in danger in that scene is Jessup.
@timwyld5732 жыл бұрын
Just as Jack has confirmed the clarity of his point, there is a really sparkle in Cruise's eyes
@Lane84923 жыл бұрын
"You're not going anywhere Colonel." "MPs guard the Colonel." I bet Colonel Jessup didn't expect to hear that.
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
He admitted to a crime on the stand.I wonder what he thought was going to happen after he admitted to giving the order.
@eddyredmond77583 жыл бұрын
One of the best clips in movie history!!! One heck of a movie!!!
@IsoreUnderScoreLore2 жыл бұрын
Did I just watch this 3 times in a row? After having already seen it about a dozen times over the last 20 years? YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID !!
@quill12602 жыл бұрын
Word is Nicholson did that scene in one single take. Sounds preposterous to me, but I've seen people that were in that room testify to the truth of that. Mind boggling. Amazing.
@grantacuna66222 жыл бұрын
I think he did 2 takes (they only had him for a short window to shoot so there wasn't a lot of time) but the shot in the movie is from the first take he did if I'm remembering this right.
@WGB30192 жыл бұрын
I looked a bit more closely. During that entire scene, I think Nicholson blinked 3 times. The eyes draw you in.
@userak74252 жыл бұрын
I was there. It was 5 days of shooting. You heard wrong.
@edsiler32602 жыл бұрын
From what I read, that scene was shot MANY times, largely because Nicholson insisted on getting it dead solid perfect.
@eviannafaye52693 жыл бұрын
I could watch this over and over again, and never get bored of it. Best ever acting. Best scene. Unforgettable.
@johnmcmahon59673 жыл бұрын
One of the most memorable scenes in moviemaking history!
@wrightvideos20113 жыл бұрын
The best scene from the movie; shame Jack lost out in the Oscar for Supporting Actor
@g.w.78933 жыл бұрын
Never trust the "Academy".
@patriciawright87863 жыл бұрын
Paul Wright- I enjoyed watching Nicholson on the front row of the Oscars for decades. But, he should have won for this performance too.
@stvdagger80743 жыл бұрын
@@patriciawright8786 In what way was Gene Hackman's performance as Little Bill inferior?
@PowerDiva3 жыл бұрын
He's got 3 more at home though. It's hard to fathom how Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar after watching this though.
@gregorymgm14153 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies. What makes this one among the greatest ever are the dialogues, the intensity. It explodes in this scene especially and Actors are always at their best.
@SwordmasterKane3 жыл бұрын
You look at Nicholson's face in the end when Kaffee says to him "The witness is excused", and you know what he got his Academy Award for...
@davidmacgowan3 жыл бұрын
Sadly, he didn't win an Oscar for this.
@Westhelockpicker3 жыл бұрын
I think Tom's line at the end when he said I'm not your son and you know the rest is a powerful line also
@martindebrois14723 жыл бұрын
Yes! ... Most important line in the whole film. Because it was always a condescending, "I'm smarter and better than you" thing, Jessup was saying.
@Rodenson13143 жыл бұрын
2:28 is where one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history REALLY gets started
@siltom19623 жыл бұрын
"You can't handle the truth, no truth-handler you, I totally *deride* your truth-handling abilities!"
@notta3d3 жыл бұрын
Best line in this great speech "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 that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it."
@Thechist7813 жыл бұрын
He had a point in that one.
@AlcoholicBoredom3 жыл бұрын
While I get what’s he saying, he’s still the bad guy. Why? Because he still ordered the code red in defiance of higher orders. Ok, but maybe code reds are necessa...oh screw this. The real reason this a-hole is the bad guy is because he left two low levels Marines to rot because of his orders. Elsewhere in the movie they said his “star was on the rise.” Meaning he was going to be made brigadier general. If this sack of crap had any integrity, he would’ve put his hands behind his back and admitted what he did. He doesn’t deserve a star or an eagle. Anyone worth the term officer would’ve had enough integrity to immediately admit to the court what he did.
@dragonraizen3 жыл бұрын
"The ends justify my means and I don't have to explain myself to anyone"
@nickdfoxy2 жыл бұрын
Very dangerous and very wrong-headed thinking. Let's say you get into a car accident late one night and despite the fact that you rise and sleep under the blanket that first responders and ER docs provide, one of them commits malpractice and you unnecessarily lose a limb. Do you still feel that you have no right to question the manner in which they provided care to you?
@halleck32 жыл бұрын
@@Thechist781 Yeah, great point. Ordered the code red and then let two Marines who were just obeying orders take the fall for it. But he uses words like "honor." Where was the honor in hanging those guys out to dry and making it look like they acted on their own?
@ArchismanMozumder2 жыл бұрын
Jack Nicholson's impactful acting had many of my friends empathize with his hard as nails mindset, even justifying his behaviour at the camp which he lorded over. My friends were of the opinion that one has to be a nasty, snarling bastard to win battles. McEnroe & Conners said the same thing while winning their Grand Slams. Then came Sampras, Federer, Nadal & several others, who showed the world that being fierce at work is not necessarily linked with bad behaviour. Once again, great acting by Nicholson. Equally classy acting by Cruise.
@1976athletico2 жыл бұрын
Great acting involves the chemistry between actors, how they interact, and how they behave between the lines, the emotion, the body language. This is a superb example of what real acting is.
@timg20882 жыл бұрын
"You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall!" One of my all time favorite quotes!
@ccbfernandez3 жыл бұрын
Alternate Ending...Daniel Kaffee has been recently promoted to Head Instructor for Typewriter Maintenance at the Rocco Clubo School for Women
@MrBraddles31283 жыл бұрын
"You don't have to answer that question." "Mkay." *End credits*
@guppy2773 жыл бұрын
Lame
@baldwintheleper3 жыл бұрын
Incredibly lame. Especially lame are the people who say 'Mkay' and think its cool.
@MrBraddles31283 жыл бұрын
@@baldwintheleper Mkay.
@baldwintheleper3 жыл бұрын
@@MrBraddles3128 hey thanks for proving my point, man. I'm glad you replied.
@MrBraddles31283 жыл бұрын
@@baldwintheleper Mkay.
@DP-eo5xd2 жыл бұрын
Tom Cruise held his own here with Nicholson. One of the best dialogues in modern movie history. I put it up there with the diner scene with De Niro and Pacino in Heat.
@MrSummerjamsam2 жыл бұрын
This has got to be some of the greatest 6 minutes of movie dialogue of all time.....top 10?
@13kimosabi132 жыл бұрын
what are the other 9 ?
@mitchellrose36203 жыл бұрын
Nicholson almost smiles when Cruise says "The witness is excused".
@alandbs3293 жыл бұрын
Thanks dad 🙈
@davidlawrence90913 жыл бұрын
That how we ended up with Liberals!
@martindebrois14723 жыл бұрын
It was sort of a little half smirk, where you can tell Jessup knew Kaffee got the best of him ...
@feellucky2713 жыл бұрын
@@martindebrois1472 Nope. It was his ego......again. Kidding man. Just fucking with you about the other comments above. Good argument by the way.
@martindebrois14723 жыл бұрын
@@feellucky271 I would have liked to see a sequel. See him do some jail time, then come out and do something GOOD - for somebody. Maybe Kaffee goes after someone bad, with him.
@sd-py1xb3 жыл бұрын
DAMIT KAFFEE!!!! Love Kevin. Such an underrated actor.
@blueempress4life9462 жыл бұрын
"I want the truth." "You can't handle the truth!" Epic🙏❤️
@yoyo18993 жыл бұрын
The moment he picks up the hat. Truly greatness.
@mikelgubanez17963 жыл бұрын
What's great is how cruise uses facial expressions to get under jacks skin
@dhm56753 жыл бұрын
Kafee - " I said grave danger?" facial expressions killed it. Completely got under the skin of the colonel. Great acting by Tom.
@robd45263 жыл бұрын
ALL-TIME CLASSIC... intense + gripping. any & every time you see this.
@monstermonty90743 жыл бұрын
The way Jack Nicholson straightened is jacket is so satisfying
@sky04803 жыл бұрын
one of the best movies. old movies are the best!
@w.h.12083 жыл бұрын
“You can’t handle the truth!!” - best part 😎
@jbrisby3 жыл бұрын
"Did you order the Code Red?" "I ordered it right between your knees."
@almighty58392 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt one of my favorite movies
@warmarcade3 жыл бұрын
After 3mins in i started to realize this isn't a really expensive commercial for Mountain Dew
@davidfloren53393 жыл бұрын
Give me a mountain and nothing to do Give me the whole world And give me a YOU CAN"T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
@shawnheddin48333 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@hasake88733 жыл бұрын
One of the best acting scene ever.
@blueeyedcowboy82913 жыл бұрын
The thing that people don't understand, is the type of lawyer Lt. Kaffee was. After he got the confession, he Immediately stopped the Colonel from further implicating himself, and commanded the court to schedule a seperate hearing. He was just like his father and wanted the truth to be shown.
@SamBrickell3 жыл бұрын
If you actually want the truth you wouldn't take steps to prevent someone from implicating themselves... Not arguing that what he did to actually defend the Colonel wasn't honorable in a way, but it wasn't seeking to pour sunlight over every possible bit of truth that the lieutenant could.
@saphired023 жыл бұрын
@@SamBrickell he doesn't need to proceed any further than that. The col was under oath and if he didn't ask for a separate trial things could have been a little complicated in the col trial.
@cloudygor89483 жыл бұрын
The type of lawyer that Lt Kaffee was is the kind that is about to make coffee to other lawyers cause he would've been disbarred after this trial and this whole trial would've been dismissed on the grounds of prejudice and miscarrage of justice. Kaffee started off with an irrelevant line of questioning, battering of witness and submitting inadmissable evidence such as tower logs. The Judge said he will hold Lt. Kaffee on grounds of contempt and anything Jessup said afterwards would have been inadmissable at a retrial. It's a movie.. you'll never be assigned to go to a full court martial with no case under your belt unsupervised (Or better yet, lecture your supeior officer whom is also your supervisor) that's like going to the supreme court after you became an intern at a firm and preach your firm's partner about their line of work.
@Mfields45172 жыл бұрын
@@cloudygor8948 i think you underestimate the permeability of the justice system. Lots of stuff gets thru that shouldnt. Bill cosby for example.. gave testimony under agreement that it would be sealed and couldnt be used for prosecution. New da said since it was the previous da’s agreement, he didnt have to follow it. New da used the testimony to put him in jail. Took 3 years for the justice system to untangle that one and release cosby. In all likelihood that prosecutor was hoping he would just die in prison of age…
@cloudygor89482 жыл бұрын
@@Mfields4517 Justice system is always flawed and I can't encapsulate every case at all times. But strictly speaking this will never happen to a career Colonel in a controversy case such as this one, and certainly the prosecution will not allow a homicide case to be run by a junior lawyer who has "never seen the inside of a court room" plus allowing him to pretty much walk over his CO who outranks him and has more experience. It doesn't happen not because its about the victim, it's not. It's not happening because the military takes ranking and experiencevery seriously. This junior LT here pretty much just walked over 2 Colonel, one is the court Judge another one is Jessup.
@user-eo1vi2nt1o3 жыл бұрын
This is the best Tom Cruise performance in his career
@tristan78443 жыл бұрын
What about Jerry Macguire??
@lordoftoxicity3 жыл бұрын
Collateral????
@Jbb72723 жыл бұрын
No way... he was in tropic thunder.
@Romans8-93 жыл бұрын
He has many to be fair.
@WolfSS883 жыл бұрын
What about his time in Scientology? That's a true show.
@gigas813 жыл бұрын
"You WANT me on that wall. You NEED ME ON THAT WALL!"
@bheast863 жыл бұрын
Imagine a few years previous, and a Soviet Colonel saying that about the Berlin Wall, or more relevantly, the 'Iron Curtain' barrier a bit further west: not a true analogy to Guantanamo since he could point out that, historically, armies from much further west or further east from Berlin had got into Moscow, and nearly did again in living memory
@versatiletitan24663 жыл бұрын
Dont sign up for the job if u dont wanna be on that wall,nobody is kissing ur ass
@canadianasterixgmail3 жыл бұрын
The best line, "You are under arrest, you SOB". This was a true boss moment for Tom.
@Willysmb443 жыл бұрын
True, but his character would have gotten into a LOT of trouble for saying that
@darrenJ8143 жыл бұрын
"...deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you WANT me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall..."
@versatiletitan24663 жыл бұрын
U know what u sign up for does not mean ur a god with no consequences coming.
@drewberrynews38752 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movie scenes of all time. You can't handle the Truth.
@detroitrockcity82 жыл бұрын
I get chills watching this scene every time. It’ll never get old. The passion back and forth and the buildup to this scene was palpable throughout the movie.
@robertrka13 жыл бұрын
Jack Nicholson did more than just tell a story.. Him and Marlon Brando I believe were neighbors and both of them knew how to bring themselves more so than just tell a story to a role. Both actor's studied with Stella Adler concerning "imagination" or "imaginations"... and it brings it to life and when you study like that... "One flew over the coo coos nest", "The Shining"... He's bringing so much imagination to the role that you're really focused only on him in this courtroom scene...
@codywizman18873 жыл бұрын
Best classic scene I can handle the truth! ❤️😇
@Atrenu2 жыл бұрын
Something that this clip doesn't make people privy to is the fact that Kaffee has been, for lack of better words, pressing Jessup's buttons for quite some time at this point - that was probably the reason why Jessup said "YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID!" at the end of the interrogation
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, Kaffee started to push Jessup's buttoms in Cuba by unrespectfully demanding the transfer order of Santiago. Then in the courtroom with the weak questions about the phone bills and cloths of Santiago. The pause of Kaffee saying nothing and Jessup thought he was off the hook. So he wanted to walk out of the courtroom, Kaffee stopped in unrespectfully by calling him Jessup, not colonel or Sir. Annoying Jessup. And then this cross exam, where Kaffee caught Jessup telling a lie, making Jessup really angry. Finanly the hate of Jessup toward Kaffee, Jessup regarded Kaffee and other navy lawyers as weak civilian in a grotesk uniform. Causing Jessup to confess his crime and fun fact; Jessup did not know how serious his crime was.
@hansumjoe2 жыл бұрын
It would have been a nice scene with Jack and Bacon where he asks him to bail him out if he gets in trouble
@ervinthompson65982 жыл бұрын
Woops........then Ross is in such shock he can't even respond to Kaffee's call for a court martial...I love how Kaffee turned Jesup's own words around on him, enraging him until he lost it ; as a lawyer, with the brains of a Perry Mason and the quick wits of a Ben Matlock. Brilliant.
@jolenewilliamson10312 жыл бұрын
Jack Nicholson-- arguably the finest actor this country has ever produced.
@kentleytaggart58162 жыл бұрын
The cast was out of this world.
@JustinSIsTank2 жыл бұрын
The advantage was his scenes were few enough that he could crank the Nicholson-ness up to about 23 (on a scale of 1 to 10) without draining himself or having the character be overexposed in the movie.
@JasonsDigitalStuff2 жыл бұрын
I agree, he's an unbelievable actor. They don't make them like him anymore.
@Vnix2 жыл бұрын
Im just now noticing the amount of risk that Kaffee put himself into just to squeeze a confession out of Jessep, it was a high risk high reward attempt and he scored. Impressive story telling.
@captainamerica65253 жыл бұрын
Great scene. Back and forth they both did an excellent job! Stellar performance!
@Poopenheiner2 жыл бұрын
I really like that little smile he gives Caffey at the end. He showed some spine and even if Jessup doesn’t like Caffey it’s something he can respect.
@Del-Canada3 жыл бұрын
My friends and I used to look at each after after seeing this and be all like, "You're goddamned right I did!" when answering a question. 😸
@jamstawildman3 жыл бұрын
Whenever anyone calls me son, I say don't call me son: I'm a lawyer and an officer in the United States navy, and you're under arrest you son of a bitch. Most people don't get the reference and look at me like I've lost it, but it always makes me laugh to myself.
@gypsyscometotown3 жыл бұрын
@@jamstawildman 😅
@gypsyscometotown3 жыл бұрын
😂
@david-pb4bi3 жыл бұрын
Did they say " you're under arrest you son of a bitch"
@e4d5783 жыл бұрын
@@jamstawildman Makes sense to me....so what you are saying is that if all the animals along the equator were capable of flattery, then Thanksgiving and Halloween would fall on the same day.
@RobertNielsen19702 жыл бұрын
When Col. Jessup said, "Sometimes, men take matters into their own hands..." after _explicitly_ stating that Marines 'follow orders, or people die!', you could tell he was lying. And as Caffey dug further, and started to uncover the lie, you could tell Jessup knew he was in deep trouble.
@JoeyEnn2 жыл бұрын
I saw that too. Its incredible how Nicholson was able to subtly convey that just using mannerisms and eye movement.
@edsiler32602 жыл бұрын
Don't believe he ever believed he was in the slightest trouble right up to the astonished "I'm being accused of a crime?" He didn't just think he was above the law, he KNEW it. Sad part is that if it were real he'd be right. Whole thing would be swept away because he was right that the country needs men who can do that job even if a few men die because of him. Frankly, I hope there really ARE men that tough in command positions!
@nathanstokes90132 жыл бұрын
@@edsiler3260 I suppose there are a few good men out there really.
@bobmarlowe33902 жыл бұрын
Kendrick should have been charged with perjury, too. (If it was real life)
@RobertNielsen19702 жыл бұрын
@@edsiler3260 I guess I can see your point--I guess my thought process was (having been caught telling a few mistruths myself, althought none with _near_ the weight of Jessup's lies), I recognize #1 the lie (that Jessup didn't order the Code Red), and then #2, making statements that directly contradicted previous statements (like when Jessup said "sometimes, men take matters into their own hands..." after _explicitly_ stating that wasn't true). You add to that his increasing (at least, to me) belligerence to Caffey, led me, personally, to believe that Jessup knew he'd been figured out. The reaction, especially, is common among liars, when they know they've been found out. (Sadly, I've reacted that way when lies of mine have been found out). I think his "I'm being _charged with a crime?"_ statement was more shock that brother Marines (the judge was a fellow Marine, and I'm sure there were other members of the Corps on the jury) would even _consider_ charging a decorated officer like him, when (in his mind anyway), he was just doing his job. Just my opinion, though.
@GIguy3 жыл бұрын
YES!! I’d watch the entire thing again just to hear that final line!
@vaughanbrowne55042 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb and stunning acting by Nicholson and Cruise .Nicholson's voice actually resonates making the scene even more dramatic .