Release Year: 1992 Rating: R Duration: 138 minutes Director: Rob Reiner Producer: David Brown, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Story about an Navy lawyer's struggle to uncover the truth about a court martial. Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders of their imperious CO, Jessup.
cast
Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee
quote
Kaffee: Oh, I forgot. You were sick the day they taught law at law school.
Rob Reiner has proved himself to be a fine director, though his scripts have occasionally been better directed than written. His latest film has just such problems. A FEW GOOD MEN is his film version of Aaron Sorkin's Broadway play with Sorkin himself writing the screenplay. Any court martial play invites comparison to Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," and in several major aspects, Sorkin's play falls short.