You Can't Handle the Truth! - A Few Good Men (7/8) Movie CLIP (1992) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Lt. Kaffee's (Tom Cruise) search for the truth hits a roadblock in Col. Jessep (Jack Nicholson).

FILM DESCRIPTION:
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.

CREDITS:
TM & © Sony (1992)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Bacon, J.A. Preston
Director: Rob Reiner
Producers: David Brown, William S. Gilmore, Steve Nicolaides, Rachel Pfeffer, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Jeffrey Stott
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin

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[bianca]

You know they're amazing actors when you can literally feel them spitting on you.

[johnsmithee]

Imagine being the director telling Jack Nicholson that he forgot to hit record with the camera during this scene

[gustavo]

“You have the luxury of not knowing what I know”. What a line

[RalphieMuskinyaar]

Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise had the best scene of their careers together during this. It always amazes how good they both are.

[liondancer]

The acting in this was... Flawless. Sheer Perfection.

[shroom]

For those who don’t know or forgot, the original line was “you already have the truth” but Jack Nicholson improvised the line we have today.

[dorothyspeaks]

“You want me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall!” Love the way that line is delivered!!! Go Jack!!!

[IIZBrett]

Everyone remembers the "you can't handle the truth*
But the moment he shouts "you're God damn right I did" echoes through my very being

[williamvasilakis]

Brilliant acting. He hit the colonel's narcissism perfectly.

[Anakele]

I cannot understand how actors like these distance themselves from amatuers. It's unreal how many decisions Jack made during his monologue with his voice, posture, face, eyes, mouth...just so much orchestrated excellence. I wonder if aliens would ever appreciate acting.

[quietside]

"You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall!"

I love his delivery of this speech. Perfection.

[Seasofgenius]

Pure cinematic brilliance. I love how Nicholson wields his voice like an instrument, modulating between contempt and rage, and how his eyes narrow at the right moments to heighten the stunning impact of this scene.

[sefutho]

One of the best scripts ever, performed by the best in the business.

[SilentKnight]

Even after all these years and dozens of times watching this - goosebumps. Keifer Sutherland said other actors who had the day off came in to watch Jack's performance - even Demi Moore's husband Bruce Willis came from another movie set to watch. Keifer said he'd never seen that happen on any other movie he'd worked on. Testimony to Jack's great acting.

[TrapMusicNow]

This was my high school monologue back in 07. I’ll never forget the look on my drama teachers face when she expected the non caring skater guy to bust out word for word Jack Nicholson with sheer dedicated. She was in awe lol

[andreimileti]

Nicholson gets made fun of a lot for demanding insanely high paychecks, but when you watch scenes like this, it's obvious he's earned every penny.

[OmegaWolf]

Gotta love Jack Nicholson. He can play everything from a mental patient, to the Joker, to this guy.

[sonofgoon]

Scenes like these are just another reason I love films. They become iconic in pop culture and eventually transcend the films they were in, becoming an embodiment of acting. At the same time they pique people’s interest in where they originated and lead people to movies that they may not have heard of, keeping films alive.

[rennnnsemml]

This is one of the best movie scenes Hollywood ever ever ever created.
absolutely outstanding.

[derrickthompson]

Why Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson didn't win Oscars for these roles is beyond me.