A Few Good Men (1992)

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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kevin Bacon	Capt. Jack Ross
Wolfgang Bodison	Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson
Matt Craven	Lt. Dave Sprading
James Marshall	PFC Louden Downey
Kevin Pollak	Lt. Sam Weinberg
J.A. Preston	Judge Randolph
Kiefer Sutherland	Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick
J.T. Walsh	Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson
Tom Cruise	Lieutenant J.G. Daniel Kaffe
Christopher Guest	Dr. Stone
Demi Moore	Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway
Jack Nicholson	Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Production Crew

David F. Klassen	Art Director
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Robert Richardson	Cinematographer
Jeffrey Stott	Co-producer
Steve Nicholaides	Co-producer
Steve Nicolaides	Co-producer
Marc Shaiman	Composer (Music Score)
John Horton	Consultant/advisor
Gloria Gresham	Costume Designer
Rob Reiner	Director
Robert Leighton	Editor
Steve Nevius	Editor
Rachel Pfeffer	Executive Producer
William S. Gilmore	Executive Producer
Kevin Bartnof	Foley Artist
Aaron Sorkin	Play Author
Andrew Scheinman	Producer
Darrel Brown	Producer
David Brown	Producer
Rob Reiner	Producer
J. Michael Riva	Production Designer
Steve Nicolaides	Production Manager
Aaron Sorkin	Screenwriter
Michael Taylor	Set Designer
Virginia Randolph	Set Designer
Kevin O'Connell	Sound/Sound Designer
Rick Kline	Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Eber	Sound/Sound Designer

Genre
Drama

Awards
1992 - Best Film - MTV Movie Awards
1992 - Best Film - PEO
1992 - Best Film (Drama) - Golden Globe
1992 - Best Film (in Drama) - PEO
1992 - Best Picture - Academy
1992 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1992 - Best Picture - Academy
1992 - Best Picture - Academy
1992 - Best Picture - Academy
1992 - Best Film - People's Choice Awards
1992 - Best Film (in Drama) - People's Choice Awards
1992 - Best Picture - MTV Movie Awards
1992 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1992 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1992 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1992 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1992 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1992 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1992 - Best Picture - People's Choice Awards
1992 - Best Picture - Drama - People's Choice Awards

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