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A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film based on Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play. It was written by Sorkin, directed by Rob Reiner, and produced by Reiner, David Brown and Andrew Scheinman. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland.
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Feb 10, 2024 · Based on a 1989 play by Aaron Sorkin, A Few Good Men has established its place as one of the best legal dramas of all time. Undoubtedly, the Rob Reiner -directed film has left an impact that gets ...
- Rob Reiner
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- Tom Cruise
- Roger Cormier
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- AARON SORKIN WROTE THE PLAY ON BAR NAPKINS WHILE BARTENDING. Sorkin’s older sister, Deborah, had recently joined the Navy JAG Corps fresh from graduating from law school when she called him one Sunday morning.
- LINDA HAMILTON AND JODIE FOSTER AUDITIONED FOR THE ROLE OF LT. COMMANDER GALLOWAY. A then-eight-months-pregnant Demi Moore ended up getting the part, and was paid $2 million for the role.
- JASON ALEXANDER WAS SET TO PLAY LT. SAM WEINBERG. But when Seinfeld was renewed by NBC for a second season, he was no longer available. Reiner then gave Kevin Pollak the part after he read with Cruise.
- TOM CRUISE SAW THE BROADWAY PLAY BEFORE SIGNING ON TO PLAY LT. KAFFEE. He also insisted on learning all of the “legalese” dialogue in the script.
Apr 16, 2022 · In the years since the release of A Few Good Men in 1992, ... Marcari wrote on his law office’s website that “his exploits as a young defense attorney with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General ...
He wrote the film screenplays for A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), and several biopics including Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Moneyball (2011), and Steve Jobs (2015). For writing 2010's The Social Network, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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- Aaron Benjamin Sorkin, June 9, 1961 (age 62), Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
- 1984–present
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Author of A Few Good Men Aaron Sorkin Private William Santiago, a United States Marine at the Cuban naval base of Guantanamo Bay , is a weak Marine who gets along poorly with his fellow Marines and has gone outside the chain of command to request a transfer.
A Few Good Men is a play written by Aaron Sorkin and first performed in 1989. The story involves a military lawyer who defends two Marines accused of murder. The play was well-received, and Sorkin adapted it into a screenplay for the film of the same name (released in 1992), which was a popular and critical success. Plot Summary.
