A Few Good Men (1992) - The A.V. Club

Cast

Tom Cruise (Lt. Daniel Kaffee)Jack Nicholson (Col. Nathan R. Jessep)Demi Moore (Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway)Kevin Bacon (Capt. Jack Ross)Kiefer Sutherland (2nd. Lt. Jonathan Kendrick)Kevin Pollak (Lt. Sam Weinberg)James Marshall (Pfc. Louden Downey)J.T. Walsh (Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson)Christopher Guest (Dr. Stone)J.A. Preston (Judge Julius Alexander Randolph)Matt Craven (Lt. Dave Spradling)Wolfgang Bodison (Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson)Xander Berkeley (Capt. Whitaker)John M. Jackson (Capt. West)Noah Wyle (Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes)Cuba Gooding Jr. (Cpl. Carl Hammaker)Lawrence Lowe (Bailiff)Joshua Malina (Tom)

Director

Rob Reiner

Synopsis

In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague. Kaffee is known as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey's Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway to represent him. Also on the legal staff is LTJG Sam Weinberg. The team rounds up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a "CODE RED". Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren't tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup. In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something's fishy. In the conclusion of the film, the fireworks are set off by a confrontation between Jessup and Kaffee.