“A Few Good Men,” written by Aaron Sorkin, has fostered a particularly stubborn if little-noticed puzzle among a handful of lawyers over who inspired the main character, named Lt. Daniel Kaffee, who challenged Col. Nathan R. Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson, with his oft-quoted “I want the truth” demand.
They need a priest, not a lawyer. No, they'll need a lawyer. Dawson's family has been contacted. Downey just has his aunt. - Shall I contact her? - Sure, if you feel like it. You'll be seeing Colonel Jessep.
In the movies, there have been quite a few handsome and noble defense lawyers. And one of the best known may be the military lawyer played by Tom Cruise in “ A Few Good Men ,” the 1992 courtroom drama about a hazing gone awry at the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba.
Finally, the A Few Good Men script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the Tom Cruise and Demi Moore movie. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of A Few Good Men.
Kaffee : Did you order the code red? Col. Jessup : [after Danny casually and dispectfully requests Santiago's transfer order during lunch in Cuba] You see Danny, I can deal with the bullets, and the bombs, and the blood. I don't want money, and I don't want medals.
The official cause of death is "lactic acidosis," a severe reaction of the lungs as the apparent result of a poisoned rag stuffed into his mouth. Convinced of murkier play than this cut-and-dried case implies, qualified military attorney Moore volunteers to represent the defense.
The goal of the film is to get Tom Cruise's underachieving Daniel Kaffee to finally realize what a great lawyer he is and start serving society at a much higher level. Typically, a character such as Demi Moore's Jo would be something of a Princess Leia-esque equal.
Jessup ordered a couple of Marines to use a hazing technique known as a "Code Red" on an underperforming Marine named Santiago, in order to get him out of the unit on a medical discharge. The Marines go too far, however, and accidentally kill Santiago.
Jessup and to compel him to admit that he had ordered the Code Red. So he summoned Jessup in the court, questioned him wittingly, trapped him by exploiting his intolerant nature and finally made him admit that he had ordered Code Red himself.
Commander Jo Galloway and reveals to her superiors that she believes that the private was attacked by because he was going over the head of Colonel Jessup, the base commander and was threatening to reveal something unless he gets a transfer, so Jessup ordered a "code red" which is basically a type hazing done which is ...
One night, "The Ten" chose to perform a "code red". A "code red" is how they refer to hazing a Marine and is strictly against Marine Corps policy.
Late one evening, at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two Marines, Private First Class Louden Downey (James Marshall) and Lance Corporal Harold Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison) are arrested for assaulting and killing a fellow Marine of their unit, PFC William Santiago (Michael DeLorenzo).
Curtis Bell, 17, is accused of dragging a 14-year-old girl from a school hallway at South Cobb High School and committing an indecent act against her will in a copier room, according to an arrest warrant. Cobb County School Police say the incident happened about 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
"Hazing, is any conduct whereby a military member or members, regardless of Service or rank, without proper authority causes another military member or members, regardless of Service or rank, to suffer or be exposed to any activity which is cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harmful.
When Tom Cruise Was Great: 'A Few Good Men' at 20.
Today’s Great Scene is suggested by @itslizhannah. IMDb plot summary: In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), 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.
Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren’t tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson). In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something’s fishy.
Donald Marcari, left, and Walter C. Bansley III, right, are among four former military lawyers who claim Lt. Daniel Kaffee, the character played by Tom Cruise in "A Few Good Men," was a at least partly inspired by them.
“A Few Good Men,” written by Aaron Sorkin, has fostered a particularly stubborn if little-noticed puzzle among a handful of lawyers over who inspired the main character, named Lt.
He had heard for years, he said recently, that Mr. Bansley was the real Lieutenant Kaffee.
Seven of the 10 Marines originally charged did not go to trial, including Mr. Sorkin’s sister’s client. But Mr. Iglesias, Mr. Johnson and Donald Marcari, a Virginia lawyer, represented three Marines who claimed in trials that the hazing had been indirectly ordered by officers. Image.
Jump to navigation Jump to search. A Few Good Men is a 1992 film about the trial of two U.S. Marines accused of murder while serving at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Directed by Rob Reiner. Written by Aaron Sorkin, based on his play of the same name.
In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.
A Scrutiny of the Ethical Dilemmas in ‘a Few Good Men’. A young Navy Lawyer named Lt. Daniel Kaffee is in charge of the cases of two Marines, namely: PFC Louden Downey and LCpl Harold Dawson, who have been court-martialed because of allegedly murdering a fellow marine that goes by the name of PFC William T. Santiago.
The top officials ignore his appeals which led him to finally decide on requesting that he be transferred to another Naval Base. As they continue to pay no attention to his complaints, he threatened that he would expose a case of an “illegal fence-line shooting” if they would not transfer him to another Naval Base.
His lawyer told him it was going to be a hard case to win, but would fight for him. Eventually, David was only found guilty of simple assault, and his sentence was considered served for the time he had been in the brig. David completed the rest of his tour and received an honorable discharge.
David’s brother believes that his murder could be tied to his job at UPS. David had found out that his supervisor and a driver had been involved in thefts shortly before he was found dead. The only thing known for sure about the killer is that it’s someone David felt comfortable with, someone he knew.
David’s family believes he was killed because he told too many secrets about what was happening in Cuba, that the military wanted him silenced. His family also considered that he was making a lot of waves with the movie industry in fighting them on what they claimed was the real story.
By 1994 , David and his girlfriend were living together, and David was hoping to turn his temporary UPS job into a permanent position. He was to hear from UPS on January 5, if he got it. David had been dealing with a back problem and slept on the couch the night before.
David was assigned Don Marcari to represent him on the charge of attempted murder. David claimed he was following orders from superiors. He understood it was wrong, but he had been ordered, so he had to perform the Code Red. His lawyer told him it was going to be a hard case to win, but would fight for him.
His wallet was on his body, and nothing was missing. Based on the scene, it was considered not to be a random attack. They were too far out in the woods, and David seemed to have gone voluntarily. Police believe that David had left his place with someone he knew, not under duress.
Six years after the incident, the movie was made and hit theaters. David watched it and was upset over the inaccuracies in the film they were touting as based on a true story. He also had a problem with Hollywood making money off of the story he lived through.