In New York city, a big black man kicked a 65-year old fragile Asian woman in the stomach, knocked her to the ground and repeatedly stomped on her face late Monday morning while two strong men just watched and did nothing to intervene, and closed the door on her when the attacker walked away.
3:45 I kinda wish Downey stayed with Dawson for this moment when, Kaffee tells Dawson that he does not need to wear a patch on his arm to have honor. Because honestly, I don't know what more does this guy want, because they won the case and other than the fact that him and Dawson had to take responsibility for not being there for Santiago. There's more to life than being a soldier.
"We were suppose to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves". When I was in the Marine Corps in Korea in the 80s, more than once I had South Korean civilians thank me for protecting them from the North Koreans. I cannot stress how good that made me feel, knowing that I was making a difference in someone's life. When they thanked me for doing that, I would have done anything for them, including putting my life at risk.
for me this, even ross want win, still after confesion of Colonel jess up, then change his mind, make it right, turn againts jess up, so justice, ross left his ego, inside admit, kaffe is right, finally their respect with other...
@benjianubis I never quite understand the level of support that Jessup receives (and yes I was in the Military myself although not the USMC)as the main post points out it comes down to him allowing two young men to take the fall for is error and his Chief Medical Officers incompetence. It also paints a pretty dark overall picture that it was part of a much wider cover-up, if this was real-life I would imagine the arrest of Kendrick and Jessup would just be the start.
@@mjc8281 The cream rises to the top in all organizations; unfortunately some debris rises with the cream and with competition to get selected to ranks where the quotas are tighter and capped the higher in rank you go; you not only get officers that may or may not be proficient in their jobs but also officers that would do what they may to avoid being blamed for a decision or action, even if it means letting a subordinate take the blame. Unfortunately this practice is not uncommon.
@@kentexican5844 very true, while not in the US military I was based in a location while serving that had a situation that was being adjudicated not dissimilar to this and my understanding is that the individuals that testified never had the opportunity to return home and had to move elsewhere in the country.
Just a shout out to the actor who played the Judge, JA Preston. I know him as Mayor Ozzy Cleveland from Hill Street Blues. Played with the right amount of steel, authority, and self awareness that role calls for. “ I’m damn sure I’VE earned it”. Tongue like battery acid, the flash of the eyes that says “ Don’t fuck with ME.” Glorious.
This bit always gets me too: Lt. Weinberg: Why do you like them so much? Galloway: Because they stand on a wall and say, "Nothing's going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch."
3:45 I kinda wish Downey stayed with Dawson for that moment too. Because honestly, I don't know what more does this guy want, because they won the case and other than the fact that him and Dawson had to take responsibility for not being there for Santiago. There's more to life than being a soldier.
E.D. C DAMN RIGHT. SO DAMN RIGHT and SOOOOOOO WELL DAMN SAID. as Jessup was a corrupt egotistical self-absorbed Dishonorable Bastard. He got a Innocent Marine killed. He lied about and covered it up and he tried to frame 2 other Marine's for it and he Puts on that crazy bullshit excuse story like how he says and thinks he's the ONLY 1 capable of defending the Nation. I Love how Kaffee calls Jessup "A Son Of A Bitch" As that's EXACTLY what he Is.
This is the one time I ever saw the prosecution never go for the win, but rather making it a fair and honest trial. He put up a great fight and argument against the counsel, but still takes the loss like a true gentleman and laughs it off.
"I'll see you around campus. I gotta go arrest Kendrick." "I wasn't there to see it, but I hear Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick started sobbing like a little girl when they took him away."
Doubtful. Kendrick may have been a prick, but he was no doubt a hardass with a ton of pride. Doubt he was sobbing like a little girl any more than Jessup was.
For those who did not understand what the verdict meant. They were not guilty of murder. Murder entails intent. The two Marines on trial never had any intent whatsoever to murder Willy Santiago. His death was merely consequential. There was motive sure. But this argument fell apart upon the admission of Jessup that he indeed ordered the code red. They were not guilty of conspiring to commit murder. Conspiracy would mean that they were fully aware of the intent to commit murder, and fully consented to the plan of action. They acted on the guise of an order that they had to follow. Which to their best of knowledge intended to merely punish Santiago for breaking the chain of command. They were guilty of conduct unbecoming of a United States Marine, because they carried out an order that went against conscience. See, soldiers are only supposed to follow legal orders. If the were ordered to do anything illegal or unjust, or even went against the very principle of good conscience, they are supposed to disobey that order. It is their obligation to. In this case, they had the prerogative to stop executing the code red because Willy was literally being killed but still chose to keep carrying it out. Therefore they were guilty. And as Dawson said, they were supposed to fight for the helpless, like Willy but they did not. Hence they were guilty. On a side note, if the charge was manslaughter though, I think this would end differently
Its been a long time since Ive seen this movie,why was Kendrick not in the courtroom? seem to me he was up to his eyeballs in the whole issue,is it because the code red issue had not been admitted to by Jessup and once he did Kendrick was S.O.L?
I remember a long time ago I saw the ending of this movie literally the last 3 minutes and I finally watched all of it tonight and I gotta say my god what an amazing movie holy shit one of my all time favorites now and even has inspired me to become a lawyer even more
An all-time great story and movie. Lt Kaffee's glass of water shaking right before he resolves and launches into Col Jessup is an epic moment. Loved it!
For some reason all the characters' names in this story sound like musical notes or chords to me. They all have a lot of presence, imho. Dawson, Downey, Jessup, Kaffee, Galloway, Weinberg, etc. All of the names are so specific and so well chosen. I don't know why I'm hung up on the names, but I've always liked them.
@@huskyfaninmass1042 LOL....c'mon now.... be kind to us AF people, we saw our share of time in the trenches. There I was at the Andrews dining facility.... staring down the barrel of steak and eggs for the third straight morning!
Judge is my favorite character in this movie. You could tell Cafee won the case when Jessup tore into the judge "and witness will address this court as judge or your honor I'm quite certain I've earned it!". Cafee never once disrespected the judge like that. Jessup also forgot that a courtroom and cross-exams are home court advantage for an attorney. Great finale to the movie. Ross still scored a conviction for conduct unbecoming. So he didn't lose his case. Way this ends he will likely score a conviction on Jessup and Kendrick.
But Kaffee’s examination of Jessup was not cross-examination at all. Jessup was called, to his disgust, as a witness for the defense, so Kaffee’s questioning was DIRECT examination, not cross. When the prosecution questions a defense witness (and vice versa) THAT is cross-examination, and different rules apply. After Jessup’s initial behavior, Kaffee could have asked the court’s permission to treat Jessup as a “hostile” witness, and if granted, different rules for questioning apply there as well. Kaffee did well in not requesting a hostile witness ruling, for he would have put Jessup’s guard up, and he might never have elicited the self-incriminating outburst. Well played by everyone in the scene!
Same here. I was never a fan of Cruise, but his performance in this film was Oscar worthy. I’ve always been a big Jack Nicholson fan and he should have won an Oscar for his performance!
What does cruise say immediately after bacon says "strong witnesses"?? I still don't understand what he says after all these years, right around the 4:46 mark????
At 1:09, you can see the slightest grudging respect on Jessup's face after Kaffee says the witness is excused. Kaffee shows no fear and on some level, Jessup admires him for it. That's what I think, anyway.
He probably did. Jessup in my view was kind of a tragic figure. A man who got so consumed with being a good soldier and with his own ego he forgot to be a good human being. I think it happens to a lot of military men.
@@joshlight6892 Truth be told-- he's also just a colonel. Not that rising to full bird isn't an. achievement in of itself, but that's where the career of many fine officers ends. It's a big jump from field to flag rank.
Thank you to all military men & women (living, deceased or disabled) for your service. The world is safer thanks to your sacrifices. My sincere condolences to the military families for the loss of your loved ones. Rest in peace 😞🎖🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I am a big Tom Cruise fan, I liked him in, Risky business, Jerry Maguire (especially) and Jack Reacher and I liked him in this movie one of his best performances, but the Kernel played by Jack Nicholson out ranked everyone in this movie, an outstanding performance that should have made him an Oscar winner.
Continued: When the transfer request is seen by the base's senior commanders, there is a heated argument between Santiago's commanding officer, Lt Jonathan Kendrick, who asserts that he can handle the situation, and Jessep's executive officer, Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson, who casts doubt on Kendrick's ability based on a past incident.
There are many memorable quotes, but I love the exchange between the lawyers: Ross: Airmen Cecil O'Malley and Anthony Rodriguez, what exactly were these guys going to testify to? Kaffee: Unless I'm mistaken, they were going to testify under oath that they had absolutely no recollection of anything.
No, you’re right. There really aren’t anymore. There’s practically nothing to recommend that even compares halfway to this film. If I could recommend something, it would 2013’s The Wind Rises which isn’t an American film anyways [it does have an English voice over though] and is practically a decade ago.
The Code Red included Santiago being restrained, having a rag stuffed into his mouth and duct-tape being placed across his mouth, and then having his head shaved; Santiago died shortly thereafter because respiratory complications due to the rag being stuffed into his mouth.
Democracy has too many loose cannons running for judicial positions to ever hope to consistently deliver justice. At best you might have mature, insightful journalists telling us the danger signs to watch for. And they MUST BE TOTALLY beyond corporate influence.
"Ten-Hut, There's an Officer on Deck" the very best part of the Movie The day you've earned this kind of Respect from someone first Hated you, You've Paid your debt to society, doesn't have to be in the for of Military
A very thought provoking movie. It’s satirical of how a similar situation would likely drift in the favor of the colonel in real life and justice wouldn’t be served. Cruise had a Hail Mary plan that worked in the movie, but would likely not in reality. This movie really makes you ponder about the flaws of the hierarchy.
I love Jack Nicholson's grandstanding as he was on the witness stand, I don't think all those proclamations would be allowed in a real court, as he answered question after question with a major speech that had nothing to do with the question
Kaffee wasn't about to object to the grandstanding. He was all too happy to let Jessep get emotionally wound up, as he knew (hoped) it would lead to the critical admission of the Code Red.
The sheer arrogance and narcissism of Jessup reminds me of certain people I know who think that they are so important that the world couldn't do without them. Such people should not have positions of power. In the end, the only thing these people really care about is themselves.
To see others character is to see themself. It is like reflection. You arent gonna see what u arent have. I do not know you in real life but sure hell judging others from a short sence from the movie is a lot of vanity
@@hailongkhong7826 I'm not judging others based on a single scene, rather based on the character throughout the film and based on my experience in dealing with certain people throughout my life. This scene merely exemplifies Jessup's arrogance and thus is a perfect example to compare to similar people. I don't you in real life but you don't strike me as particularly bright or without vanity yourself.
@@Warhero1171 Arrogance yeah sure. He is a Colonel, he had had to work hard to get there. But to classify someone as narcissistic - a psychological disorder with that little detail it is perhaps that you are the arrogant one. As for the judging thing, you don’t even know me in real life! You just proved my point. Normally it takes people hours to say someone bright or not, friend. If that thing is that simple, what is the big deal of all those IQ and emotional tests, interviews and education exams for?
@@Warhero1171Please my friend, go ahead and prove why I am a vain person. Use all your Experience and the knowledge about me on the Internet to prove it. Unlike you, I do not easily judge people even though I have lived with them for a very long time, people are just not that simple to be branded . And take this note too, I never said you are a VAIN person, all I said is that to easily see others’ character like that might mean you have something similar inside yourself.
the judge dismissed the jury because the Colonel implicated himself in a crime. As such he has a right to an attorney, to be silent...etc. The jury from that point on would serve as witnesses (this is why cafey says, 'The witness has rights')
Best this scene, harold marines never like tom cruise character finally have respect to cruise, his last day have uniform make salute to cruise.. Really great scene, cruise finally earn respect to harold..👏
Continued: "Markinson advocates that Santiago be transferred immediately for safety reasons before the request gets out, but Jessep says that this would set a bad precedent which could cost lives. Jessep also states that officers have a responsibility to ensure that all personnel are trained, so he orders Kendrick to ensure that Santiago shows significant improvement on the next evaluation report, or he would be held personally responsible."
Nope but for any good job such as a government contractor position, you would need to divulge that information ion your SF86 forms for your security clearance and if you left that out you'd be subject to fines and jail time. If your going for a job at McDonald's (no shame in that its honest work) you'd be okay but something government or legal it wouldn't be a good idea to not divulge it.
No employer even checks what discharge did you get. Hell half of them don't even ask you if you're a veteran. Only really matters if you're doing government work then yeah you're screwed. ~ Former US Navy.
@@osmanyousif7849 Interesting take ... I think it's definitely true though Kaffee overestimated it would be a "no big deal", for Dawson to go to something else. Like Guardian said, most of them *really* don't want to.
According to Rob Reiner, the anachronistic use of "The End" in the movie is because he felt like it was appropriate being that the movie was an old-fashioned morality play.
3:53-4:03, "Harold...You don't need to have a badge in your arm to have honor", my 2nd favorite line in the whole movie after Nicholson's infamous line "You Can't handle the Truth!"
@@malefitz6886 “ but you have to ask me nicely” “ Take your seat....... Colonel “ And my personal favourite.... “ So THIS is what a courtroom looks like.”
3:45 I kinda wish Downey stayed with Dawson for this moment as well. Because honestly, I don't know what more does this guy want, because they won the case and other than the fact that him and Dawson had to take responsibility for not being there for Santiago. There's more to life than being a soldier.
As someone once said, "Good soldiers follow orders, but good men know when not to".
You don't need to have a patch on your arm to have honor.....line gets me every time
Truer words were never spoken.
i know right, so fruity and cringe.
Me too. Moves my heart so much that my eyes well up every time. It's awesome
More like how you wear that patch is honorable. Great scene
Colonel Jessup at the soda machine:
"Goddam right I ordered Code Red!"
LOL!!!
I would have too.
Drink of champions
*Soda bottle gets stuck in machine while dispensing*
Col. Jessup, with a disgusted face: “You fuckin’ people...”
It works with "Goddamn right I ordered a Coca-Cola" also.
"We were suppose to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves. We were suppose to fight for Willy."
In New York city, a big black man kicked a 65-year old fragile Asian woman in the stomach, knocked her to the ground and repeatedly stomped on her face late Monday morning while two strong men just watched and did nothing to intervene, and closed the door on her when the attacker walked away.
@@holdontight1981 lol
3:45 I kinda wish Downey stayed with Dawson for this moment when, Kaffee tells Dawson that he does not need to wear a patch on his arm to have honor. Because honestly, I don't know what more does this guy want, because they won the case and other than the fact that him and Dawson had to take responsibility for not being there for Santiago. There's more to life than being a soldier.
@@Madd-ng8cv what is funny about that?
@@osmanyousif7849 you are right, Downey didn't seem to understand that
One of THE great films. That courtroom scene between Cruise and Nicholson is two actors at their absolute best.
To Kill A Mocking bird and 12 Angry Men too.
I 100% agree it’s one of the greatest films in my opinion
"We were suppose to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves". When I was in the Marine Corps in Korea in the 80s, more than once I had South Korean civilians thank me for protecting them from the North Koreans. I cannot stress how good that made me feel, knowing that I was making a difference in someone's life.
When they thanked me for doing that, I would have done anything for them, including putting my life at risk.
My grandfather was a marine during Korea in the 50s lucky for him he didn’t see any action but once a marine always a marine I miss him
I thank Julian Assange for exposing war crimes.
Thank you for your service!
So now that America is being invaded from the south how do you feel.
@@Angelum_Band War is a crime,war with rules is a worse crime since only certain people are sacrificed.while others profit.
Definitely one of tom cruises very best movies. Legendary actor.
How about collateral -)
Indeed
Absolutely this and The Firm.
I love Kevin Bacons character. No ego and he knows when a good defense is portrayed and executed.
“Ill see you around campus, I got to go arrest Kendrick” that’s a pretty badass line
Kaffee: Tell him I say "hi."
@@TheFanboy19 “will do..”
I heard 'wrestre Kendrick'
“Lt Kendrick, may I call you John?”
“No, you may not.”
for me this, even ross want win, still after confesion of Colonel jess up, then change his mind, make it right, turn againts jess up, so justice, ross left his ego, inside admit, kaffe is right, finally their respect with other...
Funny how Jessup talks about honor, but he is more than happy to let two young marines take the fall for his bad decision.
They all understood what they were getting into. They gave and kept their "word".
@benjianubis I never quite understand the level of support that Jessup receives (and yes I was in the Military myself although not the USMC)as the main post points out it comes down to him allowing two young men to take the fall for is error and his Chief Medical Officers incompetence. It also paints a pretty dark overall picture that it was part of a much wider cover-up, if this was real-life I would imagine the arrest of Kendrick and Jessup would just be the start.
A thousand percent correct.
@@mjc8281 The cream rises to the top in all organizations; unfortunately some debris rises with the cream and with competition to get selected to ranks where the quotas are tighter and capped the higher in rank you go; you not only get officers that may or may not be proficient in their jobs but also officers that would do what they may to avoid being blamed for a decision or action, even if it means letting a subordinate take the blame. Unfortunately this practice is not uncommon.
@@kentexican5844 very true, while not in the US military I was based in a location while serving that had a situation that was being adjudicated not dissimilar to this and my understanding is that the individuals that testified never had the opportunity to return home and had to move elsewhere in the country.
Dawson's life lesson and Kaffee gaining respect for him at the end with that inspirational music is an underrated part of the film.
Just a shout out to the actor who played the Judge, JA Preston. I know him as Mayor Ozzy Cleveland from Hill Street Blues.
Played with the right amount of steel, authority, and self awareness that role calls for. “ I’m damn sure I’VE earned it”. Tongue like battery acid, the flash of the eyes that says “ Don’t fuck with ME.” Glorious.
He played “Black”Elmo”in an All in the Family episode.
He was Gina's dad on Martin
Actually, his answer was, “I’m quite certain I’ve earned it. Take a seat, Colonel.”
@@MrGruffteddybear yes indeed. Having listened to this in the car regularly over the last few weeks I can confirm you are of course correct.
@@stevieh9860 The calmness in how he said it, in addition the the icy look, was perfect.
This bit always gets me too: Lt. Weinberg: Why do you like them so much?
Galloway: Because they stand on a wall and say, "Nothing's going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch."
That is honor! Knowing what your duties AND responsibilities are while actually doing them.
I love how she says that line that scene is so good like everything in the movie the tone the look the meaning just amazing
HOOAH (Army guy)
Ten Hut! There's an officer on Deck! Love this scene!
Cheesy af.
3:45 I kinda wish Downey stayed with Dawson for that moment too. Because honestly, I don't know what more does this guy want, because they won the case and other than the fact that him and Dawson had to take responsibility for not being there for Santiago. There's more to life than being a soldier.
@@Madd-ng8cv still good tho
When Kaffee stands up to Jessup, man, that is inspiring. That is pure justice.
if those mp's weren't around, we all know Jessup would've done to Kaffee what he said he would do.... x'D
The Colonel's line was much impressive than a 'run of the mill' attorney's.
No doubt .
Kaffee a little bit and has no idea what it means to fight for his country.
E.D. C DAMN RIGHT. SO DAMN RIGHT and SOOOOOOO WELL DAMN SAID. as Jessup was a corrupt egotistical self-absorbed Dishonorable Bastard. He got a Innocent Marine killed. He lied about and covered it up and he tried to frame 2 other Marine's for it and he Puts on that crazy bullshit excuse story like how he says and thinks he's the ONLY 1 capable of defending the Nation. I Love how Kaffee calls Jessup "A Son Of A Bitch" As that's EXACTLY what he Is.
This is the one time I ever saw the prosecution never go for the win, but rather making it a fair and honest trial. He put up a great fight and argument against the counsel, but still takes the loss like a true gentleman and laughs it off.
They're both in it for the truth, and when Kaffee gets it out of Jessop there is no reason for Ross to be bitter.
"I'll see you around campus. I gotta go arrest Kendrick."
"I wasn't there to see it, but I hear Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick started sobbing like a little girl when they took him away."
Jessup had no intention of going that quietly. Blam
Shawshanked.....
Has anybody got to you yet?
We all needs a friend in here.
I could be a friend to you.
Doubtful. Kendrick may have been a prick, but he was no doubt a hardass with a ton of pride. Doubt he was sobbing like a little girl any more than Jessup was.
@@joshlight6892 It's a Shawshank Redemption reference.
"C'mon man!"
Joe Biden.
"You don't need to wear a badge to have honour" - That had opened the floodgates for me! I had cried like a baby for God knows how long.
What a movie!
Not understanding the military; especially the Marine Corps!
For those who did not understand what the verdict meant.
They were not guilty of murder. Murder entails intent. The two Marines on trial never had any intent whatsoever to murder Willy Santiago. His death was merely consequential. There was motive sure. But this argument fell apart upon the admission of Jessup that he indeed ordered the code red.
They were not guilty of conspiring to commit murder. Conspiracy would mean that they were fully aware of the intent to commit murder, and fully consented to the plan of action. They acted on the guise of an order that they had to follow. Which to their best of knowledge intended to merely punish Santiago for breaking the chain of command.
They were guilty of conduct unbecoming of a United States Marine, because they carried out an order that went against conscience. See, soldiers are only supposed to follow legal orders. If the were ordered to do anything illegal or unjust, or even went against the very principle of good conscience, they are supposed to disobey that order. It is their obligation to. In this case, they had the prerogative to stop executing the code red because Willy was literally being killed but still chose to keep carrying it out. Therefore they were guilty. And as Dawson said, they were supposed to fight for the helpless, like Willy but they did not. Hence they were guilty.
On a side note, if the charge was manslaughter though, I think this would end differently
Very well explained! I didn’t know just how serious a dishonorable discharge in the military was! You explained the verdict well!👍
Its been a long time since Ive seen this movie,why was Kendrick not in the courtroom? seem to me he was up to his eyeballs in the whole issue,is it because the code red issue had not been admitted to by Jessup and once he did Kendrick was S.O.L?
@@dntlss I think it was because it became a separate case.
@@letapearson2043 In the civilian world, a dishonorable discharge is considered the equivalen of a felony
@@dntlss
And good luck with the doctor to with perjury and his misterious poisened rag
the ending had a golden age feel to it
That snicker by Kevin Bacon...he's a superior actor.
What's really scary is there are people like jessop in power in real.life😳
not only that, there are MANY.
Of course,otherwise they would have nothing to do with it.
One of the GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!
I remember a long time ago I saw the ending of this movie literally the last 3 minutes and I finally watched all of it tonight and I gotta say my god what an amazing movie holy shit one of my all time favorites now and even has inspired me to become a lawyer even more
An all-time great story and movie. Lt Kaffee's glass of water shaking right before he resolves and launches into Col Jessup is an epic moment. Loved it!
Cruise came into his own with that performance opposite a master like Jack.
When you are in legal:
Hey, I’ll go arrest John now and we’ll have beer later.
For some reason all the characters' names in this story sound like musical notes or chords to me. They all have a lot of presence, imho. Dawson, Downey, Jessup, Kaffee, Galloway, Weinberg, etc. All of the names are so specific and so well chosen. I don't know why I'm hung up on the names, but I've always liked them.
I watched this at a movie theatre on a US air force base in Germany - tye crowd reaction to "you're goddamed right Idid" was amazing
Did they get excited when the Airmen appeared on screen?
@@huskyfaninmass1042 LOL....c'mon now.... be kind to us AF people, we saw our share of time in the trenches.
There I was at the Andrews dining facility.... staring down the barrel of steak and eggs for the third straight morning!
Judge is my favorite character in this movie. You could tell Cafee won the case when Jessup tore into the judge "and witness will address this court as judge or your honor I'm quite certain I've earned it!". Cafee never once disrespected the judge like that. Jessup also forgot that a courtroom and cross-exams are home court advantage for an attorney.
Great finale to the movie. Ross still scored a conviction for conduct unbecoming. So he didn't lose his case. Way this ends he will likely score a conviction on Jessup and Kendrick.
But Kaffee’s examination of Jessup was not cross-examination at all. Jessup was called, to his disgust, as a witness for the defense, so Kaffee’s questioning was DIRECT examination, not cross. When the prosecution questions a defense witness (and vice versa) THAT is cross-examination, and different rules apply. After Jessup’s initial behavior, Kaffee could have asked the court’s permission to treat Jessup as a “hostile” witness, and if granted, different rules for questioning apply there as well. Kaffee did well in not requesting a hostile witness ruling, for he would have put Jessup’s guard up, and he might never have elicited the self-incriminating outburst. Well played by everyone in the scene!
I really liked the actor who played Dawson. Great acting by all.
Not a major fan of Cruise. However, have to give him and the rest of this cast credit for a very powerful emotion packed performance.
Same here. I was never a fan of Cruise, but his performance in this film was Oscar worthy. I’ve always been a big Jack Nicholson fan and he should have won an Oscar for his performance!
Same here
4:22 that “I’m so proud of you” look in your colleagues eyes is one of the most rewarding things in life.
the ending of this movie is the most appropriate in a movie ever
The most realistic too. Hollywood would've just made the ending happier and let the marines go.
@@mrlionX It’s a Hollywood film. So it didn’t.
It's amazing how this ending was able to be happy and sad at the same time
"The witness is excused." OH SNAP!!!!!!!
4:35 My favorite part of the whole movie, them talking about those two airmen makes me laugh every time.
What does cruise say immediately after bacon says "strong witnesses"?? I still don't understand what he says after all these years, right around the 4:46 mark????
@@daddylee4216 "and handsome too, don't you think?"
At 1:09, you can see the slightest grudging respect on Jessup's face after Kaffee says the witness is excused. Kaffee shows no fear and on some level, Jessup admires him for it. That's what I think, anyway.
He probably did. Jessup in my view was kind of a tragic figure. A man who got so consumed with being a good soldier and with his own ego he forgot to be a good human being. I think it happens to a lot of military men.
Very true.
@@joshlight6892 Truth be told-- he's also just a colonel. Not that rising to full bird isn't an. achievement in of itself, but that's where the career of many fine officers ends. It's a big jump from field to flag rank.
Agreed. I think it also shows that somewhere under the bluster, he knows he's wrong. Nicholson communicates all that with the faintest of half-smiles.
Shit you’re right. I just saw that
I like the Navy. Every time we need to go fight, they give us a ride!
- Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick
Nicolson is top tier actor here.
And Tom goes toe to toe with him
harold, you don't need a patch o your arm to have honor...... epic
Pure nonsense! Unfortunately, this is 'hollywood' and not the military; especially the Marine Corps!
Harold makes the point they were suppposed to protecet Santiago not hurt him that extends to all millatary branches protect people not hurt them
@@rbrtlws46 They were supposed to square their fellow Marine away.
@@kevinphillips150 How would they “square him away” exactly ??
@@socallawrence If you want to know, get the security clearance needed. (Join and find out.)
Amazing movie!!
Cruise,Nicholson,Demi moore,Kevin Bacon,they all were just amazing.
You forgot the judge and 2 marines
this is an amazing movie... thanks for uploading the part 10 that can't be handled by some people
Indeed such a great movie
Nicholson is a one of a kind great actor doing a one of a kind great scene in " you can't handle the truth"!
don’t you just love it when good men wins.... classic and one of the best.... “you can’t handle the truth”, oh yeah, nothing is impossible....
3:53-4:22....best part of the movie, gets me every time.
Except for the attention /salute part. That makes me cringe.
What a great movie in every way including a stellar script.
Ten-hut there’s an officer on deck ! One my favorite military movies
Thank you to all military men & women (living, deceased or disabled) for your service. The world is safer thanks to your sacrifices. My sincere condolences to the military families for the loss of your loved ones. Rest in peace 😞🎖🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
What about Retired Military Men & Women?
Man start of the 90s and the beautiful music , love this movie
One of the best movie of Hollywood , hats off
Amazing film. Thanks for the upload!
Thanks for uploading this great movie. :)
I am a big Tom Cruise fan, I liked him in, Risky business, Jerry Maguire (especially) and Jack Reacher and I liked him in this movie one of his best performances, but the Kernel played by Jack Nicholson out ranked everyone in this movie, an outstanding performance that should have made him an Oscar winner.
Exactly.Excuse the jury and proceed with an Article 39 a session.
Definitely made the right call there
One of my favourite films ever.
Thanks for posting this movie.
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When the transfer request is seen by the base's senior commanders, there is a heated argument between Santiago's commanding officer, Lt Jonathan Kendrick, who asserts that he can handle the situation, and Jessep's executive officer, Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson, who casts doubt on Kendrick's ability based on a past incident.
There are many memorable quotes, but I love the exchange between the lawyers:
Ross: Airmen Cecil O'Malley and Anthony Rodriguez, what exactly were these guys going to testify to?
Kaffee: Unless I'm mistaken, they were going to testify under oath that they had absolutely no recollection of anything.
"Strong witnesses." "And handsome too, I thought."
Such a heartwarming ending to an awesome movie 😎
Except for the dishonorable discharge part.
I can only say: go find someone who looks at you the way Demi looks at Tom.
This is when movies had character.
They still do. You're just watching the wrong ones :/
@@wukanimation Any recommendations?
No, you’re right. There really aren’t anymore. There’s practically nothing to recommend that even compares halfway to this film. If I could recommend something, it would 2013’s The Wind Rises which isn’t an American film anyways [it does have an English voice over though] and is practically a decade ago.
No doubt. 👍 Movies of 90's are still the best.
great cinematography to make it look like cruise is almost the same height as nicholson
Nicholson's only 5-10. The right pair of shoes and there's your almost.
The most beautiful scene .
I love these feel good 80's endings
The Code Red included Santiago being restrained, having a rag stuffed into his mouth and duct-tape being placed across his mouth, and then having his head shaved; Santiago died shortly thereafter because respiratory complications due to the rag being stuffed into his mouth.
One of the best few good movies... 😘
Jessup's tie is completely screwed up when he turns around after charging the defense lawyer lol
The best movie about court and justice I have seen
12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda.
Democracy has too many loose cannons running for judicial positions to ever hope to consistently deliver justice. At best you might have mature, insightful journalists telling us the danger signs to watch for. And they MUST BE TOTALLY beyond corporate influence.
One of the best movies ever! :) thank you for taking the time out uploading this :)
"Ten-Hut, There's an Officer on Deck" the very best part of the Movie
The day you've earned this kind of Respect from someone first Hated you, You've Paid your debt to society, doesn't have to be in the for of Military
"Strong Witnesses" 😂😂😂
One of my favorite movie......
🤣 0:37 gets me every time. "You f*ckin people!"
I got out in july 91, great movie, Semper fi
Go AIR FORCE !
5:18 that “The End” pop up made me laugh out of nowhere lmao
l bet you can’t sit down anymore?! Better get a pillow?
If I’m correct, the movie is based upon a play. That might explain their choice of the graphic at the end.
cuz its one of greatest movie quotes of all time
Kaffey: And your under arrest you sob. Love it.
A very thought provoking movie. It’s satirical of how a similar situation would likely drift in the favor of the colonel in real life and justice wouldn’t be served. Cruise had a Hail Mary plan that worked in the movie, but would likely not in reality. This movie really makes you ponder about the flaws of the hierarchy.
Ok, I was cryin’.
Lance Corporal with a Good Conduct Medal... Cutting scores must be way high!
Amazing movie...
This movie better not be a remake it's too good for a reboot
I film sui militari mi fanno sempre venire in mente te Marco
Nicholson: "Are we CLEAR?"
Cruise: "Yes sir. Completed OT XV and know all about Lord Xenu"
I love Jack Nicholson's grandstanding as he was on the witness stand, I don't think all those proclamations would be allowed in a real court, as he answered question after question with a major speech that had nothing to do with the question
Lol the judge was just worried he was gonna whip out an axe.
Kaffee wasn't about to object to the grandstanding. He was all too happy to let Jessep get emotionally wound up, as he knew (hoped) it would lead to the critical admission of the Code Red.
@@joeydoherty368 🤣🤣🤣
The sheer arrogance and narcissism of Jessup reminds me of certain people I know who think that they are so important that the world couldn't do without them. Such people should not have positions of power. In the end, the only thing these people really care about is themselves.
True dawg I was in the military.
To see others character is to see themself. It is like reflection. You arent gonna see what u arent have. I do not know you in real life but sure hell judging others from a short sence from the movie is a lot of vanity
@@hailongkhong7826 I'm not judging others based on a single scene, rather based on the character throughout the film and based on my experience in dealing with certain people throughout my life. This scene merely exemplifies Jessup's arrogance and thus is a perfect example to compare to similar people.
I don't you in real life but you don't strike me as particularly bright or without vanity yourself.
@@Warhero1171 Arrogance yeah sure. He is a Colonel, he had had to work hard to get there. But to classify someone as narcissistic - a psychological disorder with that little detail it is perhaps that you are the arrogant one.
As for the judging thing, you don’t even know me in real life! You just proved my point. Normally it takes people hours to say someone bright or not, friend. If that thing is that simple, what is the big deal of all those IQ and emotional tests, interviews and education exams for?
@@Warhero1171Please my friend, go ahead and prove why I am a vain person. Use all your Experience and the knowledge about me on the Internet to prove it. Unlike you, I do not easily judge people even though I have lived with them for a very long time, people are just not that simple to be branded . And take this note too, I never said you are a VAIN person, all I said is that to easily see others’ character like that might mean you have something similar inside yourself.
4:06 goosebump moment ❤️
the judge dismissed the jury because the Colonel implicated himself in a crime. As such he has a right to an attorney, to be silent...etc. The jury from that point on would serve as witnesses (this is why cafey says, 'The witness has rights')
We were supposed to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves. All enemies. Both foreign. And domestic......
You want a lesson in the perfect delivery of dry, understated sarcasm? All you need to see is Kevin Bacon say, "Strong witnesses...."
Best this scene, harold marines never like tom cruise character finally have respect to cruise, his last day have uniform make salute to cruise..
Really great scene, cruise finally earn respect to harold..👏
Best of the best
“I was just following orders.” Every war criminal’s excuse.
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"Markinson advocates that Santiago be transferred immediately for safety reasons before the request gets out, but Jessep says that this would set a bad precedent which could cost lives. Jessep also states that officers have a responsibility to ensure that all personnel are trained, so he orders Kendrick to ensure that Santiago shows significant improvement on the next evaluation report, or he would be held personally responsible."
I can’t imagine having a dishonorable discharge on every job application I fill out for the rest of my life.
Most employers couldn't care less
You're not required to put that in an application..
Nope but for any good job such as a government contractor position, you would need to divulge that information ion your SF86 forms for your security clearance and if you left that out you'd be subject to fines and jail time. If your going for a job at McDonald's (no shame in that its honest work) you'd be okay but something government or legal it wouldn't be a good idea to not divulge it.
No employer even checks what discharge did you get. Hell half of them don't even ask you if you're a veteran. Only really matters if you're doing government work then yeah you're screwed. ~ Former US Navy.
I got a dishonorable discharge every time I watched porn
And that's the way it is, let lower ranking take the fall, as you move up. Yes, it's a movie, but, it definitely happens in the military
Correct. Rank will always be supreme.
Being charged for Conduct Unbecoming in the Marines is basically a career death sentence. Nothing worse than that.
So GO DO SOMETHING ELSE. That's the thing, with these guys ... (collectively) they never want to.
I respect the he!!, out of them .. But just sayin'
@@martindebrois1472 for some people,they feel like military is all that they know. I get what your sayin. But some people are wired that way.
@@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly People around them got to try and make them not be.
Another way of phrase it is failure to be an officer and a gentleman.
@@osmanyousif7849 Interesting take ...
I think it's definitely true though Kaffee overestimated it would be a "no big deal", for Dawson to go to something else. Like Guardian said, most of them *really* don't want to.
According to Rob Reiner, the anachronistic use of "The End" in the movie is because he felt like it was appropriate being that the movie was an old-fashioned morality play.
3:53-4:03, "Harold...You don't need to have a badge in your arm to have honor", my 2nd favorite line in the whole movie after Nicholson's infamous line "You Can't handle the Truth!"
I love "You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall."
@@malefitz6886 “ but you have to ask me nicely”
“ Take your seat....... Colonel “
And my personal favourite....
“ So THIS is what a courtroom looks like.”
3:45 I kinda wish Downey stayed with Dawson for this moment as well. Because honestly, I don't know what more does this guy want, because they won the case and other than the fact that him and Dawson had to take responsibility for not being there for Santiago. There's more to life than being a soldier.