Movie |
Command | Legal Thriller
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Disclaimer: All content and media belong to original content streaming platforms/owners like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, JioCinema, SonyLIV etc. 91mobiles entertainment does not claim any rights to the content and only aggregate the content along with the service providers links.
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Best Supporting Actor | 1993 | Jack Nicholson
Best Supporting Actor | 1992 | Jack Nicholson
Best Supporting Actor | 1993 | Jack Nicholson
Best Adapted Screenplay | 1992 | Aaron Sorkin
Top Box Office Films | 1994 | Marc Shaiman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1993 | Jack Nicholson
Best Picture | 1993 | Andrew Scheinman
Best Sound | 1993 | Robert Eber
Best Film Editing | 1993 | Robert Leighton
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1993 | Tom Cruise
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | 1993 | Jack Nicholson
Best Director Motion Picture | 1993 | Rob Reiner
Best Screenplay Motion Picture | 1993 | Aaron Sorkin
Best Male Performance | 1993 | Jack Nicholson
Most Desirable Male | 1993 | Tom Cruise
Best Female Performance | 1993 | Demi Moore
Best Villain | 1993 | Jack Nicholson
Best Supporting Actor | 2013 | Jack Nicholson
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1992 | Jack Nicholson
Best Motion Picture | 1992 | Andrew Scheinman
Best Director | 1992 | Rob Reiner
Best Original Score | 1992 | Marc Shaiman
Best Film Editing | 1992 | Robert Leighton
Best Supporting Actor | 1992 | Jack Nicholson
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | 1993 | Andrew Scheinman
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1993 | Rob Reiner
Best Motion Picture | 1993 | Aaron Sorkin
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | 1995 | Wolfgang Bodison
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | 1993 | Robert Richardson
Best Edited Feature Film | 1993 | Robert Leighton
Budget 40,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 243,240,178 USD
The original play was inspired by an actual Code Red at Guantanamo Bay. Lance Corporal David Cox and nine other enlisted men tied up a fellow Marine and severely beat him for snitching to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Cox was acquitted and later honorably discharged. In 1994, David Cox mysteriously vanished, and his bullet-riddled body was found three months later. His murder remains unsolved.
Tom Cruise's Jack Nicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessep) was not scripted. Demi Moore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.
Writer Aaron Sorkin got the story idea from his sister, who in real life experienced a very similar incident at Guantanamo from the "Lieutenant Commander Galloway" perspective as a female JAG attorney. In that incident, the victim was similarly assaulted by nine Marines and was badly injured, but did not die. Sorkin initially turned the idea into a play, and then this screenplay, which was his first.
An unnamed executive gave Aaron Sorkin a note: "If Tom Cruise and Demi Moore aren't going to sleep with each other, why is Demi Moore a woman?" He responded, "I said the obvious answer: Women have purposes other than to sleep with Tom Cruise." He claimed the incident was his worst experience as a screenwriter.
The Defense Department refused to endorse the film. This meant that the filmmakers couldn't utilize any military installations during filming. Most of it was shot on a Culver City soundstage.
"Judge Randolph: [to Kaffee from the judge's bench] Consider yourself in contempt! Kaffee: Colonel Jessup, did you order the Code Red? Judge Randolph: You don't have to answer that question! Col. Jessup: I'll answer the question! [to Kaffee] Col. Jessup: You want answers? Kaffee: I think I'm entitled to. Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I WANT THE TRUTH! Col. Jessup: YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! [pauses] Col. Jessup: Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know; that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, *saves lives*. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a *damn* what you think you are entitled to! Kaffee: Did you order the code red? Col. Jessup: I did the job I... Kaffee: [interrupts him] *Did you order the Code Red?* Col. Jessup: *You're God damn right I did!*"
"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. What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy. You gotta ask me nicely."
