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14 Facts About ‘A Few Good Men”
Can you handle the truth?
“A Few Good Men’ is a classic military law film featuring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson. While Cruise is very good, Nicholson was superb as Colonel Nathan R. Jessep. In addition, the rest of the cast was also solid, including the seemingly omnipresent Kevin Bacon.
A couple of things come to mind before we get into the list. First, Cruise’s character, Danile Kaffee, played a young lawyer who had the burden of following in the footsteps of a father who was a legendary military lawyer. Sort of like Maverick in a courtroom.
Also, we’ve seen Tom’s running skills in a number of movies, but in “A Few Good Men,” Cruise also displayed some softball skills. It was good to see Tom expand his reach. Now, on to some facts about, “A Few Good Men.”
1: Jack Nicholson really was a high-priced soldier.
Jack was reportedly paid $5 million for 10 days’ work. I had no idea military officers made that kind of money.
