Two marines based in Cuba stand accused of murdering a comrade-in-arms. Three Navy lawyers working on their defence unearth evidence that the soldiers may have been acting under orders, which points to a trail of corruption leading all the way to a top-ranking officer. Drama based on Aaron Sorkin's stage play, starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollack, Jack Nicholson, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon.
The ultimate rebel Jack Nicholson has a ball playing the ultimate establishment figure in this star-laden, rather old-fashioned courtroom drama. In fact, Nicholson's role as the obsessive, hard-nosed marine officer is little more than a scene-stealing cameo - the two leads are Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, who play naval lawyers trying to discover the truth behind the death of a recruit. It's crisply directed by Rob Reiner (Misery, When Harry Met Sallÿ), who once again shows that he is comfortable with numerous styles of film-making, and, if it becomes a little talky at times, the climactic fireworks between Nicholson and Cruise make for compulsive viewing. The fine supporting cast includes Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak and JT Walsh, and there's also a chilling cameo from Kiefer Sutherland.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Lt Daniel Kaffee | Tom Cruise |
| Col Nathan R Jessep | Jack Nicholson |
| Lt Cmdr JoAnne Galloway | Demi Moore |
| Capt Jack Ross | Kevin Bacon |
| Lt Jonathan Kendrick | Kiefer Sutherland |
| Lt Sam Weinberg | Kevin Pollak |
| Private First Class Louden Downey | James Marshall |
| Lt Col Matthew Markinson | J T Walsh |
| Dr Stone | Christopher Guest |
| Judge Randolph | J A Preston |
| Lt Dave Spradling | Matt Craven |
| Lance Corporal Harold W Dawson | Wolfgang Bodison |
| Corporal Jeffrey Barnes | Noah Wyle |
| Corporal Carl Hammaker | Cuba Gooding Jr |
| Capt Whitaker | Xander Berkeley |
| Man in bar | Aaron Sorkin |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Rob Reiner |
