For other uses, see A Few Good Men (disambiguation).
A Few Good Men
Original theatrical release poster
Directed by
Rob Reiner
Screenplay by
Aaron Sorkin
Based on
A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin
Produced by
Rob Reiner
David Brown
Andrew Scheinman
Starring
Tom Cruise
Jack Nicholson
Demi Moore
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Pollak
James Marshall
J. T. Walsh
Kiefer Sutherland
Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Edited by
Robert Leighton
Music by
Marc Shaiman
Production company
Castle Rock Entertainment
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release dates
December 9, 1992 (1992-12-09) (Westwood, Los Angeles)
December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$33–40 million[1][2]
Box office
$243.2 million[1]
A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film based on Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play. It was written by Sorkin, directed by Rob Reiner, and produced by Reiner, David Brown and Andrew Scheinman. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case.
Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, the film was released by Columbia Pictures on December 11, 1992, and premiered on December 9, 1992, at Westwood, Los Angeles. It received acclaim for its screenwriting, direction, themes, and acting, particularly that of Cruise, Nicholson, and Moore. It grossed more than $243 million on a budget of $40 million, and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[3]
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