Entertainment & Sports
Aug. 26, 2022
Stream it Tonight! A Few Good Men (1992)
In addition to providing superior entertainment, the movie shows how a writer (Aaron Sorkin) can use the courtroom format to send messages to viewers about military justice.
Michael Asimow
Professor
UCLA School of Law
Email: asimow@law.ucla.edu
Michael is Dean's Executive professor of law at Santa Clara Law School, teaching contracts as well as law and popular culture.
Paul Bergman
Professor Emeritus
UCLA School of Law
Email: bergman@law.ucla.edu
Paul continues teaching evidence.
Why watch? During an intense court-martial, a classic cross-examination battle contributes a new catchphrase to daily life.
Two Marine privates are court-martialed for carrying out a "Code Red" hazing at Guantanamo Bay that resulted in the accidental death of a Marine private. The Marines' defense is that their commanding officer Col. Nathan Jessep (Jack Nicholson) ordered them to carry out the Code Red. The Marine brass definitely ...
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