In this dramatic courtroom thriller, Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague. Kaffee is known as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey's Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway to represent him. Also on the legal staff is Lt. Sam Weinberg. The team rounds up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a "CODE RED". Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren't tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup. In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something's fishy. In the conclusion of the film, the fireworks are set off by a confrontation between Jessup and Kaffee. (Source: Matt Curtolo for IMDB)
Starring:
Tom Cruise as LTJG Daniel Kaffee
Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Demi Moore as LCDR JoAnne Galloway
Kevin Bacon as Capt. Jack Ross
Kiefer Sutherland as Lt Jonathan Kendrick
Kevin Pollak as LTJG Sam Weinberg
J. T. Walsh as Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson
James Marshall as Pfc. Louden Downey
Wolfgang Bodison as LCpl. Harold W. Dawson
J.A. Preston as Judge (Col) Julius Alexander Randolph
Matt Craven as Lt Dave Spradling
Michael DeLorenzo as Pfc William T. Santiago
Noah Wyle as Cpl Jeffrey Owen Barnes
Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Cpl Carl Hammaker
Xander Berkeley as Capt Whitaker
Joshua Malina as Tom
Christopher Guest as Cdr (Dr.) Stone
Aaron Sorkin as Lawyer bragging in tavern
John M. Jackson as JAG Captain West
Studio: Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Filmed: 1992 - Released: 1992
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