Other Titles • A Few Good Men • Frage der Ehre, Eine (1993)
Quotes from A Few Good Men (1992)
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"You can't handle the truth!"--Col. Jessup
(30 votes)
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Col. Jessep: Ever put your life in a man's hands or asked him to put his life in yours? Kaffee: No, sir. Col. Jessep: We follow orders, son. We follow orders or people die. It's that simple. Are we clear? Kaffee: Yes, sir. Col. Jessep: ARE WE CLEAR? Kaffee: Crystal. Colonel, I just have one final question before I put Airman O'Malley and Airman Rodriguez on the stand: If you gave an order that Private Santiago wasn't to be touched, and your orders are always followed, then why would Private Santiago be in danger? Why would it be necessary to transfer him off the base?
(26 votes)
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"I think I'm entitled."--Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise)
(25 votes)
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"I want the truth!"--Lt. Kaffee
(25 votes)
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"You want answers?"--Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson)
(25 votes)
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Kaffee: Oh, I forgot. You were sick the day they taught law at law school.
(7 votes)
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Col. Jessep: Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
(3 votes)
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Lt. Kendrick: PFC William Santiago is dead, and that is a tragedy. But he is dead because he had no code. He is dead because he had no honor, and God was watching.
(3 votes)
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Col. Jessep: Take caution in your tone, Commander. I'm a fair guy, but this fucking heat is making me absolutely crazy.
(2 votes)
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Kaffee: Is the colonel's underwear a matter of national security?
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Kaffee: And don't wear that perfume in court, it wrecks my concentration. Galloway: Really. Kaffee: I was talking to Sam.
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Kaffee: Maybe if we work at it we can get Dawson charged with Kennedy assassination.
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Galloway: Why do you hate them so much? Lt. Weinberg: They beat up on a weakling, and that's all they did. The rest is just smokefilled coffee-house crap. They tortured and tormented a weaker kid. They didn't like him. So, they killed him. And why? Because he couldn't run very fast.
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Kaffee: You don't need a patch on your arm to have honor.
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Col. Jessep: What do you wanna discuss now? My favorite color? Kaffee: Colonel, a moment ago you said that you ordered Lieutenant Kendrick to tell his men that Santiago wasn't to be touched. Col. Jessep: That's right. Kaffee: And Lieutenant Kendrick was clear on what you wanted? Col. Jessep: Crystal. Kaffee: Any chance Lieutenant Kendrick ignored the order? Col. Jessep: Ignored the order? Kaffee: Any chance he forgot about it? Col. Jessep: No. Kaffee: Any chance Lieutenant left your office and said, 'The old man is wrong'? Col. Jessep: No. Kaffee: When Lieutenant Kendrick spoke to the Platoon, and ordered them not to touch Santiago, any chance they ignored him? Col. Jessep: You ever served in an infantry unit, son? Kaffee: No, sir. Col. Jessep: Ever served in a forward area? Kaffee: No, sir. Col. Jessep: Ever put your life in another man's hands: asked him to put his life in yours? Kaffee: No, sir. Col. Jessep: We follow orders, son. We follow orders, or people die; it's that simple. Are we clear? Kaffee: Yes, sir. Col. Jessep: [nearly shouting] Are we clear? Kaffee: Crystal. Colonel, I've just one more question before I call Airman O'Malley and Airman Rodriguez; if you gave an order that Santiago wasn't to be touched, and your orders ar always followed, then why would Santiago be in danger? Why would it be necessary to transfer him off the base?
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Kaffee: Did you order the Code Red? Col. Jessep: I did the job I ... Kaffee: [shouting] Did you order the Code Red? Col. Jessep: [shouts] You're goddamn right I did!
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Judge Randolph: [reading the verdict] Lance Corporal Dawson, Private First Class Downey: On the charge of murder, the members find the accused not guilty. On the charge of conspiracy to commit murder, the members find the accused not guilty. On the charge of conduct unbecoming a United States Marine, the members find the accused guilty as charged. The accused are hereby sentenced to time already served, and you are ordered to be dishonorably discharged from the Marine Corps. This court martial is adjourned. Bailiff: All rise. [the courtroom clears; Downey is baffled and afraid, and speaks to Dawson] Downey: What does that mean?
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Lt. Weinberg: You've heard her. My daughter said a word. She said 'pa'. Kaffee: She was pointing to a mailbox, Sam. Lt. Weinberg: That's right. She pointed to the mailbox and said 'pa, look, a mailbox.
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Kaffee: You ever talk to a client of mine without permission, I'll have you disbarred. Friends? Galloway: I had authorization. Kaffee: From who? Galloway: Ginny Miller. Louden's aunt on his mother's side. Kaffee: You got authorization from Aunt Ginny? Galloway: It's perfectly within my boundaries. Kaffee: Does Aunt Ginny have a barn? Maybe we could hold the trial there. I'll sew the costumes and maybe Uncle Goober can be the judge.
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Lt. Weinberg: Cmdr. Galloway, Lt. Kaffee is considered to be the best litigator in our office. He successfully plea bargained 44 cases in 9 months. Kaffee: One more and I get a set of steak knives.
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Kaffee: You think I can't subpoena Markinson? Capt. Ross: You won't find him. Do you know what Markinson did for his first 17 of his 22 years in the Marines? Counterintelligence. Markinson is gone. There is no Markinson.
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Lt. Weinberg: "I strenuously object?" Is that how it's done? Hm? "Objection, your Honor." "Overruled" "No, no. I STRENUOUSLY object." "Oh. You strenuously object. Then I'll take some time and reconsider."
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Kaffee: You and Dawson, you both live in the same dreamworld. It doesn't matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove. So don't tell me what I know, or don't know. I know the LAW.
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Kaffee: Oh, spare me the psychobabble father bullshit.
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Galloway: I'm sorry, I should have called first. Kaffee: No, I was just watching a ball game. Come on in. Galloway: I was just wondering if you'd mind me taking you to dinner tonight. Kaffee: Are you asking me out on a date? Galloway: No... Kaffee: It sounded like you were asking me out on a date. Galloway: No, I was just... Kaffee: I've been asked out on dates before, and that's what it sounded like. Galloway: Do you like seafood? I know a good seafood place.
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Col. Jessep: You see Danny, I can deal with the bullets, and the bombs, and the blood. I don't want money, and I don't want medals. What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy. You gotta ask me nicely.
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Galloway: But my feeling is that if this case is handled in the same fast-food, slick-ass ' Persian Bazaar manner with which you seem to handle everything else, something's gonna get missed. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I allowed Dawson and Downey to spend any more time in prison than absolutely necessary, because their attorney had pre-determined the path of least resistance. Kaffee: Wow... I'm sexually aroused, Commander.
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Kaffee: [yelling] Did you order the code red? Col. Jessep: [yelling] You're god damn right I did.
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Col. Jessep: So how is your dad, Danny? Kaffee: He passed away seven years ago, sir. Col. Jessep: Don't I feel like the fucking asshole? Kaffee: Not at all sir.
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Kaffee: Whoa. Hold it. We gotta take a boat? Barnes: Yes, sir. To get to the other side of the bay. Kaffee: Nobody said anything about a boat. Barnes: Is there a problem, sir? Kaffee: No, no problem. I'm just not that crazy about boats, that's all. Galloway: Jesus Christ, Kaffee, you're in the Navy for crying out loud.
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Col. Jessep: What do you wanna discuss now? My favorite color?
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Kaffee: I get sick when I fly because I'm afraid of crashing into a large mountain, I don't think Dramamine'll help. Lt. Weinberg: I've got some oregano, I hear that works pretty good.
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Kaffee: Anyway, since we seem to be out of witnesses, I thought I'd drink a little. Galloway: I still think we can win. Kaffee: Then maybe you should drink a little.
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Galloway: You put him on the stand and you get it from him! Kaffee: Oh! We get it from him! Yes! [turns to Sam as if he were Jessup on the stand] Kaffee: Colonel Jessup, isn't it true that you ordered the Code Red? Lt. Weinberg: Look, we all... Kaffee: [interrupts with game-show buzzer sound] eeehhhhh! Sorry, your time's run out! What do we have for the losers, judge? Well, for our defendants, it's a life sentence at exotic Fort Leavenworth! And, for defense counsel Kaffee, that's right, it's a court martial! Yes, Johnny! After falsely accusing a highly decorated officer of conspiracy and perjury, Lieutenant Kaffee will have a long and prosperous career teaching... typewriter maintenance at the Rocco Globbo School for Women! Thank you for playing "Should we or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid!"
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Kaffee: Lt. Kendrick, may I call you John? Lt. Kendrick: No, you may not. Kaffee: Have I done something to offend you? Lt. Kendrick: No, I like all you Navy boys. Every time we gotta go some place to fight, you fellas always give us a ride.
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Col. Jessep: If you haven't gotten a blowjob from a superior officer, you're just letting an opportunity pass you by.
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Col. Jessep: I run my unit how I run my unit. You want to investigate me, roll the dice and take your chances. I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think for one second that you can come down here, flash a badge, and make me nervous.
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Col. Jessep: I want you to stand there in your faggoty white uniform, and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy.
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Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I think I'm entitled. Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I want the truth. Col. Jessep: You can't handle the truth.
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Lt. Weinberg: Why do you like them so much? Galloway: Because they stand upon a wall and say, "Nothing's going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch."
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Galloway: Tell your friend not to get cute down there, the Marines at Gitmo are fanatical. Lt. Weinberg: Fanatical about what? Galloway: About being Marines.
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[Col. Jessep is lecturing Lt. Col. Markinson] Col. Jessep: We go back a while. We were at the Academy together, we were commissioned together, and did our tours of duty in 'Nam together. But, I've been promoted up the chain with greater speed and success than you have. Now, if that's a source of tension or embarassment for you, I don't give a shit. We're in the business of saving lives, Lieutenant Colonel Markinson. Don't ever question my orders in the presence of another officer. You're dismissed.
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Barnes: I've got some camouflage jackets in the Jeep, sirs, I suggest you both put them on. Kaffee: Camouflage jackets? Barnes: Yes sir, we'll be riding pretty close to the fence line. The Cubans see an officer wearing white, they think it might be someone they'd wanna take a shot at. Kaffee: Good call, Sam.
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Galloway: Are you planning on doing any investigating, or are you just gonna take the guided tour? Kaffee: I'm pacing myself.
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Dawson: We joined the Marines because we wanted to live our lives by a certain code, and we found it in the Corps. Now you're asking us to sign a piece of paper that says we have no honor. You're asking us to say we're not Marines. If a court decides that what we did was wrong, then I'll accept whatever punishment they give. But I believe I was right sir, I believe I did my job, and I will not dishonor myself, my unit, or the Corps so I can go home in six months... Sir.
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Dawson: Do you think we were right? Kaffee: It doesn't matter... Dawson: DO YOU THINK WE WERE RIGHT? Kaffee: I think you'd lose. Dawson: You're such a coward, I can't believe they let you wear a uniform.
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Kaffee: So this is what a courtroom looks like.
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Lt. Kendrick: I have two books at my bedside, Lieutenant: the Marine Corps Code of Conduct and the King James Bible. The only proper authorities I am aware of are my commanding officer, Colonel Nathan R. Jessep, and the Lord our God.
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Kaffee: It was oregano, Dave, it was a dime bag of oregano. Lieutenant Dave Spradling: Yeah, well, your client thought it was marijuana. Kaffee: My client's a moron, that's not against the law.
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Capt. Ross: Who is this? Kaffee: Lieutenant Galloway. She's very pleased to meet you.
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