This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover-up of what really happened. more...
Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
A Few Good Men premiered on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on November 15, 1989. Directed by Don Scardino, the production featured Tom Hulce, Megan Gallagher, Clark Gregg, Stephen Lang and Mark Nelson. A 1992 film adaptation, directed by Rob Reiner, starred Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
