472 A FEW GOOD MEN Part 3 - The Season of Rob Reiner

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2026

⏱️ 137 minutes

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On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 3 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. 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. It grossed $243 million on a budget of $40 million. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Steve and John go thru the movie scene by scene and break down the direction, acting, storylines, cinematography, score, themes, message, philosophical debates and more.

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0:00.0	I think you should prepare yourself for the fact that we're going to lose.
0:05.0	Ross's opening statement, it was all true.
0:08.0	I mean, let's pretend for a minute that it would actually matter to this court that the guys were given in order.
0:13.0	I can't prove it ever happened.
0:16.0	We'll keep doing what we're doing and we'll put on a show, but at the end of the day,
0:20.0	all we have is a testimony of two people accused of murder.
0:31.0	Hello and welcome once again to the Cinephiles, where we are continuing our season of Rob Reiner and our deep dive into a few good men.
0:38.4	My name is Steve Morris.
0:39.3	I'm a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California.
0:42.7	Hello, everyone.
0:43.1	My name is John Roka.
0:44.0	I'm a writer, producer, and host and voiceover artist in San Diego, California.
0:47.4	And really been enjoying this conversation and the back and force we've been having about
0:52.6	this movie and exploring more,
0:55.3	exploring this movie more deeply, Steve, because this has been a lot of fun.
0:59.1	And I'm re-appreciating this film in ways that I never thought I would before.
1:02.6	So it's been an honor to lead this.
1:04.6	And I'm excited to be back to lead part three of our conversation as well with our very
1:09.0	special guests.
1:10.1	I feel exactly the same way, particularly about our very special guest. I feel exactly the same way,
1:11.9	particularly about our very special guest. Welcome back to the Cinefiles geek buddy actor,
1:17.3	writer Shannon McClung. Gentlemen, thank you so much. You know, Steve and I actually had dinner
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