Hollywood veteran says Tom Cruise punched Jack Nicholson after ‘A Few Good Men’ courtroom scene
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Key Points:
- Kevin Pollak revealed on the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast that during the filming of "A Few Good Men," Tom Cruise punched Jack Nicholson in the shoulder after Nicholson made a funny face during a tense courtroom scene, leading to laughter between the actors.
- "A Few Good Men" (1992), directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, stars Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup, and centers on a military trial involving an alleged unauthorized "code red."
- The film was critically acclaimed, earning four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Nicholson, and featured a memorable courtroom confrontation with the famous line, “You can’t handle the truth!”
- Pollak also shared a valuable lesson from director Rob Reiner about the importance of having fun on set, even during intense scenes, and recalled a memorable anecdote about Reiner's humorous way of referencing the film to strangers by calling it "The Godfather" to avoid lengthy explanations.
