Tom Cruise punched Jack Nicholson on 'A Few Good Men' set, Pollak says
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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 on the shoulder after Nicholson made a clown face during an intense courtroom scene, and both actors laughed it off.
- "A Few Good Men" is a 1992 legal drama directed by Rob Reiner, featuring Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup, and Demi Moore as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway, centered around a military courtroom case involving a "code red" disciplinary order.
- The film was critically acclaimed, earning four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Nicholson, and also starred Kevin Pollak, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, and J.T. Walsh.
- Pollak shared a memorable lesson from director Rob Reiner emphasizing the importance of having fun during filming, even in intense scenes, and recounted a humorous anecdote about Reiner's way of avoiding lengthy explanations by referring to the film as "The Godfather" when talking to strangers.
