Young Aaron Sorkin interview on "A Few Good Men" (1993)

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin describes adapting his play "A Few Good Men" into a screenplay and working with Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise.
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[@sash9249]

Easily one of the best court room dramas ever filmed.

[@AdityaDixitYT]

OMG I never saw Sorkin this young

[@condutchak]

And yet he still looks middle aged lol

[@izaakchater9165]

Intelligent, driven and humble

[@dfreeman120]

100%

[@steveanderson8236]

I had heard that Jack Nicholson had the same intensity as the movie even at the table reading.

[@roc7880]

you mean even in toilet or at the bar

[@jayj1152]

Yes! That's true.

[@poindextertunes]

they did 7-8 takes and he went all out in every single one. Also, when shooting the reactions Jack had wrapped already so Rob Reiner let Kevin Pollack do Jacks part and crushed it so hard that Reiner forgot it was Pollack in the daily’s 😂

[@luckyboypictures]

I remember working on a court scene at two oclock in the morning, on a sound stage in Toronto. It was pitch black outside, but the funny part, with the set design and lighting, in the soundstage, it was morning. However, it did not feel like morning, and everyone was exhausted after 13 hours of shooting. Just listening to Aaron speaking about the long hours on set brings back many memories.

[@daviddemar8749]

I never knew he was so young when he wrote AFGM

[@manjumanl5279]

He was in the movie as well .

[@Ocarros1]

@@manjumanl5279 Yeah he has a brief speaking part in the bar the scene after Tom Cruise has his "I know the law!" spiel to Demi Moore

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

how young?

[@user-un6sb4kn2z]

he looked handsome as a young man

[@constancemiller3753]

Like a Jewish Val Kilmer.

[@BruceGinkel]

Very modest and professional take on transitioning from theatre to film.

Sorkin would write "The American President" for Rob Reiner in 1995, that was basically the genesis for "The West Wing". Buy my favorite Sorkin series is not "The West Wing", btw, but the great "Spots Night", that unfortunately few people watched.

[@phishisphine]

I really like Sports Night too, but West Wing absolutely blows it away, imo

[@wiseauserious8750]

"Spot's Night" is my favorite "dog coming of age" comedy

[@pisces010365]

I really liked Sports Night. Sad the rest of America wanted more watered down sitcoms and average dialogue.

[@codacreator6162]

Rob Reiner was Aaron Sorkin's Max Perkins. A masterclass in rewrite. Fortuitous for everyone, but mostly for Aaron Sorkin.

[@FanboyFilms]

According to Wikipedia it was William Goldman who did an uncredited rewrite of Sorkin's play. Having read the play and seen the movie, the biggest change in the movie is that Caffey goes into the final scene against Jessup with no evidence and has "get the truth out of him somehow." In the play Markinson did not kill himself and was set to testify and Caffey also had the second tower log as evidence which in the movie they said Jessup was able to make disappear. Most of the dialogue and such was intact, that was likely seen as Sorkin's strongest contribution.

[@donaldsmith3926]

@@FanboyFilms In everything I've read by William Goldman about the making of movies he has nothing but praise for Rob Reiner's work in every aspect of production from instinct for script ideas to individual camera angles.

[@corkyvanderhaven3391]

Never seen one written, including every episode, that didn’t bring a tear. This dude is a human treasure.

[@iwhippedcreamcode4642]

I LOVE THE WEST WING. &THE NEWSROOM!

[@Bootrosgali]

"Rob I just love to act."

[@AndromedaImagination77]

thanks... I wonder why over the years he acquired such a stutter... he stutters a LOT now

[@walterbishop3668]

because his brain works so fast.

[@myztik5716]

He abused drugs for many years

[@mikew1507]

Cocaine does that to you...

[@lylehimself9287]

heard it from some talk shows, he made fun of it tho.

[@ericthered760]

I thought it was an affectation

[@barbarahourigan8462]

❤️❤️

[@sliceserve234]

the questions were SO awful, yet the answers were SO great

[@jayashreechakravarthy4949]

Abhigel will do the editing. I trust her judgement on these things. If more needs to be done, It should.

[@joshuajackson7042]

This dude is one of my favorite writers ever. A Few Good Men is a great film and a great cast. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Keifer Sutherland. Amazing

[@bugler1304]

Just wish Charlie Rose would let the guy ANSWER. the question before interrupting .....man, that is so f'n irritating.....sheesh.....

[@gdholcombe01]

THANK you. Geez-what an obnoxious interrupter!

[@jimmy2k4o]

3:22 Charlie asks his question I fully expected Sorkin to say: “Screw me with my pants on”

[@J.B24]

Did Charlie Rose get caught off guard in the beginning lol?

[@danielmoses6626]

I don't like how this interviewer is so close to his subject.

[@vehementlyflat8503]

matt damon in disguise.

[@randolphpinkle4482]

Sorkin sounds effete.

[@lpr5269]

Was it a hard sell to get him to do it? Well, we hired him for 10 days at $500,000 a day, so NO.

[@Tejasisphoenix]

Worth every penny man

[@temporarystranger95]

I’ve always felt from listening to Aaron Sorkin is that he is his own worst critic.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

is that a joke?

[@hanscombe72]

“Who the fuck is William T Santiago”. “This kid broke the chain of Command and ratted in a member of his unit to say nothing of the fact that he is a US marine and it would appear he cannot run from here to there without collapsing from heat exhaustion. What the fuck is going on in bravo company?”

[@joecook5689]

How did he know how to write the military language at 26?

[@codacreator6162]

His sister was in the Navy JAG Corps, working on the real case that Sorkin used as a basis for his play. Where he got the story and the lingo.

[@codacreator6162]

Cruise in Rainman AND Born on the Fourth of July. I think Cruise got snubbed at the Oscars for BOTFOJ because America didn't want to hear or wasn't ready to hear Ron Kovic's message. Cruise's performance in that film was uncanny. Grossly underrated.

[@JohnLutherable]

@@codacreator6162 yeah you're exaggerating out of your ass, he was good, nothing more than that

[@MatthewBorn88]

I need that rug.

[@KissyCrissy]

Morrison Dali It Can Really Tie The Room Together

[@Craigstaaygear]

Fvckin A. And this guy peed on it. Donny, please.

[@KajianTemp]

You want that rug on your floor. You NEED that rug on your floor.

[@NoahNCopeland]

He used to have lips?!

[@NostalgiNorden]

Great interview! Line readings sucks tough...

[@theboofin]

Sometimes necessary.

[@georgwachberg1242]

he looked better older

[@DannyBoy443]

Better? Not a grad student you mean? lol

[@jjgreen5206]

I miss Charlie Rose

[@justayoutuber1906]

Nicholson made $5 million for 10 days of work

[@constancemiller3753]

Worth. Every. Penny.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

1. why does charlie rose look so flustered? 2. aaron sorkin was HOT

[@rvs8465]

Swore up and down he'd never direct.

[@IrishCarney]

I wish Rose had followed up with Sorkin to ask, "what _specifically_ was the improvement in the screenplay's showdown? You said the movie showdown was 'real' - how? You said the play's showdown was mere 'pyrotechnics' and 'faking it' -- how?" He really was not a very good interviewer.

[@Vanirvis]

I think literal pyrotechnics to compensate for the acting, like a thundering devil, red lights, fire, etc, “you can’t handle the truth..” As opposed to relying on strong acting.

[@achristianson4059]

Crazy … sounds different Even

[@matthewearp3642]

fun fact: you didn’t search this up

[@amin9245]

I did actually, need to research writers when they're young, no joke.

[@elsieoliver1671]

Lol I did

[@ukaszpolak2606]

Nice rug

[@joecook5689]

Thought he was a weed guy.

[@joecook5689]

Not that weed shouldn't be illegal obviously

[@chriscohea2817]

I can tell drugs messed up his voice.

[@roc7880]

his voice messed up the drugs

[@gretajohnson8319]

Cope.

[@poindextertunes]

Its a good movie but you have to suffer through 2 hours of Tom Cruise being a weasley know it all to get to the Jack Nicholson who’s dialogue makes the movie. imo