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A Few Good Men (1992) More at IMDbPro »

References

Song of the South (1946)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1985) (TV)
 -  Kevin Pollak says to Tom Cruise, "You're a good man, Charlie Brown."
Quicksilver (1986)
Misery (1990)

Referenced in

"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
 -  Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
"Seinfeld: The Movie (#4.14)" (1993)
 -  A poster can be seen at the cinema.
"Married with Children: Go for the Old (#7.19)" (1993)
 -  Peggy sums this film up to the children after seeing it at the cinema: "Well, in the beginning Nicholson is very tough and everything, but then 90 minutes later he gives up, for no apparent reason. The end."
"Seinfeld: The Smelly Car (#4.22)" (1993)
 -  A poster can be seen at video store.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: I Accuse My Parents (#6.7)" (1993)
 -  Tom: "You can't handle the truth!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)
 -  Servo: A Few Good Men meet a few naughty women.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: All Guts, No Glory (#4.3)" (1993)
 -  The professor does a Jack Nicholson impression from A Few Good Men
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
 -  Joel: You can't handle the truth!
"Seinfeld: The Marine Biologist (#5.14)" (1994)
 -  Quoted by charachter
"The Critic: Eyes on the Prize (#1.6)" (1994)
 -  one of three Tom Cruise movies to which Jay gave identical reviews
"The Simpsons: Secrets of a Successful Marriage (#5.22)" (1994)
 -  Homer quotes the line "You can't handle the truth!"
"The Critic: A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera (#1.11)" (1994)
 -  Duke gives testimony in the style of Col. Jessep in the film
In the Army Now (1994)
 -  Bones quotes "Did you order the code red?" as they talk to the reservists.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Father Knows Best (#5.7)" (1994)
 -  Will: "Most parents want the truth, but they can't handle the truth!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba (#7.19)" (1994)
 -  Tom: "I can't handle the truth!"
"The Critic: All the Duke's Men (#2.6)" (1995)
 -  the sequel to "Interview with the Vampire" is titled "A Few Good Monsters"
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
"Coogan's Run: Thursday Night Fever (#1.4)" (1995)
 -  Poster can be seen in Mike's house.
Puddle Cruiser (1996)
 -  During the court scene, the "code red" dialogue was used
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Escape 2000 (#8.5)" (1996)
 -  "You can't handle the truth"
"JAG: Smoked (#1.14)" (1996)
 -  The incoming Admiral Chegwidden tells Harm "Your record here reads like a cross between Top Gun and A Few Good Men"
"The Nanny: The Bird's Nest (#4.3)" (1996)
 -  Fran mentions the movie by name.
"Mad About You: Outbreak (#5.7)" (1996)
 -  Paul uses this movie as an example as he explains the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game.
Jerry Maguire (1996)
"Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997)
 -  Mentioned on Sprockets
"Saturday Night Live: Helen Hunt/Hanson (#23.9)" (1997)
 -  Referenced during the monologue
"The Red Green Show: Harold's Leaving (#8.1)" (1998)
 -  Harold's exchange with Red on the former demanding the truth from the latter parodies a scene from this movie
The Big Hit (1998)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (#10.5)" (1998)
 -  "A few dead bees." Mike: Starring Tom Cruise.
The Parent Trap (1998)
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
 -  There is a poster of it in the first office (Dreamworks office) shown (the addition to be the focus of this movie)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV)
 -  referenced during the Gap girls sketch
The Last Musketeer (2000) (TV)
 -  "Tell me the truth." "You want the truth?"
Rules of Engagement (2000)
 -  Courtroom drama, military style, and also about controversial "rules".
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)
A Few Good Men: From Stage to Screen (2001) (V)
Code of Conduct (2001) (V)
NHL 2002 (2001) (VG)
 -  "You want the shot? You can't handle the shot!" A parody of Jack Nicholson's famous line from "A Few Good Men".
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)
Hart's War (2002)
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (2002) (V)
"Degrassi: The Next Generation: Hot for Teacher (#2.15)" (2003)
 -  Jimmy tells Spinner, "You can't handle the truth!"
Mystic River (2003)
 -  Sean Devine, played by Kevin Bacon, responds to the mention of Jimmy Markum as an accomplice of Just Ray Harris with the line "And the hits just keep on coming." This exact line was uttered by Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men (1992), in which Bacon played Cruise's friend and rival.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
"Tripping the Rift: The Devil and a Guy Named Webster (#1.5)" (2004)
 -  Quoted by the Devil
"Saturday Night Live: Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne (#29.19)" (2004)
 -  referenced on Weekend Update
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
Shark Tale (2004)
 -  quote "you can't handle the truth"
"Veronica Mars: Silence of the Lamb (#1.11)" (2005)
 -  "Sure you can handle the truth?"
"The Simpsons: Mommie Beerest (#16.7)" (2005)
 -  A card says, a la Jack Nicholson, "You can't handle the two!"
Frostbite (2005) (V)
 -  Brandt says he loves it when the colonel orders a "code red".
Block Party (2005)
 -  mentioned in song lyrics
"Saturday Night Live: Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow (#31.4)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by Donald Trump
The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V)
 -  when Kronk and his assistant are arguing about the truth Kronk screams out " I cant handle the truth" referencing Jack nicolson in a few good men
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  when clark and richie go in the sporting goods store they argue with the store onwer and clark ends off with "you cant handle the truth!" referencing Jack Nicholson from "A Few Good Men"
"The Office: The Accountants: 'The Best Day of My Life' (#1.10)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by Dwight
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
 -  When Karen Eiffel (Thompson) says "I'm not in the business of saving lives - quite the contrary, actually" she quotes Col. Jessep (Nicholson).
Beer League (2006)
 -  "You want the truth? You can handle the truth." (song lyrics)
"Masters of Horror: The Washingtonians (#2.12)" (2007)
 -  The talk radio host mentions Jack Nicholson and quotes his role's famous courtroom spech.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Chain Snatching (#2.16)" (2007)
 -  in a fantasy, Julius appears in military uniform shouting "You can't handle the truth!"
What Love Is (2007)
 -  "You can't handle the truth"
"Peep Show: Sophie's Parents (#4.1)" (2007)
 -  Mark quotes "You can't handle the truth!"
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (2007) (TV)
 -  "You can't handle the truth" (song lyrics)
Dan in Real Life (2007)
 -  "You can't handle the truth"
"Psych: Dis-Lodged (#2.14)" (2008)
 -  Henry says, "You can't handle the truth." which is the most famous line from A Few Good Men
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  "You can't handle the truth!"
Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Replacements: Hollywoodn't (#3.11)" (2008)
 -  Another repeat of Jack Nicholson's "you can't handle the truth" line
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.22)" (2008)
 -  Included in a $2,000 question
"30 Rock: Larry King (#3.12)" (2009)
 -  Liz: "You want the truth! You want the truth?" Kenneth: "I can't handle the truth"
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  Jimmy says that people call out "You can't handle the truth" to Jack Nicholson
"Life on Mars: Coffee, Tea, or Annie (#1.14)" (2009)
 -  While under cover, calling himself Tom Cruise, Sam tells one of the women at the swingers party, "I'm about risky business...with the color of money, and a few good men."
17 Again (2009)
 -  Ned quotes "You can't handle the truth" when he bursts into the courtroom near the end
"Parks and Recreation: Canvassing (#1.2)" (2009)
 -  Tom suggests the line, "You can't handle the pit," as if it were directed to Jack Nicholson.

Featured in

The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
Hollywood vs. Religion (1994) (V)
A Few Good Men: From Stage to Screen (2001) (V)
Code of Conduct (2001) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
"E! True Hollywood Story: Jack Nicholson" (2005)
 -  Co-star talk about with him
AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "You can't handle the truth!" is #29 on the list.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Rants (#1.4)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best rants in films
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "You can't handle the truth!"
"20 to 1: Movie Heroes & Villains (#5.1)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on Colonel Nathan Jessep.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-03)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film are featured in a Hillary Clinton for President ad featuring Jack Nicholson that was discussed on the show.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-05)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film are featured in a Hillary Clinton for President ad featuring Jack Nicholson that was discussed on the show.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-14)" (2008)
 -  Features #3 in Bill's list of top movie scenes
AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #5 on the "Courtroom Drama" list.
Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofed in

"The Ben Stiller Show: A Few Good Scouts (#1.12)" (1993)
 -  Spoofed in the "A Few Good Scouts" trailer
"The Simpsons: Sideshow Bob Roberts (#6.5)" (1994)
 -  "You can't handle the truth. No truth-handler, you. I deride your truth-handling abilities."
"The Critic: Sherman, Woman and Child (#2.1)" (1995)
 -  Jay reviews "A Few More Good Men" starring Jack Nicholson and Christian Slater
Puddle Cruiser (1996)
In & Out (1997)
"ReBoot: Icons (#3.5)" (1997)
 -  "I want the tooth." "You can't handle the tooth!"
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Eleven Angry Men and One Dick (#3.7)" (1997)
 -  Dick says "The truth. I can't handle the truth".
A Few Fresh Men (1998) (V)
 -  title
A Little Bit of Soul (1998)
 -  Geoffrey Rush shouts "You can't handle the truth" in the courtroom scene
The Big Hit (1998)
Enchanted (1998)
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000)
D4G (2001) (V)
 -  the military courtroom scene
America's Sweethearts (2001)
BMX XXX (2002) (VG)
 -  A guy in Syracuse says, "you look as shitty as I feel."
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 -  Daffy says "You can't handle the truth!" while demonstrating his acting versatility
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  at a movie theater, there is a poster that says "a few good hens" an obvious parody of "a few good men"
WrestleMania 21 (2005) (TV)
 -  Part of the "WrestleMania Goes Hollywood" promotion
Meat Pie (2005)
 -  "You can't handle the truth!" scene parodied
'War of the Worlds': Characters - The Family Unit (2005) (V)
 -  Tom Cruise spoofs a line from the film
Farce of the Penguins (2006) (V)
 -  the narrator gets in an arguement with a penguin and tells him "You can't handle the truth!"
"The Starter Wife: Her Old Man & The Sea (#1.9)" (2008)
 -  In one of Molly's fantasies.
"How I Met Your Mother: The Front Porch (#4.17)" (2009)
 -  The famous "You can't handle the truth" scene is been spoofed in this episode

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