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** Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/LindaHamilton, Creator/ElizabethPerkins, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/NancyTravis and Creator/JulieWarner were considered to play Galloway. However, Castle Rock wanted a tougher actress, so the role eventually went to Demi Moore.

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** Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/LindaHamilton, Creator/ElizabethPerkins, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/NancyTravis and Creator/JulieWarner were considered to play Galloway. However, [[Creator/CastleRockEntertainment Castle Rock Rock]] wanted a tougher actress, so the role eventually went to Demi Moore.
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Jessep's name is spelled without a "u". Corrected spelling.


** Creator/JackNicholson plays Nathan Jessup instead of Creator/StephenLang.

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** Creator/JackNicholson plays Nathan Jessup Jessep instead of Creator/StephenLang.



** This marked Josh Malina's second time working on something Creator/AaronSorkin wrote; he plays Tom, Jessup's secretary. Malina was first in the Broadway play this movie is based on, as an ensemble member and understudy, later getting promoted up to play private Downey.

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** This marked Josh Malina's second time working on something Creator/AaronSorkin wrote; he plays Tom, Jessup's Jessep's secretary. Malina was first in the Broadway play this movie is based on, as an ensemble member and understudy, later getting promoted up to play private Downey.



** Creator/TomCruise's Creator/JackNicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessup) was not scripted. Creator/DemiMoore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.

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** Creator/TomCruise's Creator/JackNicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessup) Jessep) was not scripted. Creator/DemiMoore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.



** Creator/RobertDeNiro and Creator/RichardDreyfuss wanted to play Col. Jessup.

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** Creator/RobertDeNiro and Creator/RichardDreyfuss wanted to play Col. Jessup.Jessep.



* YouLookFamiliar: In the film, Jessup's clerk is played by Josh Malina, who previously appeared as an ensemble member in the original stage play.

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* YouLookFamiliar: In the film, Jessup's Jessep's clerk is played by Josh Malina, who previously appeared as an ensemble member in the original stage play.

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** Creator/JackNicholson plays Nathan Jessep instead of Creator/StephenLang.

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** Creator/JackNicholson plays Nathan Jessep Jessup instead of Creator/StephenLang.



** This marked Josh Malina's second time working on something Creator/AaronSorkin wrote; he plays Tom, Jessep's secretary. Malina was first in the Broadway play this movie is based on, as an ensemble member and understudy, later getting promoted up to play private Downey.

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** This marked Josh Malina's second time working on something Creator/AaronSorkin wrote; he plays Tom, Jessep's Jessup's secretary. Malina was first in the Broadway play this movie is based on, as an ensemble member and understudy, later getting promoted up to play private Downey.



** Creator/TomCruise's Creator/JackNicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessep) was not scripted. Creator/DemiMoore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.

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** Creator/TomCruise's Creator/JackNicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessep) Jessup) was not scripted. Creator/DemiMoore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.



** Creator/RobertDeNiro and Creator/RichardDreyfuss wanted to play Col. Jessep.

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** Creator/RobertDeNiro and Creator/RichardDreyfuss wanted to play Col. Jessep.Jessup.



* YouLookFamiliar: In the film, Jessep's clerk is played by Josh Malina, who previously appeared as an ensemble member in the original stage play.

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* YouLookFamiliar: In the film, Jessep's Jessup's clerk is played by Josh Malina, who previously appeared as an ensemble member in the original stage play.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JackNicholson, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/KevinBacon, and Creator/ChristopherGuest. Creator/CubaGoodingJr, Creator/KevinPollak, and Creator/NoahWyle are not this, since they weren't really known at the time, making it more a case of RetroactiveRecognition.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JackNicholson, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JTWalsh, and Creator/ChristopherGuest. Creator/CubaGoodingJr, Creator/ChristopherGuest. Creator/KevinPollak, Creator/NoahWyle, and Creator/NoahWyle are not this, Creator/CubaGoodingJr don't really count since they weren't really known particularly well-known at the time, making it them more a case of RetroactiveRecognition.

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* ThrowItIn: Creator/TomCruise's Creator/JackNicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessep) was not scripted. Creator/DemiMoore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.

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* ThrowItIn: ThrowItIn:
** The infamous "You can't handle the truth!" line was originally written as "You already have the truth!" Nicholson felt the character's hubris would be better communicated by revealing that he believes himself so intellectually superior to everyone else that no one but him could comprehend the reasoning behind his actions rather than simply attempting to skirt blame.
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Creator/TomCruise's Creator/JackNicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Colonel Jessep) was not scripted. Creator/DemiMoore's and Kevin Pollak's reactions are genuine.
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* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/DemiMoore was eight months pregnant when she was cast, which is why Galloway is almost never seen out of her (clearly too large) uniform.

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* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/DemiMoore was eight months pregnant with her second child Scout Willis when she was cast, which is why Galloway is almost never seen out of her (clearly too large) uniform.
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** Creator/ChristopherGuest plays Walter Stone instead of Creator/FritzSperberg.
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Corrected Jessep's name.


** Creator/JackNicholson plays Nathan Jessup instead of Creator/StephenLang.

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** Creator/JackNicholson plays Nathan Jessup Jessep instead of Creator/StephenLang.



** This marked Josh Malina's second time working on something Creator/AaronSorkin wrote; he plays Tom, Jessup's secretary. Malina was first in the Broadway play this movie is based on, as an ensemble member and understudy, later getting promoted up to play private Downey.

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** This marked Josh Malina's second time working on something Creator/AaronSorkin wrote; he plays Tom, Jessup's Jessep's secretary. Malina was first in the Broadway play this movie is based on, as an ensemble member and understudy, later getting promoted up to play private Downey.



** Creator/RobertDeNiro and Creator/RichardDreyfuss wanted to play Col. Jessup.

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** Creator/RobertDeNiro and Creator/RichardDreyfuss wanted to play Col. Jessup.Jessep.



* YouLookFamiliar: In the film, Jessup's clerk is played by Josh Malina, who previously appeared as an ensemble member in the original stage play.

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* YouLookFamiliar: In the film, Jessup's Jessep's clerk is played by Josh Malina, who previously appeared as an ensemble member in the original stage play.

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