Tom Cruise punched Jack Nicholson on A Few Good Men set, co-star claims
Actor Kevin Pollak revealed that Tom Cruise playfully punched Jack Nicholson on the set of 'A Few Good Men' after Nicholson made funny faces during a tense scene. The anecdote highlights the camaraderie between the stars during the filming of the iconic 1992 legal drama.
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- 11.39pm . First published at 8.54pm
Share article Actor Kevin Pollak has revealed Tom Cruise landed a blow on Jack Nicholson while filming their most tense – and iconic – scene for A Few Good Men , but it’s not what it sounds like.
Recalling his time on the set of the 1992 legal drama on Steve Kmetko’s Still Here Hollywood podcast, Pollak said watching his A-list co-stars act out the famous “You can’t handle the truth!” courtroom scene was incredibly charged.
Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise in their most iconic scene from A Few Good Men. Columbia Pictures
“When Tom’s character, Kaffee, comes in for the kill – ‘I want the truth’ – well, while he’s coming in and the camera is next to Jack’s face, shooting Jack’s POV of Tom and Jack has to put his face as close as he can to [the] lens,” Pollak said.
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