A Few Good Men

A classic American film is headed back to its roots, which are the Broadway stage.

Aaron Sorkin says A Few Good Men, a story he wrote when he was only 25, might be more relevant now than ever, which is why it's back on stage in New York.

And our pop culture lead, what happens when the people sworn to protect the country think that they're above the law? I know that's impossible to imagine, but that is one of the key questions at the heart of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men.

It first hit Broadway nearly four decades ago before it became a huge film, but now it is back on stage.

You want answers? I think I'm entitled.

You want answers! I want the truth! You can't handle the truth! It's one of the most memorable confrontations in movie history.

And now, more than three decades after A Few Good Men became a Hollywood blockbuster, Corporal Dawson.

The stories come full circle, back to the Broadway stage where it began.

It is great to be back at this festival today as we celebrate the life and work of this year's recipient of the Fest's Maverick Award, who was previously a guest on this podcast back in 2017.

He made his name with A Few Good Men, his first produced play in 1989 and screenplay in 1992. which is now being revived on Broadway.

The film version of A Few Good Men, as well as 1993's Malice and 1995's The American President, all of which were made with Rob Reiner at Castle Rock, established him as one of the top writers in the world of film.

Then he ventured into TV with ABC Sports Night from 1998 through 2000 and, of course, The West Wing from 1999 through 2006, the latter of which proved to be one of the most acclaimed and popular shows of all time, bringing him five Emmys.

Subsequent TV shows have included NBC Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, 2006 through 2007, and HBO's The Newsroom, 2012 through 2014, as well as screenplays including 2007's Charlie Wilson's War, 2010's The Social Network, 2011's Moneyball, and 2015 Steve Jobs.

Thanks for having me.

So what I was thinking is the last time you were nice enough to do this podcast, we covered everything up till 2017.

I thought maybe we can do everything from 2017 on, which will still give us a lot of excuses to go back and talk about the stuff before that because, let's just note, As I said, A Few Good Men is now coming back to Broadway.