Kiefer Sutherland recalls an ‘extraordinary’ day with Rob Reiner on the set of ‘A Few Good Men’
Kiefer Sutherland was directed by Rob Reiner early in his career when he filmed the 1992 legal drama “A Few Good Men.”
Sutherland remembers the day Jack Nicholson, who played Colonel Nathan Jessup, uttered his famous courtroom line: “You can’t handle the truth!” Nicholson directed the entire scene from start to finish in one “breathtaking” take, Sutherland said.
“No one said a word, and Rob walked up to Jack Nicholson and whispered in his ear, ‘Do you want to do another one?’ And Jack Nicholson said, ‘Well, here we are,'” Sutherland told CBS News in the upcoming special. “CBS News: Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life”, broadcast on Sunday. “So they did another one, and it was just as amazing.”
The plan was to keep shooting all day, Sutherland said, but Reiner was so impressed with Nicholson’s final shot that he sent everyone home early.
“They had planned to shoot all day, and Rob looked at everyone and said, ‘I couldn’t ask for anything more, so you all have the rest of the day off,'” Sutherland said.
Reiner and his wife Michele, were found fatally stabbed in their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14, authorities said. Their son, Nick, was charged with first degree murder in their death.
You can learn more about Sutherland and others who knew Reiner in the hour-long special “CBS News: Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life.” It airs Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on CBS, and will be stream on Paramount+.
