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Andrew Scheinman (* 19. April 1948) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent, Drehbuchautor und Regisseur. Scheinman produzierte 1980 seinen ersten Film und verfasste das Drehbuch zu Charlton Hestons Goldfieber. 1987 gründete er u. a. mit Rob Reiner die Filmgesellschaft Castle Rock Entertainment und produzierte in der Folgezeit etliche Filme ...
- 19. April 1948
- Scheinman, Andrew
- US-amerikanischer Produzent, Drehbuchautor und Regisseur
Andrew Scheinman is an American film and television producer, as well as a film director and screenwriter. Before he got his start in entertainment, he worked as a professional tennis player, as well as earning a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973. [1] . He is one of the heads of Castle Rock Entertainment .
- Film producer, television producer, film director, screenwriter
Andrew Scheinman (* 19. April 1948) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent, Drehbuchautor und Regisseur. Scheinman produzierte 1980 seinen ersten Film und verfasste das Drehbuch zu Charlton Hestons Goldfieber. 1987 gründete er u. a.
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At the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, Private William Santiago, a United States Marine, is tied up and beaten in the middle of the night. After he is found dead, Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey are accused of his murder and face a court-martial. Their defense is assigned to United States Navy JAG Corps Lieuten...
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was inspired to write the source play, A Few Good Men, from a phone conversation with his sister Deborah. A graduate of Boston University Law School, she had signed up for a three-year stint with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. She said that she was going to Guantanamo Bay to defend a group of Marines who had...
Development
Sorkin wrote much of his story on cocktail napkins while bartending at the Palace Theatre on Broadway. He and his roommates had purchased a Macintosh 512K; when he returned home, he would empty his pockets of the napkins and type them into the computer, forming a basis from which he wrote many drafts. In 1988, Sorkin sold his play's film rights to producer David Brown before it premiered, in a deal reportedly "well into six figures". Brown had read a New York Times article about Sorkin's one-...
Filming
Filming began on October 21, 1991, at the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington D.C. The film's Guantanamo Bay scenes were filmed in Southern California at Crystal Cove State Park, Fort MacArthur, and Naval Air Station Point Mugu. Although 200 off-duty Marines were allowed to serve as extras for the film, the U.S. Department of Defense denied the production permission to film at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The courtroom scenes were filmed at Culver Studios in Culver City, California.
Box office
A Few Good Men premiered at the Odeon Cinema, Manchester, England,and opened on December 11, 1992, in 1,925 theaters. It grossed $15,517,468 in its opening weekend and was the top film at the box office for the next three weeks. Overall, it grossed $141,340,178 in the U.S. and $101,900,000 internationally for a total of $243,240,178.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, A Few Good Men has an approval rating of 84% based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "An old-fashioned courtroom drama with a contemporary edge, A Few Good Men succeeds on the strength of its stars, with Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and especially Jack Nicholson delivering powerful performances that more than compensate for the predictable plot." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 62 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indic...
Military response
The film would later be criticized by the Marine Corps for its unfavorable depiction of Marine culture.The U.S. Department of Defense stated prior to the film's release, in since-declassified documents, that it "did not provide all the support that Castle Rock Pictures asked for in the production of the film". After the military was able to review drafts of the script, the D.O.D. asked for Demi Moore's character to be changed from a Navy officer to a Marine and sought to have Markinson's char...
Other honors
The film is recognized by American Film Institutein these lists: 1. 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains: 1.1. Colonel Nathan R. Jessep – Nominated Villain 2. 2005: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes: 2.1. Col. Nathan Jessep: "You can't handle the truth!" – #29 3. 2008: AFI's 10 Top 10: 3.1. #5 Courtroom Drama Film
A Few Good Men was released on VHS and Laserdisc by Columbia TriStar Home Video on June 30, 1993, and released on DVD on October 7, 1997. The VHS was again released along with a DVD release on May 29, 2001, and later a Blu-Ray release followed on September 8, 2007. The Double Feature of the film and Jerry Maguire was released on DVD on December 29,...
A Few Good Men (1992) at the American Film Institute CatalogA Few Good Men at AllMovieA Few Good Men (1992) at the British Film Institute[better source needed]A Few Good Men at IMDbCastle Rock Entertainment is an American independent film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn. It is a label of Warner Bros. Entertainment, itself a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Producer. Writer. Script and Continuity Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Andrew Scheinman was born on 19 April 1948. He is a producer and writer, known for A Few Good Men (1992), Stand by Me (1986) and Flipped (2010). Born April 19, 1948. Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Nominated for 1 Oscar.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Andrew Scheinman is a film and television producer, as well as a film director and screenwriter. Before he got his start in entertainment, he worked as a tennis pro, as well as earning a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973.
