A Few Good Men (play) later in the run. Sorkin adapted his work into a screenplay for a 1992 film directed by Rob Reiner, produced by Brown and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. The play A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin is based upon the murder of Private Santiago from an ill-advised code red at a base in Guantanamo Bay. Private Downey and Lance Corporal Dawson are the two Marines put on trial for the murder. The two men are assigned a lawyer
Tom Cruise to play Claus von Stauffenberg, the protagonist. This project marked the second production to be greenlighted since Cruise and Wagner took control of United Artists. The first was its inaugural film, "Lions for Lambs", directed by Robert Redford and starring Redford, Meryl Streep and Cruise. "Lambs" was released on November 9, 2007, opening to unimpressive box office revenue and critical reception. In August 2008, Wagner stepped down from her position at United Artists; she retains her stake in UA, which combined with Cruise's share amounts to 30 percent of the studio. Cruise has been divorced three times and has three