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August 31st, 2013 
Peter Nolan 
Stop misquoting Jack Nicholson. It makes him angry. Picture: Columbia
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“YOU want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!”
The truth is you’ve been quoting A Few Good Men wrong for years.
Jack Nicholson actually says “You want answers?” Then Tom Cruise says “I think I’m entitled to them!” Nicholson asks again “You want answers?” To which Cruise replies “I want the truth!”
It is only then that Nicholson serves up the famous line “You can’t handle the truth!”
A Few Good Men is not the only movie to have its most famous line butchered by people the world over.
Here is a list of the worst – and most common – movie misquotes.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Misquote: “Luke, I am your father.”
Correct quote: Darth Vader: “Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.” Luke Skywalker: “He told me enough. He told me you killed him.” Darth Vader: “No. I am your father.”
Apollo 13
Misquote: “Houston, we have a problem.”
Correct quote: “Ah, Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Misquote: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
Correct quote: “Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
Field of Dreams
Misquote: “If you build it, they will come.”
Correct quote: “If you build it, he will come.”
Wall Street
Misquote: “Greed is good.”
Correct quote: “The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.”
A Few Good Men
Misquote: “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!”
Correct quote: Jack Nicholson: “You want answers?” Tom Cruise: “I think I’m entitled to them.” Jack Nicholson: “You want answers?” Tom Cruise: “I want the truth.” Jack Nicholson: “You can’t handle the truth!”
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