Demi Moore, known for her bold roles in Hollywood, is set to star in the upcoming 2024 movie release The Substance. While promoting her upcoming horror movie , Moore reflected on a troubling experience from the set of the 1992 classic A Few Good Men. The film, which also starred Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, featured the Now and Then star as Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway, a strong Navy lawyer who held her own in a male-dominated setting. The movie may have highlighted women in the military , but behind the scenes, the 61-year-old Tinsel Town icon encountered a harsh reality when a studio executive made a shocking suggestion about her character.
During a candid conversation with the LA Times , the G.I. Jane star revealed that an executive had proposed a change to the script that would have her character engage in a romantic relationship with Tom Cruise’s character, Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee. More specifically, the suit wanted a sex scene written into the script. This suggestion was not only inappropriate but also entirely out of place for the narrative of the film, which focused on a courtroom drama involving military ethics and justice.
When the proposal was swiftly rejected, the executive responded with a remark that the beloved actress says still haunts her: “Well, then why did we hire Demi Moore?