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Welcome to English at the Movies — American Classics — where we teach you American English heard at the movies.
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The line "you can't handle the truth" is from the 1992 movie A Few Good Men.
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Two young Marines are on trial for the murder of another Marine.
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Their military defense lawyer believes the powerful Colonel Nathan Jessup ordered the crime by issuing an illegal and secretive code.
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Listen for the words "You can't handle the truth."
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Colonel Joseph, did you order the Code Red?
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You don't have to answer that question.
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I'll answer the question.
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You want answers?
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I think I'm entitled to them.
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- You want answers! - I want the truth!
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You can't handle the truth!
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Son, we live in a world that has walls and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.
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Who's gonna do it? You?
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What do you think "You can't handle the truth" means?
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Is it A) People should not seek the truth or B) some people refuse to recognize unpleasant truths?
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Listen again.
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Colonel Jessup, did you order the Code Red?
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You don't have to answer that question.
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I'll answer the question.
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You want answers?
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I think I'm entitled to them.
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- You want answers! - I want the truth!
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You can't handle the truth.
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The answer is B.
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Some people refuse to recognize unpleasant truths.
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The phrase is often used to deny someone information that will make them feel bad or angry.
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And that's English at the Movies.
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I'm Dorothy Gundy.