The line comes from the 1992 courtroom drama A Few Good Men, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Rob Reiner. During the climactic cross examination, Tom Cruise as Lt Daniel Kaffee presses Jack Nicholson as Col Jessup for the truth about a fatal order, prompting the outburst. The exchange became one of the most quoted movie moments of the 1990s, endlessly parodied in television, comedy sketches and later memes. Its mix of military authority and theatrical anger keeps it popular as a shorthand for someone refusing to accept a hard fact.