Few films fans can forget the sight—or sound— of Jack Nicholson barking out the line, “You can't handle the truth!” in A Few Good Men. Penned by Aaron Sorkin it has become one of the most quotable lines in movie history.

But before it was a film starring Nicholson alongside Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, A Few Good Men was a play. Now Variety reports that NBC is considering airing a live performance of that play, similar to the network's live staging of The Sound of Music, but with less singing and more courtroom drama and, presumably, a family-friendly take on profanity.

The play tells the story of military lawyers who, in the course of defending their clients, uncover a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of the military. It's high-level drama and a decidedly different tack from, say, Peter Pan, and would signal that NBC is looking to branch out from their live stagings of musicals.

According to Variety, “The sides are still hammering out the basic details, so there’s no word yet on casting or a director or a target premiere date.” However, "the hope is that Sorkin would do another pass on the play to tailor it for the TV staging." As his [HBO drama] (http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/aaron-sorkin-newsroom-non-apology) The Newsroom is wrapping up [its final season] (http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/11/the-newsroom-season-3-review), he may have time for the project.

If the performance does take place, it would be produced by NBC's go-to live producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the pair behind NBC's live stagings of both The Sound of Music and the upcoming Peter Pan. The Sound of Music was a ratings bonanza for NBC, with nearly 22 million people tuning in or DVRing the show, so it's no surprise that they are hoping to repeat the feat as often as possible, starting with Peter Pan, which stars Allison Williams with Christopher Walken playing Captain Hook. Peter Pan is set to air on NBC on December 4th.

If A Few Good Men is next and NBC is looking for suggestions for casting, it's hard not to hope that Walken will put down the hook and pick up the uniform in the role of Colonel Jessup.