Taps

Taps (1981)

“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”

Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1981-12-20
User Rating: 6.8/10 from 278 ratings
Runtime: 2h 6min
Language: English
Production Company: 20th Century Fox
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Harold Becker
Writers: Robert Mark Kamen, Darryl Ponicsan.

6.8/10

From 278 Ratings

6.8

Summary

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

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Cast
Crew

George C. Scott

as General Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton

as Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox

as Colonel Kerby
Sean Penn

as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise

as Cadet Captain David Shawn
John P. Navin, Jr.

as Derek Mellott
Billy Van Zandt

as Bug
Evan Handler

as Edward West
Giancarlo Esposito

as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Brendan Ward

as Charlie Auden
Donald Kimmel

as Billy Harris
Timothy Wahrer

as Cadet Major John Cooper
Tim Riley

as Hulk
Jeff Rochlin

as Shovel
Rusty Jacobs

as Rusty
Jess Osuna

as Dean Ferris
David Reed

as Townnie
Earl Hindman

as Lieutenant Hanson
Ed Spinelli

as Townie (uncredited)

Directing	Harold Becker	Director
Writing	Devery Freeman	Novel
Writing	Robert Mark Kamen	Screenplay
Writing	James Lineberger	Adaptation
Writing	Darryl Ponicsan	Screenplay
Production	Howard B. Jaffe	Producer
Production	Stanley R. Jaffe	Producer
Sound	Maurice Jarre	Original Music Composer
Camera	Owen Roizman	Director of Photography
Editing	Maury Winetrobe	Editor
Production	Shirley Rich	Casting
Art	Stan Jolley	Art Direction
Art	Alfred Sweeney	Art Direction
Art	Carl Biddiscombe	Set Decoration
Crew	David R. Ellis	Stunts
Crew	Andrew Overholtzer	Special Effects
Crew	Brian Smrz	Stunts
Directing	Joyce Webb	Script Supervisor