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Taps

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

19816.82h 6m

Overview

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

Directed by Harold Becker
Written by James Lineberger, Darryl Ponicsan, Devery Freeman
Produced by Howard B. Jaffe, Stanley R. Jaffe
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $35.9M

Top Cast

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

General Harlan Bache

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Cadet Major Brian Moreland

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Colonel Kerby

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Cadet Captain David Shawn

John P. Navin, Jr.

John P. Navin, Jr.

Derek Mellott

Billy Van Zandt

Billy Van Zandt

Bug

Evan Handler

Evan Handler

Edward West

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

B

Brendan Ward

Charlie Auden

Themes & Keywords

cadetgunschool shootingmilitary academyhostile takeovermilitary schoololder man younger man relationshipmilitary funeral

About Taps

Taps is a drama film released in 1981 exploring themes of cadet, gun, school shooting, military academy, hostile takeover, military school. Directed by Harold Becker, it stars George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox. 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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