“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”
Taps
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Synopsis
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
Cast
George C. Scott
General Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton
Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox
Colonel Kerby
Sean Penn
Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise
Cadet Captain David Shawn
John P. Navin Jr.
Derek Mellott
Billy Van Zandt
Bug
Evan Handler
Edward West
Giancarlo Esposito
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Brendan Ward
Charlie Auden
Donald Kimmel
Billy Harris
Timothy Wahrer
Cadet Major John Cooper
Tim Riley
Hulk
Jeff Rochlin
Shovel
Rusty Jacobs
Rusty
Jess Osuna
Dean Ferris
Details
- Released
- December 20, 1981
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $35,900,000
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