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Taps

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

1981 · PG · 2h 6m

Directed by Harold Becker

6.7

TMDB audience score
314 votes, out of 10

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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.

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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

  • David Reed
    Townnie

  • Earl Hindman
    Lieutenant Hanson