Taps (1981)

6.3	Listal rating
6.6	IMDB rating

Directed by

Harold Becker

Starring (View all)

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

Brendan Ward

Charlie Auden

Evan Handler

Edward West

John P. Navin Jr.

Derek Mellott

Written by (View all)

Devery Freeman

novel Father Sky

Robert Mark Kamen

screenplay

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

Release date : 20 December 1981
UPC: 024543009122

Drama (4), 1980s (3), Military (2), 1980's (1), Movies Based On Books (1), 1981 (1)

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"An excellent film featuring a cast of up & comers which include Tom Cruise, Timothy Hutton & Sean Penn. A group of ready for action & battle-hungry military schools cadets find out that the school responsible for their hard-noses is being shut down. Permanently. Nothing almost nothin' but the military life, they decide to take matters in their own fully-holstered hands. And to think, most kids usually can't wait to get outta school. "

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