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Taps

19816.8 / 10126 min

Drama

Overview

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

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

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

Ed Spinelli

Townie (uncredited)

Crew

Harold Becker

Director

Devery Freeman

Novel

Robert Mark Kamen

Screenplay

James Lineberger

Adaptation

Darryl Ponicsan

Screenplay

Howard B. Jaffe

Producer

Stanley R. Jaffe

Producer

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Owen Roizman

Director of Photography

Maury Winetrobe

Editor

Shirley Rich

Casting

Stan Jolley

Art Direction

Alfred Sweeney

Art Direction

Carl Biddiscombe

Set Decoration

David R. Ellis

Stunts

Andrew Overholtzer

Special Effects

Brian Smrz

Stunts

Joyce Webb

Script Supervisor