Taps

Dec 20, 1981

2h 6m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

General Harlan Bache

George C. Scott

Cadet Major Brian Moreland

Timothy Hutton

Colonel Kerby

Ronny Cox

Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

Sean Penn

Cadet Captain David Shawn

Tom Cruise

Derek Mellott

John P. Navin, Jr.

Bug

Billy Van Zandt

Edward West

Evan Handler

Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

Giancarlo Esposito

Charlie Auden

Brendan Ward

Billy Harris

Donald Kimmel

Cadet Major John Cooper

Timothy Wahrer

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6.2

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6.1

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6.5

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6.5

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0.0

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