Taps
“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”
6.7(302) 1981-12-20 126 minDrama
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
ProducerStanley R. Jaffe
ScreenplayDarryl Ponicsan
Original Music ComposerMaurice Jarre
DirectorHarold Becker
ProducerHoward B. Jaffe
ScreenplayRobert Mark Kamen
Cast & characters
George C. Scott
as General Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton
as Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox
as Colonel Kerby
Sean Penn
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise
as Cadet Captain David Shawn
John P. Navin Jr.
as Derek Mellott
Billy Van Zandt
as Bug
Evan Handler
as Edward West
Giancarlo Esposito
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
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Brendan Ward
as Charlie Auden
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Donald Kimmel
as Billy Harris
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Timothy Wahrer
as Cadet Major John Cooper
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Tim Riley
as Hulk
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Jeff Rochlin
as Shovel
Rusty Jacobs
as Rusty
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Jess Osuna
as Dean Ferris
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David Reed
as Townnie
Earl Hindman
as Lieutenant Hanson
Ed Spinelli
as Townie (uncredited)
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David McGinley
as Cadet
