Taps (1981)
Taps (1981)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
George C. Scott
General Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton
Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox
Colonel Kerby
Sean Penn
Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise
David Shawn
Brendan Ward
Charlie Auden
Evan Handler
Edward West
John P. Navin, Jr.
Derek Mellott
Billy Van Zandt
Bug
Donald Kimmel
Billy Harris
Giancarlo Esposito
J.C. Pierce
Timothy Wahrer
Cadet Major John Cooper
Harold Becker
Director
Tim Riley
Hulk
Darryl Ponicsan
Writer
Robert Mark Kamen
Writer
Jeff Rochlin
Shovel
James Lineberger
Writer
Rusty Jacobs
Rusty
Jess Osuna
Dean Ferris
Devery Freeman
Writer
David Reed
Townnie
Howard B. Jaffe
Producer
Earl Hindman
Lieutenant Hanson
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingPG
Budget$14,000,000
Box Office$35,900,000
Genres
Wiki.
Taps is a 1981 American thriller drama film starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton, with Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Evan Handler in supporting roles. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1982. The film was directed by Harold Becker from a screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen, James Lineberger, and Darryl Ponicsan, based on Devery Freeman's 1979 novel Father Sky. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. It was filmed at Valley Forge Military Academy and College.The film follows a group of military school students who decide to take over their school to save it from closing. It was Penn's first film role, and Cruise's second and his first major role following a brief appearance in Endless Love a few months earlier.