Movie·1981·2h 6m
Taps
“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”
Directed By
Harold Becker
Country
United States of America
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
The Story
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Written By
Darryl Ponicsan, Robert Mark Kamen
Producer
Stanley R. Jaffe, Howard B. Jaffe
Cinematography
Owen Roizman
Music
Maurice Jarre
Editor
Maury Winetrobe
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
296 votes
Where to watch
Region: INBuy
· 2 services
Streaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.
// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Harold Becker
Director
Howard B. Jaffe
Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Robert Mark Kamen
Screenplay
// more like this
You Might Like
Film7.5Miller's Crossing
1990
Miller's Crossing
1990
Film7.5Breathless
1960
Breathless
1960
Film7.8Rio Bravo
1959
Rio Bravo
1959
Film6.3Kidulthood
2006
Kidulthood
2006
Film4.6Killa Season
2006
Killa Season
2006
Film6.1The Life Before Her Eyes
2007
The Life Before Her Eyes
2007
Film6.4Poolhall Junkies
2002
Poolhall Junkies
2002
Film5.7Whole New Thing
2005
Whole New Thing
2005
Film7.0Elephant
2003
Elephant
2003
Film7.2Crash
2005
Crash
2005
Film7.4I Stand Alone
1999
I Stand Alone
1999
Film6.7Public Enemies
2009
Public Enemies
2009