Taps
““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.
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Cast
21 people
George C. Scott
General Harlan Bache
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Patton
John P. Navin, Jr.
Derek Mellott
Timothy Hutton
Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Secret Window
Ronny Cox
Colonel Kerby
Known for
RoboCop
Beverly Hills Cop
Sean Penn
Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
Tom Cruise
Cadet Captain David Shawn
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
John P. Navin Jr.
Derek Mellott
Known for
National Lampoon's Vacation
Losin' It
Billy Van Zandt
Bug
Known for
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Evan Handler
Edward West
Known for
Californication
And Just Like That…
Giancarlo Esposito
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Known for
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
Brendan Ward
Charlie Auden
Also in
South Bronx Heroes
Gli astronomi
Donald Kimmel
Billy Harris
Also in
While Choking
Harold Becker Director · Robert Mark Kamen Screenplay Darryl Ponicsan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $14M · United States release December 20, 1981
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$35,900,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 20, 1981
Theatrical
Australia
July 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1982 · Theatrical
France
April 28, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
April 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
April 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Norway
April 27, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
April 4, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 12, 1982 · Theatrical
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