Taps (1981)
Overview
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $14,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $35,900,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.215 |
Directed By
Harold Becker
Crew
James Lineberger
Maurice Jarre
Owen Roizman
Darryl Ponicsan
Howard B. Jaffe
Devery Freeman
Harold Becker
Maury Winetrobe
Stanley R. Jaffe
Robert Mark Kamen
Alfred Sweeney
Carl Biddiscombe
Shirley Rich
Stan Jolley
David R. Ellis
Andrew Overholtzer
Brian Smrz
TOP 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
Ed Spinelli
Townie (uncredited)
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