Taps
“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”
1981 | 126m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Harold Becker |
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| Writer: | Devery Freeman, James Lineberger, Robert Mark Kamen, Darryl Ponicsan |
| Staring: |
| Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 20, 1981 |
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| Director: | Harold Becker |
| Writer: | Devery Freeman, James Lineberger, Robert Mark Kamen, Darryl Ponicsan |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | gun, cadet, school shooting, military academy, hostile takeover, die hard scenario, military school, older man younger man relationship, military funeral |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $35,900,000
Budget: $14,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Carl Biddiscombe | Set Decoration |
| Andrew Overholtzer | Special Effects |
| Devery Freeman | Novel |
| Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| James Lineberger | Adaptation |
| Stan Jolley | Art Direction |
| Alfred Sweeney | Art Direction |
| Harold Becker | Director |
| Robert Mark Kamen | Screenplay |
| Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Brian Smrz | Stunts |
| Joyce Webb | Script Supervisor |
| James Camomile | Special Effects |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| M. James Arnett | Second Unit Director |
| William M. Elvin | Second Assistant Director |
| Nikita Knatz | Second Unit Director |
| Michael Looney | Second Assistant Director |
| Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
| Fred Cramer | Special Effects |
| Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Paul H. Stewart | Special Effects |
| Gary H. Holt | Gaffer |
| Shirley Rich | Casting Director |
| Barry Kellogg | Costumer |
| Michael J. Long | Costumer |
| Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard B. Jaffe | Producer |
| Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 25 | 36 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 38 | 13 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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