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.
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)
Crew
James Lineberger
Adaptation
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay
Howard B. Jaffe
Producer
Devery Freeman
Novel
Harold Becker
Director
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
Robert Mark Kamen
Screenplay
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
Carl Biddiscombe
Set Decoration
Stan Jolley
Art Direction
David R. Ellis
Stunts
Andrew Overholtzer
Special Effects
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