Taps

Directed by Harold Becker
PG
1981    2h 6mDrama
6.869%67%6.8
An announcement that the venerable Bunker Hill Military Academy, a 141-year-old institute, is to be torn down and replaced with condos sets off the young cadets led by their stodgy commander. Under the command of a student cadet major, the cadets seize the campus, refuse entry of the construction crews and ultimately confront the real military.
  • George C. ScottGeneral Harlan Bache
  • Timothy HuttonCadet Major Brian Moreland
  • Ronny CoxColonel Kerby
  • Sean PennCadet Captain Alex Dwyer
  • Tom CruiseCadet Captain David Shawn
  • John P. Navin, Jr.Derek Mellott
  • Billy Van ZandtBug
  • Evan HandlerEdward West
  • Giancarlo EspositoCadet Captain J.C. Pierce
  • Brendan WardCharlie Auden
  • Donald KimmelBilly Harris
  • Timothy WahrerCadet Major John Cooper
  • Tim RileyHulk
  • Jeff RochlinShovel
  • Rusty JacobsRusty
  • Jess OsunaDean Ferris
  • David ReedTownnie
  • Earl HindmanLieutenant Hanson
  • Ed SpinelliTownie (uncredited)
  • Harold BeckerDirector

Taps Ratings & Reviews

  • Donald NelsonJune 10, 2025
    Great movie. I last saw this back in the 80’s when I was a kid and I still like it.
  • CubaneSeptember 16, 2025
    A less well remembered coming of age movie, and I guess with good reason. It's a slow, violent, depressing mess with no resolution.

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Taps Trivia

Taps was released on December 25, 1981.

Taps was directed by Harold Becker.

Taps has a runtime of 2 hr 6 min.

Taps was produced by Howard B. Jaffe, Stanley R. Jaffe.

The key characters in Taps are General Harlan Bache (George C. Scott), Cadet Major Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), Colonel Kerby (Ronny Cox).

Taps is rated PG.

Taps is a Drama film.

Taps has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.

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