Taps(Movie, 1981)

Name: Taps
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1981
Duration: T02:6:00
Rating: 3.4

| 2h 6min | Genres: War, Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 117 votes)

Taps is a 1981 American thriller drama film starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton, with Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Evan Handler in supporting roles. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1982. The film was directed by Harold Becker from a screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen, James Lineberger, and Darryl Ponicsan, based on Devery Freeman's 1979 novel Father Sky. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. It was filmed at Valley Forge Military Academy and College. The film follows a group of military school students who decide to take over their school to save it from closing. It was Penn's first film role, and Cruise's second and his first major role following a brief appearance i... ()

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About Taps

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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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/20/1981

Cast: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Evan Handler, Giancarlo Esposito, Billy Van Zandt, Earl Hindman, James Handy, Wayne Tippit

Director: Harold Becker

Producer: Stanley R. Jaffe

Screenwriter: Robert Mark Kamen

Film Editor: Maury Winetrobe

Director of Photography: Owen Roizman

Composer: Maurice Jarre

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Toque de Recolher"

"Taps - Más allá del honor"

"The Siege at Bunker Hill: T.A.P.S"

"Taps - Squilli Di Rivolta"

"Más allá del honor"

"Отбой"

Keywords: die hard scenario, older man younger man relationship, gun, military school, last stand, military funeral, hostile takeover, military academy, cadet

Budget: 14,000,000 USD

Revenue: 35,856,053 USD (= 256%)

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Taps(Movie, 1981)

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