Taps

– Military cadets take extreme measures to insure the future of their academy when its existence is th..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 6 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Taps (1981)

Military cadets take extreme measures to insure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

25 Dec 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Harold Becker

Writer:

Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay), James Lineberger (adaptation), Devery Freeman (novel)

Main Actors:

George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn

Plot:

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.

Production:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
Metacritic:
49%