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Taps (1981)

Taps (1981)
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When an exclusive military school is threatened with demolition by a rapacious real-estate company, the students, headed by Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), take drastic action. Utilizing every bit of military know-how at their disposal, the boys take over the school, arm themselves to the teeth, and prepare to do battle against the "invading" developers. General Bache George C. Scott, the head of the academy, tries to quell the rebellion, but soon he too is swept up by the students' to-the-death determination when the Army is called in to rout the boys. Based on Devery Freeman's novel Father Sky, Taps features early appearances by Sean Penn (in his movie debut) and Tom Cruise as two of the cadets. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, (more)
Director(s):
Harold Becker
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Taps

When an exclusive military school is threatened with demolition by a rapacious real-estate company, the students, headed by Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), take drastic action. Utilizing every bit of military know-how at their disposal, the boys take over the school, arm themselves to the teeth, and prepare to do battle against the "invading" developers. General Bache George C. Scott, the head of the academy, tries to quell the rebellion, but soon he too is swept up by the students' to-the-death determination when the Army is called in to rout the boys. Based on Devery Freeman's novel Father Sky, Taps features early appearances by Sean Penn (in his movie debut) and Tom Cruise as two of the cadets. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
126 mins

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Director(s):
Harold Becker
Writer(s):
Robert Mark Kamen, Gordon Greisman, Darryl Ponicsan
Producer(s):
Howard B. Jaffe, Stanley Jaffe
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Violence, Questionable for Children)
Categories:
Action / Adventure
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    Jeff J.

    believable the further it went, culminating in a completly absurd ending. Too bad since the movie had some potential.

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    Matthew J.

    You know every actor, just a future stars convention, and they did great, as kids. The plotis great, subplots were good. The dialogue was good, the story is believable. You just have to find out what happens, this is a really really good picture. I often still talk about this movie and recommend it to everyone.

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    David R.

    Arguably one of the best movies of all time and especially this time period. Simply rivoting to watch this drama and for the students to take a drastic stand for what they believe. Awesome.

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