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Taps (1981)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:10
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.9/10
Synopsis: Upon hearing that Bunker Hill Military Academy will be demolished to make way for condominiums, the cadets barricade themselves inside. With a full arsenal of weapons, the ability to use them and a... Upon hearing that Bunker Hill Military Academy will be demolished to make way for condominiums, the cadets barricade themselves inside. With a full arsenal of weapons, the ability to use them and a keen sense of discipline and hierarchy, the kids prove formidable foes of the local police and the parents laying siege to the Academy. But when the National Guard moves in, morale breaks down and the boys slowly start deserting the compound. [More]
Starring: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise
Starring: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Ronny Cox, Brendan Ward, Evan Handler
Director: Harold Becker
Director: Harold Becker
Screenwriter: Robert Mark Kamen, Devery Freeman
Reviews for Taps
This proudly apolitical drama can probably be embraced by people on either side of the ideological fence.
It examines the danger of power without leadership, and it also reveals what can happen when your home is threatened.
An absorbing, tension-filled and intelligently-written drama...Taps has aged like fine wine.
Fans of Penn and Cruise should enjoy this very early glimpse at their heroes, and Hutton (one of Hollywood’s all-time most underrated actors) holds the movie together.
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