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Taps

Taps

Taps

PG
2h 6m
1981

Fresh

68%

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Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise join the legendary George C. Scott in this tense, compelling drama. A cadet major (Hutton) leads his fellow military students in an armed revolt against authorities in order to save their school from being turned into a condominium complex. But when an unexpected accident leads to the school’s demise, military discipline goes haywire, with tragic results.

Director:

Producer:

Stanley R. Jaffe, Howard B. Jaffe

Writer:

Darryl Ponicsan, Robert Kamen, Devery Freeman

Cast:

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

© 1981 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Fresh

68%

Reviews

Philadelphia Gay News

Fresh

An ideal script well played out makes Taps one of the more intriguing movies of the season.

Gannett News Service

Rotten

A reactionary movie in which the old jingoistic values appear to be nostalgically glorified.

October 4, 2019

El Pais (Spain)

Rotten

The director takes the movie to a melodramatic terrain that lacks any meaning. [Full Review in Spanish]

August 23, 2019

Rotten

A fascinating first hour is drowned in the clichés of siege cinema.

December 4, 2018

Jeremy Aspinall

Fresh

Entertaining, especially if its musings on military values aren't taken too seriously.

December 4, 2018

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:December 11, 1981
Languages:English
Captions:English, Spanish
Audio Format:
5.1

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