Taps

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

Cast

George C. Scott

as General Harlan Bache

Timothy Hutton

as Cadet Major Brian Moreland

Ronny Cox

as Colonel Kerby

Sean Penn

as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

Tom Cruise

as Cadet Captain David Shawn

John P. Navin, Jr.

as Derek Mellott

Billy Van Zandt

as Bug

Evan Handler

as Edward West

Giancarlo Esposito

as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

Brendan Ward

as Charlie Auden

Donald Kimmel

as Billy Harris

Timothy Wahrer

as Cadet Major John Cooper

Tim Riley

as Hulk

Jeff Rochlin

as Shovel

Rusty Jacobs

as Rusty

Jess Osuna

as Dean Ferris

David Reed

as Townnie

Earl Hindman

as Lieutenant Hanson

Ed Spinelli

as Townie (uncredited)

Crew

James Lineberger

Adaptation

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Owen Roizman

Director of Photography

Darryl Ponicsan

Screenplay

Howard B. Jaffe

Producer

Devery Freeman

Novel

Harold Becker

Director

Maury Winetrobe

Editor

Stanley R. Jaffe

Producer

Robert Mark Kamen

Screenplay

Alfred Sweeney

Art Direction

Carl Biddiscombe

Set Decoration

Stan Jolley

Art Direction

David R. Ellis

Stunts

Andrew Overholtzer

Special Effects

Brian Smrz

Stunts

Joyce Webb

Script Supervisor

James Camomile

Special Effects

Robert Jiras

Makeup Artist

M. James Arnett

Second Unit Director

William M. Elvin

Second Assistant Director

Nikita Knatz

Second Unit Director

Michael Looney

Second Assistant Director

Thomas J. Mack

Assistant Director

Fred Cramer

Special Effects

Dennis Dion

Special Effects

Garry Elmendorf

Special Effects

Paul H. Stewart

Special Effects

Gary H. Holt

Gaffer

Shirley Rich

Casting Director

Barry Kellogg

Costumer

Michael J. Long

Costumer

Eddie Marks

Costume Supervisor