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Taps

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

Director

Harold Becker

Year

Genre

Box Office

$35,856,053

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

1 nomination

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General Harlan Bache

George C. Scott

Brian Moreland

Colonel Kerby

Alex Dwyer

David Shawn

Charlie Auden

Edward West

Derek Mellott

John P. Navin Jr.

Bug

Billy Van Zandt

J.C. Pierce

Giancarlo Esposito

Billy Harris

John Cooper

Hulk

Shovel

Rusty

Mst. Sgt. Kevin Moreland

Dean Ferris

Lt. Hanson

Sheriff

Marshal

Interviewer

Woman Announcer

Stewart

Ralph Drischell

Secretary

Male Clerk

Thomas Medearis

Mrs. Malloy

Lori Cable

Townie

Deputy

Michael Longfield

Townie

Townie

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Eugene Krumenacker

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Cadet

Parent

Parent

Elizabeth Perry

Parent

Parent

Parent

Parent

M. James Arnett

Townie

John Rittenhouse

Cadet

Chris McCabe Adams

Cadet in Parade

Darren W. Conrad

Student

Dono Cunningham

Cadet in Parade

Townie

Cadet in Parade

Pablo Guisa Koestinger

Tank Driver

Townie

Cadet

Townie

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David Shawn Brian Moreland General Harlan Bache Colonel Kerby Alex Dwyer Master Sergeant Kevin Moreland Parent J.c. Pierce Charlie Auden

Hey Brian Dungeons and Dragons game tonight - Taps

Hey Brian Dungeons and Dragons game tonight

Boy, I'm not gonna miss your socks... - Taps

Boy, I'm not gonna miss your socks...

Want me to touch up your shoes, sir? - Taps

Want me to touch up your shoes, sir?

Thank you sir - Taps

I must have lost about 20 pounds all of it brown - Taps

I must have lost about 20 pounds all of it brown

Honor indeed - Taps

Dismissed! - Taps

The corps of cadets
is commanded by Major John Cooper. - Taps

The corps of cadets is commanded by Major John Cooper.

B Company is led by
Cadet Captain David Shawn. - Taps

B Company is led by Cadet Captain David Shawn.

Eyes right! - Taps

C Company is led by
Cadet Captain Robert Harris. - Taps

C Company is led by Cadet Captain Robert Harris.

- D Troop is led by Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer.
- Eyes right! - Taps

- D Troop is led by Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer. - Eyes right!

Sir how can they do this - Taps

Sir how can they do this

L'm afraid it's not quite that simple son - Taps

L'm afraid it's not quite that simple son

Never be ashamed of being human - Taps

Never be ashamed of being human

Never be ashamed of being human. - Taps

Never be ashamed of being human.

L know men younger than myself who take their pensions - Taps

L know men younger than myself who take their pensions

We won't either, sir. We won't let them. - Taps

We won't either, sir. We won't let them.

Sir, may I present Miss Lori Cable?
Lori, this is General Bache, our commander. - Taps

Sir, may I present Miss Lori Cable? Lori, this is General Ba...

All right, all right! - Taps

All right, all right!

Knock it off! Break it up! - Taps

Knock it off! Break it up!

Call an ambulance! Move it! - Taps

Call an ambulance! Move it!

General, don't worry.
Everything's gonna be all right. - Taps

General, don't worry. Everything's gonna be all ri...

Look, pipe down. - Taps

Look, pipe down.

- You let me know what happens, OK?
- All right. - Taps

- You let me know what happens, OK? - All right.

The lady said the proprietors
ordered the school closed. - Taps

The lady said the proprietors ordered the school closed.

Forward post to Lee One.
They're coming through the gate. Over. - Taps

Forward post to Lee One. They're coming through the gat...

Command post to Lee One.
Vehicle on the way. Over. - Taps

Command post to Lee One. Vehicle on the way. Over.

That's it. That's all we want. - Taps

That's it. That's all we want.

- What's the problem?
- Green light, Pierce. Come on. Let's go. - Taps

- What's the problem? - Green light, Pierce. Come on. L...

Oh shit - Taps

Dwyer this is starting to be a real emergency situation here - Taps

Dwyer this is starting to be a real emergency situation here

Move over here, quick! - Taps

Move over here, quick!

Watch those rifles and stay to the right! - Taps

Watch those rifles and stay to the right!

- Move it!
- Move it! - Taps

- Move it! - Move it!

What the hell were you doing back there - Taps

What the hell were you doing back there

Damn right Saw my duty and l did it - Taps

Damn right Saw my duty and l did it

L don't ever want to see what l just saw out there - Taps

L don't ever want to see what l just saw out there

- 35 seconds.
- Can we speak to General Bache? - Taps

- 35 seconds. - Can we speak to General Bache?

15 seconds. - Taps

- Don't shoot me!
- Hold your fire! - Taps

- Don't shoot me! - Hold your fire!

- Order!
- Order! - Taps

- Order! - Order!

Major! Hey! Hey! - Taps

Major! Hey! Hey!

This is Major Moreland. Over. - Taps

This is Major Moreland. Over.

Yes, sir. Send them in at 0930 hours. - Taps

Yes, sir. Send them in at 0930 hours.

When my mother died - Taps

When my mother died

When this is over you and me are gonna go round and round - Taps

When this is over you and me are gonna go round and round

When this is over,
you and me are gonna go round and round. - Taps

When this is over, you and me are gonna go round and round.

We aren't in the army Sergeant - Taps

We aren't in the army Sergeant

I don't blame them, sir.
It's a little hard to understand. - Taps

I don't blame them, sir. It's a little hard to und...

Let me tell 'em it was growing pains - Taps

Let me tell 'em it was growing pains

Bache is living proof that horses' asses outnumber horses - Taps

Bache is living proof that horses' asses outnumber...

- Battalion!
- Company! - Taps

- Battalion! - Company!

Thank you, sir. - Taps

Thank you, sir.

- Any news from the outside?
- Attention. - Taps

- Any news from the outside? - Attention.

- Carry on.
- No news, sir. - Taps

- Carry on. - No news, sir.

My sense of honour may be a little ragged,
but I don't walk out on a friend. - Taps

My sense of honour may be a little ragged, but I don't ...

Shit. Down. Berets off. - Taps

Shit. Down. Berets off.

C Squad, rear of the building!
A Squad, behind the trees! - Taps

C Squad, rear of the building! A Squad, behind the trees!

Too much! There must be
100 trucks coming in here. - Taps

Too much! There must be 100 trucks coming in here.

- Order!
- Order arms! - Taps

- Order! - Order arms!

- Status?
- D Troop, two men missing, sir. - Taps

- Status? - D Troop, two men missing, sir.

We have a home here - Taps

We have a home here

Take off that beret - Taps

Take off that beret

Lieutenant West
requesting permission to be dismissed, sir. - Taps

Lieutenant West requesting permission to be dismissed, sir.

Maybe l underestimated those damn tapes - Taps

Maybe l underestimated those damn tapes

Stay back. - Taps

Listen up! Get your weapons
and man your battle stations! - Taps

Listen up! Get your weapons and man your battle stations!

Don't let friendship keep you here anymore - Taps

Don't let friendship keep you here anymore

- Don't let friendship keep you here any more.
- Don't worry. - Taps

- Don't let friendship keep you here any more. - Don�...

Give me a wire brush, Charlie. - Taps

Give me a wire brush, Charlie.

OK, that ought to do it. Hold your breath. - Taps

OK, that ought to do it. Hold your breath.

They want us to be good little boys now - Taps

They want us to be good little boys now

A soldier No goddammit I'm a soldier with the career goal of all soldiers - Taps

A soldier No goddammit I'm a soldier with the career...

We'll reduce our demands to just one. - Taps

We'll reduce our demands to just one.

You son of a bitch. - Taps

You son of a bitch.

Firing detail, ready! - Taps

Firing detail, ready!

General Bache,
we commit your spirit to eternity, - Taps

General Bache, we commit your spirit to eternity,

Company, left face! - Taps

Company, left face!

How come they
knocked off the tapes, Charlie? - Taps

How come they knocked off the tapes, Charlie?

- Derek! Derek, don't run!
- I don't wanna die! - Taps

- Derek! Derek, don't run! - I don't wanna die!

Mr Moreland! - Taps

I got a tank up here, Billy. - Taps

I got a tank up here, Billy.

It's gonna hurt like hell to leave it all behind. - Taps

It's gonna hurt like hell to leave it all behind.

I loved that man. - Taps

I loved that man.

But there had to be something missing
in all that he taught us, - Taps

But there had to be something missing in all that he taught ...

But honour doesn't count for shit when you're looking at a dead little boy - Taps

But honour doesn't count for shit when you're...

All you think about
is what a neat little kid he was... - Taps

All you think about is what a neat little kid he was...

Let's say we won the war. - Taps

Let's say we won the war.

Let's go, Frank. Fall in. - Taps

Let's go, Frank. Fall in.

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Harold Becker

Writer: Darryl Ponicsan, Robert Mark Kamen, James Lineberger

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama

Year: 1981

MetaScore: 49/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $35,856,053

Released: 25 Dec 1981

Awards: 1 nomination

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