Taps (1981)
- Directed by
- Harold Becker
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 301 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Students at a military academy take over the school to stop it from being closed. The cadets barricade themselves inside as tensions rise between them and the outside forces trying to end the standoff.
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What happens
Taps is a 1981 American thriller drama film directed by Harold Becker, written by Robert Mark Kamen, James Lineberger, and Darryl Ponicsan, and based on Devery Freeman's 1979 novel Father Sky. The film stars George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton, with Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Giancarlo Esposito, and Evan Handler in supporting roles. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama in 1982. The film's original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. It was filmed at Valley Forge Military Academy and College. The film follows a group of military school students who decide to take over their school to save it from closing. It was Penn's first film role, and Cruise's second and his first major role following a brief appearance in Endless Love a few months earlier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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