Taps (film)
1981 American drama film by Harold Becker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taps is a 1981 American thriller drama film starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton, with Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Evan Handler in supporting roles. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1982. The film was directed by Harold Becker from a screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen, James Lineberger,[2][user-generated source?] and Darryl Ponicsan, based on Devery Freeman's 1979 novel Father Sky. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. It was filmed at Valley Forge Military Academy and College.[3]
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Directed by | Harold Becker |
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Adaptation by | James Lineberger |
Based on | Father Sky 1979 novel by Devery Freeman |
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Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
Edited by | Maury Winetrobe |
Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $14 million[1] |
Box office | $35.8 million |
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.