Taps
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
George C. Scott
General Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton
Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox
Colonel Kerby
Sean Penn
Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise
Cadet Captain David Shawn
John P. Navin, Jr.
Derek Mellott
Billy Van Zandt
Bug
Evan Handler
Edward West
Giancarlo Esposito
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Brendan Ward
Charlie Auden
Donald Kimmel
Billy Harris
Timothy Wahrer
Cadet Major John Cooper
Tim Riley
Hulk
Jeff Rochlin
Shovel
Rusty Jacobs
Rusty
Jess Osuna
Dean Ferris
David Reed
Townnie
Earl Hindman
Lieutenant Hanson
Ed Spinelli
Townie (uncredited)
David McGinley
Cadet
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
James Lineberger
Adaptation
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Devery Freeman
Novel
Harold Becker
Director
Howard B. Jaffe
Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Carl Biddiscombe
Set Decoration
Stan Jolley
Art Direction
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
Robert Mark Kamen
Screenplay
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
Norman A. Cook
Production Manager
Phillip M. Goldfarb
Production Manager
Michael Luciano
Additional Editor
Jim Faris
Additional Editor
Dennis E. Lew
First Assistant Editor
Saul Saladow
Assistant Editor
Eric A. Sears
Assistant Editor
Florence Williamson
Assistant Editor
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Leon Harris
Production Illustrator
James Glennon
Camera Operator
George Silano
Camera Operator
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Rob Hahn
First Assistant Camera
Craig Haagensen
First Assistant Camera
Scott Rathner
Second Assistant Camera
Duane R. Marion
Leadman
Russell Goble
Property Master
Mickey Woods
Construction Coordinator
David Jarrell
Best Boy Electric
John T. Ryan
Dolly Grip
Frank Bianco
Hairstylist
Josh Weiner
Still Photographer
Marion Billings
Publicist
John Kane
Unit Publicist
Aram Betkijian
Transportation Captain
Wayne Morris
Transportation Co-Captain
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
Jo Doster
Extras Casting
Darilyn Stringer
Extras Casting
Bert Hallberg
Sound Mixer
Ralph Babcock
Boom Operator
Arthur Jackson
Utility Sound
William L. McCaughey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Howard S. Wollman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry MacDonald
Music Editor
Gordon Daniel
Supervising Sound Editor
Garry Ulmer
Scoring Mixer
Greg Dillon
Sound Editor
James Fritch
Sound Editor
James J. Klinger
Sound Editor
Anthony Palk
Sound Editor
Marvin I. Kosberg
Sound Editor
Gary Shepherd
Sound Editor
Bruce Bell
Sound Editor