Taps (film)

Taps
Taps
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harold Becker
Screenplay by	Darryl Ponicsan; Robert Mark Kamen;
Adaptation by	James Lineberger
Based on	Father Sky; 1979 novel; by Devery Freeman
Produced by	Howard B. Jaffe; Stanley R. Jaffe;
Starring	George C. Scott; Timothy Hutton; Ronny Cox; Sean Penn; Tom Cruise;
Cinematography	Owen Roizman
Edited by	Maury Winetrobe
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 18, 1981;
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million
Box office	$35.8 million

Taps is a 1981 American thriller drama film starring 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 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]

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.

^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989. p. 259.
^ "The Survival of St. Joan", Wikipedia, 2021-01-29, retrieved 2021-09-16
^ Grosvenor, Jr., Charles R. (2012). "Eighties Movie Locations That Really Exist, Movies Beginning with T". In the 80s. Retrieved 2021-07-26. 'Taps' [...] was filmed at Valley Forge Military School and Junior Collage in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

[1] Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989. p. 259.

[2] "The Survival of St. Joan", Wikipedia, 2021-01-29, retrieved 2021-09-16

[3] Grosvenor, Jr., Charles R. (2012). "Eighties Movie Locations That Really Exist, Movies Beginning with T". In the 80s. Retrieved 2021-07-26. 'Taps' [...] was filmed at Valley Forge Military School and Junior Collage in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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