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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 03/05/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 6 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Action, Drama, Teen Movie See Also: Taps [25th Anniversary Edition]

Devery Freeman's novel -Father Sky was the inspiration for the far-fetched but convincingly acted and directed Taps. When an exclusive military school is threatened with demolition by a rapacious real-estate company, the students, headed by Timothy Hutton, take drastic action. Utilizing every bit of military know-how at their disposal, the boys take over the school, arm themselves to the teeth, and prepare to do battle against the "invading" developers. General George C. Scott, the head of the academy, tries to quell the rebellion, but soon he too is swept up by the students' to-the-death determination when the Army is called in to rout the boys. Whenever the action of Taps begins to flag, we recommend that you keep an eye on the show-stopping performances of Sean Penn (in his movie debut) and Tom Cruise as two of the cadets. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

George C. Scott - Gen. Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton - Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox - Col. Kerby
Sean Penn - Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise - David Shawn

Harold Becker's Taps comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 4.0 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers. This is a solid release from 20th Century Fox that will appeal mostly to fans of the cast which includes early performances by Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, and Timothy Hutton. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide