Movie: Taps (1981)

“An announcement that the venerable Bunker Hill Military Academy, a 141 year old institute, is to be torn down and replaced with condos sets off the young cadets led by their stodgy commander. Under the command of a student cadet major, the cadets seize the campus, refuse entry of the construction crews and ultimately confront the real military. Written by John Sacksteder {jsackste@bellsouth.net}”

  • Director: Harold Becker
  • Release Date: 20 December 1981 (USA)
  • Run Time: 126 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Drama

Tagline: This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.

Trivia: First feature film for Sean Penn.

Goofs: Factual errors: When all the adult staffers of Bunker Hill Academy are loaded onto the bus, we see a Captain and a few other uniformed soldiers. Bache’s statement that the Cadet Major is only outranked by the commanding general, then, is untrue. Active military personnel outrank ANY cadet in a K-12 military academy.

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