Taps [blu-ray] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Stanley Jaffe production ; a Harold Becker film ; produced by Stanley R. Jaffe and Howard B. Jaffe ; directed by Harold Becker ; screenplay by Darryl Ponicsan and Robert Mark Kamen ; adaptation by James Lineberger.
George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise. From the novel "Father sky" by Devery Freeman. Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. Bonus features: Commentary by director Harold Becker; Sounding the call to arms: mobilizing the taps generation featurette; The bugler's cry: the origins of playing Taps featurette; Trailers; TV spots.
Summary:
When a fiercely devoted group of military school cadets learns that their school is being sold to real estate developers, they refuse to accept defeat, instead choosing to rise up together to protect the academy and their honor. But the brave young soldiers soon learn that the most courageous decisions can sometimes have unexpected, and even fatal, consequences!
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