Cast & crew
Taps (1981)
Directed by Harold Becker Written by Darryl Ponicsan, Robert Mark Kamen
Cast
| George C. Scott | General Harlan Bache |
| Timothy Hutton | Cadet Major Brian Moreland |
| Sean Penn | Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer |
| John P. Navin, Jr. | Derek Mellott |
| Ronny Cox | Colonel Kerby |
| Tom Cruise | Cadet Captain David Shawn |
| Evan Handler | Edward West |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce |
| Billy Van Zandt | Bug |
| Brendan Ward | Charlie Auden |
| Donald Kimmel | Billy Harris |
| Jess Osuna | Dean Ferris |
| Timothy Wahrer | Cadet Major John Cooper |
| Tim Riley | Hulk |
| Jeff Rochlin | Shovel |
| Rusty Jacobs | Rusty |
| David Reed | Townnie |
| Ed Spinelli | Townie (uncredited) |
| David McGinley | Cadet |
| Earl Hindman | Lieutenant Hanson |
Crew
| James Lineberger | Adaptation |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
| Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
| Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer |
| Howard B. Jaffe | Producer |
| Harold Becker | Director |
| Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Devery Freeman | Novel |
| Robert Mark Kamen | Screenplay |
| Alfred Sweeney | Art Direction |
| Carl Biddiscombe | Set Decoration |
| Stan Jolley | Art Direction |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| M. James Arnett | Second Unit Director |
| James Camomile | Special Effects |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Joyce Webb | Script Supervisor |
| Andrew Overholtzer | Special Effects |
| Brian Smrz | Stunts |
| Michael Looney | Second Assistant Director |
| William M. Elvin | Second Assistant Director |
| Nikita Knatz | Second Unit Director |
| Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
| Fred Cramer | Special Effects |
| Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Paul H. Stewart | Special Effects |
| Shirley Rich | Casting Director |
| Gary H. Holt | Gaffer |
| Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Norman A. Cook | Production Manager |
| Barry Kellogg | Costumer |
| Michael J. Long | Costumer |
| Dennis E. Lew | First Assistant Editor |
| Phillip M. Goldfarb | Production Manager |
| Jim Faris | Additional Editor |
| Saul Saladow | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Luciano | Additional Editor |
| Eric A. Sears | Assistant Editor |
| Leon Harris | Production Illustrator |
| Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
| Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
| James Glennon | Camera Operator |
| Rob Hahn | First Assistant Camera |
| Craig Haagensen | First Assistant Camera |
| Garrett Brown | Steadicam Operator |
| George Silano | Camera Operator |
| Mickey Woods | Construction Coordinator |
| Scott Rathner | Second Assistant Camera |
| David Jarrell | Best Boy Electric |
| Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Duane R. Marion | Leadman |
| Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
| John T. Ryan | Dolly Grip |
| Frank Bianco | Hairstylist |
| Marion Billings | Publicist |
| Wayne Morris | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Aram Betkijian | Transportation Captain |
| M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Kane | Unit Publicist |
| Jo Doster | Extras Casting |
| Darilyn Stringer | Extras Casting |
| Ralph Babcock | Boom Operator |
| Arthur Jackson | Utility Sound |
| Bert Hallberg | Sound Mixer |
| William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gordon Daniel | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Howard S. Wollman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jerry MacDonald | Music Editor |
| Garry Ulmer | Scoring Mixer |
| James J. Klinger | Sound Editor |
| Greg Dillon | Sound Editor |
| James Fritch | Sound Editor |
| Anthony Palk | Sound Editor |
| Marvin I. Kosberg | Sound Editor |
| Gary Shepherd | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Bell | Sound Editor |