Taps

In the movie Taps, a group of military cadets, led by Cadet Major Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton), take extreme measures to save their academy from being shut down by local developers. When their commander, General Harlan Bache (George C. Scott), is arrested after a fatal incident, the cadets decide to take control of the campus and demand to negotiate with the board of trustees. The siege that follows escalates tensions between the cadets and the authorities, resulting in tragic consequences.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Taps include The Color of Money, Kramer vs. Kramer, The Verdict, Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, Manon of the Spring, King of the Gypsies.

Taps was released in theaters on December 20, 1981.