"“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”"

1981

2h 6m

6.7(311 votes)

Drama

Overview

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

George C. Scott

General Harlan Bache

Timothy Hutton

Cadet Major Brian Moreland

Ronny Cox

Colonel Kerby

Sean Penn

Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

Tom Cruise

Cadet Captain David Shawn

John P. Navin Jr.

Derek Mellott

Billy Van Zandt

Bug

Evan Handler

Edward West

Giancarlo Esposito

Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

Brendan Ward

Charlie Auden

Creative team

Directed by: Harold Becker
Written by: Darryl Ponicsan
Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by: Stanley R. Jaffe
Howard B. Jaffe

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