Cast and crew
Taps (1981)
20 cast and 79 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast20
George C. ScottGeneral Harlan Bache
Timothy HuttonCadet Major Brian Moreland
Ronny CoxColonel Kerby
Sean PennCadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Tom CruiseCadet Captain David Shawn
John P. Navin Jr.Derek Mellott
Billy Van ZandtBug
Evan HandlerEdward West
Giancarlo EspositoCadet Captain J.C. Pierce- Brendan WardCharlie Auden
- Donald KimmelBilly Harris
- Timothy WahrerCadet Major John Cooper
- Tim RileyHulk
- Jeff RochlinShovel
- Rusty JacobsRusty
- Jess OsunaDean Ferris
- David ReedTownnie
- Earl HindmanLieutenant Hanson
- Ed SpinelliTownie (uncredited)
- David McGinleyCadet
Crew79
Directing
- Harold BeckerDirector
- Joyce WebbScript Supervisor
- M. James ArnettSecond Unit Director
- William M. ElvinSecond Assistant Director
- Nikita KnatzSecond Unit Director
- Michael LooneySecond Assistant Director
- Thomas J. MackAssistant Director
- Marie KenneyScript Supervisor
Writing
- James LinebergerAdaptation
- Darryl PonicsanScreenplay
- Devery FreemanNovel
- Robert Mark KamenScreenplay
Production
- Stanley R. JaffeProducer
- Howard B. JaffeProducer
- Shirley RichCasting Director
- Norman A. CookProduction Manager
- Phillip M. GoldfarbProduction Manager
- Marion BillingsPublicist
- Jo DosterExtras Casting
- Darilyn StringerExtras Casting
Camera
- Owen RoizmanDirector of Photography
- James GlennonCamera Operator
- George SilanoCamera Operator
- Garrett BrownSteadicam Operator
- Rob HahnFirst Assistant Camera
- Craig HaagensenFirst Assistant Camera
- Scott RathnerSecond Assistant Camera
- John T. RyanDolly Grip
- Josh WeinerStill Photographer
Editing
- Maury WinetrobeEditor
- Michael LucianoAdditional Editor
- Jim FarisAdditional Editor
- Dennis E. LewFirst Assistant Editor
- Saul SaladowAssistant Editor
- Eric SearsAssistant Editor
- Florence WilliamsonAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Bert HallbergSound Mixer
- Ralph BabcockBoom Operator
- Arthur JacksonUtility Sound
- William L. McCaugheySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Howard S. WollmanSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gary C. BourgeoisSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jerry MacDonaldMusic Editor
- Gordon DanielSupervising Sound Editor
- Garry UlmerScoring Mixer
- Greg DillonSound Editor
- James FritchSound Editor
- James J. KlingerSound Editor
- Anthony PalkSound Editor
- Marvin I. KosbergSound Editor
- Gary ShepherdSound Editor
- Bruce BellSound Editor
Art
- Carl BiddiscombeSet Decoration
- Stan JolleyArt Direction
- Alfred SweeneyArt Direction
- Leon HarrisProduction Illustrator
- Duane R. MarionLeadman
- Russell GobleProperty Master
- Mickey WoodsConstruction Coordinator
Costume and make-up
- Robert JirasMakeup Artist
- Barry KelloggCostumer
- Michael J. LongCostumer
- Eddie MarksCostume Supervisor
- Frank BiancoHairstylist
Lighting
- Gary H. HoltGaffer
- David JarrellBest Boy Electric
Crew
- David R. EllisStunts
- Andrew OverholtzerSpecial Effects
- Brian SmrzStunts
- James CamomileSpecial Effects
- Fred CramerSpecial Effects
- Dennis DionSpecial Effects
- Garry ElmendorfSpecial Effects
- Paul H. StewartSpecial Effects
- John KaneUnit Publicist
- Aram BetkijianTransportation Captain
- Wayne MorrisTransportation Co-Captain
- M. James ArnettStunt Coordinator