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Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
309 audience votes
Key crew
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Darryl PonicsanScreenplay
- Harold BeckerDirector
- Robert Mark KamenScreenplay
Cast
- 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
Stills
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Themes
cadetgunschool shootingmilitary academyhostile takeovermilitary schoololder man younger man relationshipmilitary funeral
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