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

1981

2h 6m

6.8(279 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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19 members

Acting

George C. Scott

General Harlan Bache

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Timothy Hutton

Cadet Major Brian Moreland

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Ronny Cox

Colonel Kerby

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Sean Penn

Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

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Tom Cruise

Cadet Captain David Shawn

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John P. Navin, Jr.

Derek Mellott

Writing

Billy Van Zandt

Bug

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Evan Handler

Edward West

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Giancarlo Esposito

Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

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Brendan Ward

Charlie Auden

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Donald Kimmel

Billy Harris

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Timothy Wahrer

Cadet Major John Cooper

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Tim Riley

Hulk

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Jeff Rochlin

Shovel

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Rusty Jacobs

Rusty

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Jess Osuna

Dean Ferris

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David Reed

Townnie

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Earl Hindman

Lieutenant Hanson

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Ed Spinelli

Townie (uncredited)

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