Cadet Captain David Shawn (Tom Cruise), Cadet Major Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton) and Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer (Sean Penn) in Harold Becker’s drama “TAPS.”

This is one of my favorite films from youth. I haven’t rewatched it with adult eyes but it definitely left an impression on me when I was taken to see it opening weekend and was quite taken back with its eye opening drama and shocking finale (at least for me at such a young age).

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Official still used from its original USA release. Courtesy of the Mike Malloy collection.

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