Taps - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Taps"
Taps (1981)
Timing:
2:6 (126 min)
6.8/10
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7.146/10
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6.8/10
22000
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Howard B. Jaffe
Producer
Casting
Shirley Rich
Casting
Editor
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Art Direction
Stan Jolley
Art Direction
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
Stunts
Second Unit Director
M. James Arnett
Second Unit Director
Nikita Knatz
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Carl Biddiscombe
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Second Assistant Director
William M. Elvin
Second Assistant Director
Michael Looney
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Costumer
Barry Kellogg
Costumer
Michael J. Long
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Joyce Webb
Script Supervisor
Screenplay
Novel
Special Effects
Andrew Overholtzer
Special Effects
James Camomile
Special Effects
Fred Cramer
Special Effects
Dennis Dion
Special Effects
Garry Elmendorf
Special Effects
Paul Stewart
Special Effects
Gaffer
Gary Holt
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Thomas J. Mack
Assistant Director
Casting Director
Shirley Rich
Casting Director
Adaptation
James Lineberger
Adaptation
What's left behind the scenes
- Before filming began, the lead actors Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, and others had to undergo a 45-day boot camp course alongside cadets at a military academy. The actors were issued genuine uniforms and given military haircuts. They lived in barracks and trained alongside regular cadets. Most of the actors passed the test with flying colors, while Cruise broke down and moved to a hotel, where he stayed until filming began.
- Tom Cruise was initially intended to play one of the supporting characters, but his performance at rehearsals impressed director Harold Becker so much that he offered the actor the role of David Shawn. Cruise initially refused, but eventually gave in under pressure from the director and producer Stanley R. Jaffe.
- Sean Penn's first role in a feature film.
- Over 2000 actors auditioned for the role of Alex Dwyer, which was played by Sean Penn. The role went to Penn, whom Shirley Rich, the assistant director responsible for casting, had once seen on an off-Broadway stage (a professional theater term referring to performance venues in New York City with a capacity of 100 to 499 spectators, making these theaters smaller than Broadway theaters).
- The film's sound design included recordings of everyday cadet life. Drill training was filmed during the cadets' preparation for a parade.
- Casting actors for the roles of cadets required interviewing over 2,000 candidates. 650 actual cadets from the Valley Forge Military Academy starred in the film—mostly in the parade scene.
- Frequent rains caused many problems during filming. Director Harold Becker had to keep up to four different shooting schedules on hand in case rain interrupted outdoor shooting and they had to move indoors. This is noticeable to viewers in some cases, as the characters are wearing rain capes in one shot and not in the next.
- The actors were issued genuine uniforms with only the patches changed ("Valley Forge" was replaced with "Bunker Hill"). However, cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy do not wear military uniforms for field exercises or work details, as depicted in the film. Filming continued even in the summer, after the end of the school year at the academy.
- Tom Cruise's first role with lines in his career.
- The actors who played the honor guard had to learn some weapon handling techniques, including tossing rifles to each other.
- Casting actors for the roles of cadets required interviewing over 2,000 candidates. The film featured 650 actual cadets from the Valley Forge Military Academy—mostly in the parade scene.
- The actors were issued genuine uniforms, with only the patches changed ("Valley Forge" was replaced with "Bunker Hill"). However, cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy do not wear military uniforms for field work and chores, as depicted in the film. Filming continued even in the summer, after the academy year had ended.
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