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* AmbiguousSituation: When General Bache and a local teen scuffle over his pistol, closeup shots of their hands appear to show the teen drawing the gun and firing; however, when the film cuts back to a wider angle, the gun is in Bache's hand, and he acts as though he is the one who fired.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Church services at the school are said to always conclude with a reading of names from the Book of Remembrance, which lists every Bunker Hill graduate killed in action.
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* ElevatorSchool: The youngest cadets are middle or even elementary school aged; Brian and his cohort are high school seniors.
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* ElevatorSchool: The youngest cadets are middle or even elementary school aged; aged[[labelnote:*]]General Bache mentions having entered the academy when he was twelve[[/labelnote]]; Brian and his cohort are high school seniors.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Brian during his last BSOD about Charlie.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** Brian during his last BSOD aboutCharlie.Charlie.
** General Bache has a similar reaction after accidentally shooting a local teen during a scuffle.
** Brian during his last BSOD about
** General Bache has a similar reaction after accidentally shooting a local teen during a scuffle.
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* BoardingSchool: The cadets stay in barracks on the academy grounds.
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* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Bunker Hill is in essence a junior [[Main/MilitaryAcademy West Point]] or Citadetal, boasting the same sort of facilities as a proper military academy. Most notably, the school's armory boasts enough firepower to make the student body the envy of a comparably sized infantry unit.
* ElevatorSchool: The youngest cadets are middle or even elementary school aged; Brian and his cohort are high school seniors.
* ElevatorSchool: The youngest cadets are middle or even elementary school aged; Brian and his cohort are high school seniors.
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Examples Are Not Arguable. That’s what I meant.
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* AxCrazy: Arguably Shawn at the beginning. ''Definitely'' Shawn by the end.
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* AxCrazy: Arguably Shawn at the beginning. ''Definitely'' Shawn Shawn, ''especially'' by the end.
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** David Shawn admires Moreland but hates Dwyer (see FlippingTheBird) and already looks like an [[AxCrazy insane]] [[HairTriggerTemper angry]] {{Jerkass}}.
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** David Shawn admires Moreland but hates Dwyer (see FlippingTheBird) and already looks like an [[AxCrazy insane]] insane]], [[HairTriggerTemper angry]] {{Jerkass}}.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Brian, oh so much. Deconstructed, since Brian is informed by several people that rigidly and needlessly holding to his actions in the face of doomed circumstances for nothing but honor is a fool's errand, and ultimately it only results in people getting hurt and killed. [[spoiler: Including Brian himself.]]
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* HonorBeforeReason: Brian, oh so much. Deconstructed, since Brian is informed by several people that rigidly and needlessly holding to his actions in the face of doomed circumstances for nothing but honor is a fool's errand, and ultimately it only results in people getting hurt and killed. [[spoiler: Including killed, [[spoiler:including Brian himself.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Brian refers to himself as a "soldier," Colonel Kerby lets him have it:
--> '''Kerby''': A soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. I know the species. Seventeen years old and some son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
--> '''Kerby''': A soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. I know the species. Seventeen years old and some son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
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* [[SavingTheOrphanage Saving The Military School]]: The cadets do NOT accept its closing.
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* SoldierVsWarrior: Played with. The Soldier half of the equation is perfectly exemplified by Col. Kerby and his National Guard troops, but the cadets approach being a deconstruction of the Warrior trope - naive, dangerously misguided kids raised on highly romanticized notions of war. Most have their beliefs shattered the instant they get the smallest taste of actual combat.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Brian refers to himself as a "soldier," Colonel Kerby lets him have it:
--> '''Kerby''': A soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. I know the species. Seventeen years old and some son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Brian refers to himself as a "soldier," Colonel Kerby lets him have it:
--> '''Kerby''': A soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. I know the species. Seventeen years old and some son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
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* SoldierVsWarrior: Played with. The Soldier half of the equation is perfectly exemplified by Col. Kerby and his National Guard troops, but the cadets approach being a deconstruction of the Warrior trope - -- naive, dangerously misguided kids raised on highly romanticized notions of war. Most have their beliefs shattered the instant they get the smallest taste of actual combat.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Brian refers to himself as a "soldier," Colonel Kerby lets him have it:
--> '''Kerby''': A soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. I know the species. Seventeen years old and some son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!combat.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Brian refers to himself as a "soldier," Colonel Kerby lets him have it:
--> '''Kerby''': A soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. I know the species. Seventeen years old and some son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
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--> '''Brian''': Stop calling me kid.
--> '''Sgt Moreland''': You expect me to call you Major ? You can forget it.
--> '''Sgt Moreland''': You expect me to call you Major ? You can forget it.
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'''Sgt Moreland''': You expect me to call you Major ? You can forget it.
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* WhoWillBellTheCat: After mustering all of the cadets together, Brian offers any of them who wanted to leave a chance to do so freely. It was ''absolutely clear'' that many of them wanted to, but no one wanted to be the first to step forward... until Lt. West, who'd been trying hard to act as a voice of reason for Brian, recognized that things were now spinning out of control and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere requested to be dismissed]], followed by nearly half the cadets. This was Brian's first BSOD, and probably the closest he came to realizing it was a lost cause.
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* WhoWillBellTheCat: After mustering the National Guard are first called in, Brian musters all of the cadets together, Brian together and offers any of them who wanted want to leave a chance to do so freely. It was ''absolutely clear'' that many of them wanted to, but no one wanted to be the first to step forward... until Lt. West, who'd been trying hard to act as a voice of reason for Brian, recognized that things were now spinning out of control and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere requested to be dismissed]], followed by nearly half the cadets. This was Brian's first BSOD, and probably the closest he came to realizing it was a lost cause.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Bache at first, and then Brian.
* AdultsAreUseless: Played for drama, as just about every adult save General Bache is either jeeringly dismissive towards the boys (the school administration) or completely disinterested in their day to day lives. (Their parents) [[TheDogBitesBack That is, until the boys seize the school by force of arms after they try to shut them down.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Played for drama, as just about every adult save General Bache is either jeeringly dismissive towards the boys (the school administration) or completely disinterested in their day to day lives. (Their parents) [[TheDogBitesBack That is, until the boys seize the school by force of arms after they try to shut them down.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: General Bache plays this role to the cadets at first, and then Brian.
but once he's out of the picture, Brian steps up to replace him.
* AdultsAreUseless: Played for drama, as just about every adult save General Bache is either jeeringly dismissive towards the boys (the school administration) or completely disinterested in their day to daylives. (Their parents) lives (their parents). [[TheDogBitesBack That is, until the boys seize the school by force of arms after they try to shut them down.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Played for drama, as just about every adult save General Bache is either jeeringly dismissive towards the boys (the school administration) or completely disinterested in their day to day
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* FaceHeelTurn: "Lieutenant West, requesting permission to be dismissed, sir."
** Not so much a Face-Heel turn as Lt. West, despite trying hard to be the voice of reason to Brian, understanding that things were spinning out of control and he was running out of ways to get Brian to see that. Brian had just mustered everyone together and said that anyone who wanted to leave was free to do so. It was ''absolutely clear'' that many people wanted to leave, but no one wanted to be the first to step forward. Lt. West simply cut the knot and stepped up first, followed by nearly half the cadets. This was Brian's first BSOD, and probably the closest he came to realizing it was a lost cause.
** Not so much a Face-Heel turn as Lt. West, despite trying hard to be the voice of reason to Brian, understanding that things were spinning out of control and he was running out of ways to get Brian to see that. Brian had just mustered everyone together and said that anyone who wanted to leave was free to do so. It was ''absolutely clear'' that many people wanted to leave, but no one wanted to be the first to step forward. Lt. West simply cut the knot and stepped up first, followed by nearly half the cadets. This was Brian's first BSOD, and probably the closest he came to realizing it was a lost cause.
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* MilitarySchoolMilitarySchool: Bunker Hill Military Academy. Unlike most depictions, the cadets love it there and are outraged that's it's going to be closed down and razed.
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* NeverMyFault: When one of the cadets gets burned while starting an old generator, he claims he was an accident. When another cadet is shot and killed after a rifle is dropped and goes off, they blame Kerby and his men. Despite being called out on it, Brian doesn't seem to grasp that he's responsible for both incidents since he created the circumstances that led up to them.
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* NeverMyFault: When one of the cadets gets burned while starting an old generator, he claims he it was an accident. When another cadet is shot and killed after a rifle is dropped and goes off, they blame Kerby and his men. Despite being called out on it, Brian doesn't seem to grasp that he's responsible for both incidents since he created the circumstances that led up to them.
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* WhoWillBellTheCat: After mustering all of the cadets together, Brian offers any of them who wanted to leave a chance to do so freely. It was ''absolutely clear'' that many of them wanted to, but no one wanted to be the first to step forward... until Lt. West, who'd been trying hard to act as a voice of reason for Brian, recognized that things were now spinning out of control and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere requested to be dismissed]], followed by nearly half the cadets. This was Brian's first BSOD, and probably the closest he came to realizing it was a lost cause.
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* NeverMyFault: When one of the cadets gets burned while starting an old generator, he claims he was an accident. When another cadet is shot and killed after a rifle is dropped and goes off, they blame Kerby and his men. Despite being called out on it, Brian doesn't seem to grasp that he's responsible for both incidents since he created the circumstances that led up to them.
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--> '''Kerby''': A soldier??? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - staying alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. Yes, I know the species. Seventeen years old and some sorry son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that's the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
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--> '''Kerby''': A soldier??? soldier? No, goddamnit, ''I'm'' a soldier, with the career goal of all soldiers - staying I want to stay alive in situations where it ain't all that easy to do! But you, my friend? You're a death-lover. Yes, I know the species. Seventeen years old and some sorry son-of-a-bitch has put you in love with death. Somebody sold you on the idea that dying for a cause is oh, so romantic. Well, that's that is the worst kind of all the kinds of bullshit there is! Dying is only one thing: ''bad!'' Don't find that out. Please!
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Moreland's plan to force the school to re-open by taking it over with a bunch of armed children goes pretty much exactly as well as you'd expect it to go: into an increasingly downward spiral of disasters before ending in blood-soaked tragedy. Likewise, Shawn's decision to take on tanks with an M60 produces extremely predictable results.
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* RealityEnsues: Moreland's plan to force the school to re-open by taking it over with a bunch of armed children goes pretty much exactly as well as you'd expect it to go: into an increasingly downward spiral of disasters before ending in blood-soaked tragedy. Likewise, Shawn's decision to take on tanks with an M60 produces extremely predictable results.
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''Taps'' is a 1981 film, directed by Harold Becker and starring Creator/GeorgeCScott, Creator/TimothyHutton, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/SeanPenn, and Creator/TomCruise. The story revolves around young military cadets who take over their academy in order to prevent the directory from closing it. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel ''Father Sky'' by Devery Freeman.
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''Taps'' is a 1981 film, directed by Harold Becker and starring Creator/GeorgeCScott, Creator/TimothyHutton, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/SeanPenn, and Creator/TomCruise. The story revolves around young military cadets who take over their academy in order to prevent the directory it from closing it.being closed and sold to real estate developers. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel ''Father Sky'' by Devery Freeman.
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It was the second screen appearance for Cruise (and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove''), and the first non-TV movie for Penn. Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
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It was the second screen appearance for Cruise (and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove''), and the first non-TV movie for Penn. Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing with his UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning performance in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
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''Taps'' is a 1981 film, directed by Harold Becker and starring Creator/TimothyHutton, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/TomCruise and Creator/GeorgeCScott. The story revolves around young military cadets who take over their academy in order to prevent the directory from closing it. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel ''Father Sky'' by Devery Freeman.
It was the second screen appearance for Tom Cruise (and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove''), and the first non-TV movie for Creator/SeanPenn. Timothy Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
It was the second screen appearance for Tom Cruise (and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove''), and the first non-TV movie for Creator/SeanPenn. Timothy Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
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''Taps'' is a 1981 film, directed by Harold Becker and starring Creator/GeorgeCScott, Creator/TimothyHutton, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/TomCruise Creator/SeanPenn, and Creator/GeorgeCScott.Creator/TomCruise. The story revolves around young military cadets who take over their academy in order to prevent the directory from closing it. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel ''Father Sky'' by Devery Freeman.
It was the second screen appearance forTom Cruise (and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove''), and the first non-TV movie for Creator/SeanPenn. Timothy Penn. Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
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It was the second role of Creator/TomCruise, and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove'', and the first non-TV movie of Creator/SeanPenn. Timothy Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
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It was the second role of Creator/TomCruise, and screen appearance for Tom Cruise (and his first major role after a brief appearance in ''Film/EndlessLove'', ''Film/EndlessLove''), and the first non-TV movie of for Creator/SeanPenn. Timothy Hutton had already burst into the acting scene by playing in ''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.''Literature/OrdinaryPeople''.
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* BadassBoast: Coloney Kerby to Brian:
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* BadassBoast: Coloney Colonel Kerby to Brian:
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''Taps'' is a 1981 film, directed by Harold Becker and starring Creator/TimothyHutton, Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/TomCruise and Creator/GeorgeCScott. The story revolves around young military cadets who take over their academy in order to prevent the directory from closing it. It is based on the book ''Father Sky'', by Devery Freeman.
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''Taps'' is a 1981 film, directed by Harold Becker and starring Creator/TimothyHutton, Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/RonnyCox, Creator/Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/TomCruise and Creator/GeorgeCScott. The story revolves around young military cadets who take over their academy in order to prevent the directory from closing it. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on on]] the book novel ''Father Sky'', Sky'' by Devery Freeman.
