"Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers."
George C. Scott
as General Harlan Bache
Timothy Hutton
as Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Ronny Cox
as Colonel Kerby
Sean Penn
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Tom Cruise
as Cadet Captain David Shawn
John P. Navin, Jr.
as Derek Mellott
Billy Van Zandt
as Bug
Evan Handler
as Edward West
Giancarlo Esposito
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Brendan Ward
as Charlie Auden
Donald Kimmel
as Billy Harris
Timothy Wahrer
as Cadet Major John Cooper
Tim Riley
as Hulk
Jeff Rochlin
as Shovel
Rusty Jacobs
as Rusty
Jess Osuna
as Dean Ferris
David Reed
as Townnie
Earl Hindman
as Lieutenant Hanson
Ed Spinelli
as Townie (uncredited)
Harold Becker
Director
Devery Freeman
Novel
Robert Mark Kamen
Screenplay
James Lineberger
Adaptation
Darryl Ponicsan
Howard B. Jaffe
Producer
Stanley R. Jaffe
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Shirley Rich
Casting
Stan Jolley
Art Direction
Alfred Sweeney
Carl Biddiscombe
Set Decoration
David R. Ellis
Stunts
Andrew Overholtzer
Special Effects
Brian Smrz
Joyce Webb
Script Supervisor