Review of Taps (1981) by Jeremy S — 09 Mar 2010

A great movie.Timothy Hutton is outstanding but Tom C is being his annoying self.

This review of Taps (1981) was written by Jeremy S on 09 Mar 2010.

Taps has generally received positive reviews.

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