I loved Taps for what it was. At the time I just completed my 3 year enlistment in the US Army, and in 1982 I started college in an ROTC Program to become an Army Officer. As a vet I knew this film was fantasy, but I still really enjoyed the acting. LMAO, oh I took one scene from the movie, sort of, when I was in ROTC. If you recall in that last meeting with George C Scott's character, the outgoing cadet major asked him how he kept from being afraid in battle. Well I was at this formal military dinner and I was seated at the same table with the guest speaker, I believe a brigadier general, and I asked that very question. Actually I didn't so much take it from the movie, I really wanted to know from this senior officer's perspective who was a veteran of many combat experiences. He gave a very insightful answer to a young cadet, but again Taps as a movie was fantasy, when I was commissioned as an Regular Army Officer a couple years later it was reality 😎
Whoever cast Tom Cruise in Taps knew what they were doing, he has the right blend of craziness behind his eyes but the niceness in his smile + good acting ability that made playing the psycho red beret in that movie perfect for him.
@@ronnyber Larry king didn't let him finish the story, other interviewers asked about his memories specifically, the Chinese one was to teach encourage audience. the story was always relevant.
people so used to celebrities treating them like shit and a single effort to welcome crowd that waited for hours and wasted their time is considered narcissistic wow
