Episode

Revisiting ‘Taps’ and ‘The Lords of Discipline’: Dark Military Dramas of the ’80s

Podcast: Stuck in the '80s Podcast
Published: Dec 10, 2025
Duration seconds: 4025
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Summary

Military school movies in the '80s? Yeah, they were a thing, though "Taps" and "Lords of Discipline" rose to the top of the ranks thanks to amazing casting with the likes of Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, David Keith and many others.