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