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one stupid mistake piled on another
Taps (1981) is an antiwar drama, with [[George C. Scott]] in a small (almost [[cameo]]) role as headmaster of a private military academy, whose board of trustees give the school one more year before it is to be closed. The newly appointed cadet major, overzealously dedicated to keeping the academy open, makes several of the story's tragic mistakes.
Taps (1981) is an antiwar drama, with [[George C. Scott]] in a small (almost [[cameo]]) role as headmaster of a private military academy, whose board of trustees give the school one more year before it is to be closed. The newly appointed cadet major, overzealously dedicated to keeping the academy open, makes several of the story's tragic mistakes.
As cadets escorts their dates to a school dance, Cadet Major Moreland confronts a group of unruly town boys, foolishly letting them provoke him into a fight, instead of simply notifying school staff or calling the police himself. The headmaster, General Bache, who had absent-mindedly loaded his pistorl while dressing for the dance, gets into the scuffle which erupts - also instead of simply ordering his cadets inside the gates and calling the police. One of the town boys grabs the general's pistol and it discharges, killing a boy. The ringleader of the boys blames the general, who accepts the blame, is arrested, and ultimately dies of a heart attack.