An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- Starring:
- Richard Gere, Debra Winger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Taylor Hackford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he's arrived at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill sergeant Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.). Mayo --or "Mayonnaise," as he is dubbed by the irascible Foley -- is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart. Foley rides Mayo mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with working girl Paula Pokrifi (Debra Winger) is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself. Only after Mayo's best friend Sid Worsley (David Keith) commits suicide over an unhappy romance does Zack come out of his shell and mature into a real human being. Take away the R-rated dialogue and the sex scenes, and Officer and a Gentleman could have been a 1937 MGM flick, maybe with Robert Taylor as Zack, Wallace Beery as Foley, and Jimmy Stewart as Sid. An Officer and a Gentleman was nominated for 7 Oscars, with wins to Gossett and to the hit song "Up Where We Belong." The closing scene has surely become a classic of movie romance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 124 mins
Complete Cast:
- Richard Gere - Zack Mayo
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - Sgt. Emil Foley
- Lisa Blount - Lynette Pomeroy
- Robert Loggia - Byron Mayo
- David Caruso - Topper Daniels
- Ed Begley, Jr. - Altitude Chamber Instructor
- David Greenfield - Schneider
- Dennis Rucker - Donny
- Tommy Petersen - Young Zack
- Vern Taylor - Tom Worley
- Tee Dennard - Dilbert Dunker Instructor
- Debra Winger - Paula Pokrifki
- David Keith - Sid Worley
- Lisa Eilbacher - Casey Seeger
- Harold Sylvester - Perryman
- Grace Zabriskie - Esther Pokrifki
- Victor French - Joe Pokrif ki
- Elizabeth Rogers - Betty Worley
- Tony Plana - Emiliano Della Serra
- Jane Wilbur - Nellie Rufferwell
- Mara Scott Wood - Bunny
- John Laughlin - Troy
- Director(s):
- Taylor Hackford
- Writer(s):
- Douglas Day Stewart
- Producer(s):
- Lee Rich, Martin Elfand
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Nudity)
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- 1983 - An Officer and a Gentleman - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Original Song Written for a Film
- 1983 - An Officer and a Gentleman - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Original Song Written for a Film
- 1983 - An Officer and a Gentleman - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Original Song Written for a Film
- 1982 - An Officer and a Gentleman - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1982 - An Officer and a Gentleman - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1982 - An Officer and a Gentleman - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1982 - An Officer and a Gentleman - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
