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Director Taylor Hackford
Screenplay Douglas Day Stewart

An Officer and a Gentleman

Tagline: Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.

Release Date: 1982-07-28

Duration: 124 minutes

Synopsis

Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.

Casting

  • Richard Gere
    Zack Mayo
  • David Caruso
    Topper Daniels
  • Lisa Eilbacher
    Casey Seeger
  • Debra Winger
    Paula Pokrifki
  • Victor French
    Joe Pokrifki
  • Robert Loggia
    Byron Mayo
  • David Keith
    Sid Worley
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
    Sergeant Emil Foley
  • Grace Zabriskie
    Esther Pokrifiki
  • Ed Begley Jr.
    Altitude Chamber Instructor