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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Directed by Taylor Hackford

Drama | Romance

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Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 124 minutes

Actors

Richard Gere | Debra Winger | Louis Gossett Jr. | David Keith | Robert Loggia | Lisa Blount | Lisa Eilbacher | Harold Sylvester | David Caruso | Grace Zabriskie | Tony Plana | Victor French | Tommy Petersen | Mara Scott-Wood | David Greenfield | Dennis Rucker | Jane Wilbur | Buck Welcher | Vern Taylor | Elizabeth Rogers | David R. Marshall | Gary C. Stillwell | John Laughlin | Tee Dennard | Norbert M. Murray | Daniel Tyler | William S. Graves | Pia Boyer | Danna Kiesel | Meleesa Wyatt | Jo Anna Keane | Bernard Madrid | Randy Tat | Ed Begley Jr.

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Viewing Notes

I first saw this at a preview screening in L.A. back in 1982 with Taylor Hackford doing Q&A afterwards.  I think that’s the only time I had seen this. It was nice to revisit after all these years.

It’s pretty formulaic and you can guess every plot turn.  And movies with gooey endings like this one always make me gag. That being said, it’s not a bad film. The story is engaging, and the performances are very good. It’s nice to be reminded about how good Debra Winger was back then and sad that she didn’t have a bigger career.

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