An Officer and a Gentleman

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.

Movie details

Release date

1982

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Drama, Romance

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

Taylor Hackford

Production

Paramount Pictures, Lorimar Motion Pictures

Budget

$7,500,000

Revenue

$129,795,554

Cast

Richard Gere

Zack Mayo

Debra Winger

Paula Pokrifki

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sergeant Emil Foley

David Keith

Sid Worley

Robert Loggia

Byron Mayo

Lisa Blount

Lynette Pomeroy