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An Officer and a Gentleman

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
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A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
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    • Taylor Hackford
    • Douglas Day Stewart
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Debra Winger
    • David Keith
    • Taylor Hackford
    • Douglas Day Stewart
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Debra Winger
    • David Keith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 172User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars

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    Richard Gere and Louis Gossett Jr. in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
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    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Zack Mayo
    Debra Winger
    Debra Winger
    • Paula Pokrifki
    David Keith
    David Keith
    • Sid Worley
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Byron Mayo
    Lisa Blount
    Lisa Blount
    • Lynette Pomeroy
    Lisa Eilbacher
    Lisa Eilbacher
    • Casey Seeger
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Sgt. Emil Foley
    Tony Plana
    Tony Plana
    • Emiliano Della Serra
    Harold Sylvester
    Harold Sylvester
    • Perryman
    David Caruso
    David Caruso
    • Topper Daniels
    Victor French
    Victor French
    • Joe Pokrifki
    Grace Zabriskie
    Grace Zabriskie
    • Esther Pokrifki
    Tommy Petersen
    • Young Zack
    Mara Scott-Wood
    • Bunny
    • (as Mara Scott Wood)
    David Greenfield
    • Schneider
    Dennis Rucker
    • Donny
    Jane Wilbur
    • Nellie Rufferwell
    Buck Welcher
    • Thraxton
      • Taylor Hackford
      • Douglas Day Stewart
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    • Trivia
      Director Taylor Hackford purposely kept Louis Gossett, Jr. living in separate quarters from the rest of the cast to further his character's intimidating presence as a drill instructor.
    • Goofs
      Just before the officer candidates take the oath and graduate a recruit announces, "All officers present." The candidates' swords are up on their shoulders but in the next shot the swords are in their scabbards.
    • Quotes

      Foley: You can forget it! You're out!

      Mayo: Don't you do it! Don't! You... I got nowhere else to go! I got nowhere else to g... I got nothin' else.

    • Crazy credits
      With special thanks to Art Kulman of the Washington State Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development, Fort Worden State Park, Gus Gustafson, Brent Shirley, and the people of Port Townsend, Washington.
    • Alternate versions
      NBC cut 6 minutes from this film for its 1986 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Night Shift/Smash Palace/Xica da Silva/An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Up Where We Belong
      (1982)

      Sung by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

      Lyric by Will Jennings

      Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie

      Recording produced by Stewart Levine

    User reviews172

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    9/10
    Great story of self-discovery made even better by strong performances
    'An Officer And A Gentleman' is a brilliant film with great performances from Richard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr. and Debra Winger. Richard Gere embodies the character of Zack Mayo, a troubled young man who, due to neglect and ill parenting by a military father, signs up with the Navy to get some direction in his misguided life.

    Mayo's life is made even harder by the ball-busting Sergeant Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.) upon his arrival at the barracks, and he struggles to find his place. However, he does find it in himself to stand-up to the overbearing Foley and his own inner-demons and, during the course of the film, goes from being selfish, weak and undisciplined to considerate, strong and determined. His will, as well as the love of the beautiful Paula (Debra Winger) and the guidance of Foley, makes him stay the course and lifts him 'up where he belongs'.

    Richard Gere is great in adding layers to what could have been a poorly drawn characterisation. Mayo is not always the 'good guy' and is more often than not a complete prick. Nevertheless, he undertakes a journey of self-discovery where he refuses to become a carbon copy of his father and takes hold of his own destiny, turning himself into the man he wants to be. Gere has never been better on film than when he screams, `I got nowhere else to go!' at Foley in such a heartbreaking howl that the audience can literally feel his pain.

    Debra Winger is also good as Paula, a downtrodden factory girl trapped in a small-minded small town with a lack of opportunities for women. She not only finds a way out in her love for Mayo, but the hope of a better future somewhere else. Louis Gossett Jr. also stands out as the foul-mouthed, domineering Sergeant Foley who proves to be pivotal in Mayo's journey.

    With a great soundtrack, strong performances and the most rousing and emotional final scene in a film since 'Rocky', 'An Officer And A Gentleman' deserves its place among the classics of film history.
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    • Jun 18, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1982 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Filipino
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    • Filming locations
      • The Tides Inn - 1807 Water Street, Port Townsend, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Film Entertainment
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 2 hours 4 minutes
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