An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

124 mins | Drama, Romance | July 28, 1982

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.

An Officer and a Gentleman

124 mins | Drama, Romance | July 28, 1982

An Officer and a Gentleman
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Paramount, Lorimar Film Entertainment
Original title An Officer and a Gentleman
Directors Pamela M. Eilerson, Mary Ann Newfield, Taylor Hackford, Daniel J. Heffner, David McGiffert
Writers Douglas Day Stewart

Cast

Richard Gere

as Zack Mayo

Debra Winger

as Paula Pokrifki

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Sergeant Emil Foley

David Keith

as Sid Worley

Robert Loggia

as Byron Mayo

Lisa Blount

as Lynette Pomeroy

Lisa Eilbacher

as Casey Seeger

Harold Sylvester

as Perryman

David Caruso

as Topper Daniels

Grace Zabriskie

as Esther Pokrifiki

Tony Plana

as Emiliano Della Serra

Victor French

as Joe Pokrifki

Tommy Petersen

as Young Zack

Mara Scott-Wood

as Bunny

David Greenfield

as Schneider

Dennis Rucker

as Donny

Jane Wilbur

as Nellie Rufferwell

Buck Welcher

as Thraxton

Vern Taylor

as Tom Worley

Elizabeth Rogers

as Betty Worley

David R. Marshall

as Drill Instructor #1

Gary C. Stillwell

as Drill Instructor #2

John Laughlin

as Troy

Tee Dennard

as Dilbert Dunker Instructor

Norbert M. Murray

as Altitude Chamber Instructor

Daniel Tyler

as New Recruit

William S. Graves

as Captain Graves

Pia Boyer

as Paula's Sister

Danna Kiesel

as Paula's Sister

Meleesa Wyatt

as Prostitute #1

Jo Anna Keane

as Prostitute #2

Bernard Madrid

as Platoon Member (uncredited)

Randy Tat

as New Recruit (uncredited)

Ed Begley Jr.

as Altitude Chamber Instructor