An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.
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.
Cast
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Richard Gere
as Zack Mayo
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Debra Winger
as Paula Pokrifki
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Louis Gossett Jr.
as Sergeant Emil Foley
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David Keith
as Sid Worley
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Robert Loggia
as Byron Mayo
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Lisa Blount
as Lynette Pomeroy
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Lisa Eilbacher
as Casey Seeger
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Harold Sylvester
as Perryman
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David Caruso
as Topper Daniels
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Grace Zabriskie
as Esther Pokrifiki
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Tony Plana
as Emiliano Della Serra
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Victor French
as Joe Pokrifki
- Tommy Petersen as Young Zack
- Mara Scott-Wood as Bunny
- David Greenfield as Schneider
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Dennis Rucker
as Donny
- Jane Wilbur as Nellie Rufferwell
- Buck Welcher as Thraxton
Crew
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Taylor Hackford
Director
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Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
- Peter Zinner Editor
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Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
- Martin Elfand Producer
- Douglas Day Stewart Writer
