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An Officer and a Gentleman
Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
More about An Officer and a Gentleman
Cast
Richard GereZack Mayo
Debra WingerPaula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.Sergeant Emil Foley
David KeithSid Worley
Robert LoggiaByron Mayo
Lisa BlountLynette Pomeroy
Lisa EilbacherCasey Seeger
Harold SylvesterPerrymanCredits
- Directed by
- Taylor Hackford
- Written by
- Douglas Day Stewart
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $129.8M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States- Lorimar Motion PicturesUnited States
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