An Officer and a Gentleman

1982 · 124 min · ★ 7.0 / 10 · 1239 votes

Drama · Romance

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

Richard Gere · Debra Winger · Louis Gossett Jr. · David Keith · Robert Loggia · Lisa Blount · Lisa Eilbacher · Harold Sylvester · David Caruso · Grace Zabriskie

Director

Taylor Hackford