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An Officer and a Gentleman

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An Officer and a Gentleman

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Romantic drama starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. Zack Mayo, a determined loner, aims to rise above his past and become a US Navy pilot. First he must survive 13 weeks of gruelling physical and psychological officer training under the remorseless gaze of tough sergeant Emil Foley. But as his training becomes more intense, Zack becomes distracted by local factory worker Paula Pokrifki.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Sue Heal

Hugely popular in its day and appealing to the incurable romantic in all of us, this is a highly manipulative mixture of "boot camp is good for you" and "every girl loves a man in uniform". More sophisticated thoughts on human relationships form no part of Taylor Hackford's glossy hymn to overcoming a trailer-park background. Richard Gere looks a treat in his pristine white togs, and gives a performance more wooden than a wardrobe, but who cares! Not even the combined talents of Debra Winger and an Oscar-winning Louis Gossett Jr can turn this one into a great movie, but if you're in the mood for a wallow, it's perfect.

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Cast

rolenameZack MayoRichard GerePaula PokrifkiDebra WingerSid WorleyDavid KeithByron MayoRobert LoggiaLynette PomeroyLisa BlountCasey SeegerLisa EilbacherSergeant Emil FoleyLouis Gossett JrEmiliano Della SerraTony PlanaPerrymanHarold SylvesterTopper DanielsDavid CarusoJoe PokrifkiVictor FrenchEsther PokrifkiGrace ZabriskieYoung ZackTommy PetersenBunnyMara Scott Wood

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rolenameDirectorTaylor Hackford

Details

Theatrical distributor

Park Circus

Released on

1983-02-11

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sex scenes, nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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