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.

Director: Taylor Hackford

Cast

Richard Gere

Zack Mayo

Debra Winger

Paula Pokrifki

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sergeant Emil Foley

David Keith

Sid Worley

Robert Loggia

Byron Mayo

Lisa Blount

Lynette Pomeroy

Lisa Eilbacher

Casey Seeger

Harold Sylvester

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