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An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

Actor(s): Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett, Jr., David Keith, Lisa Blount
Director(s): Taylor Hackford
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 1982
DVD Release: 12/12/2000
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 4 mins
Studio: Paramount
Members Wishing: 1
Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama
See Also: Officer and a Gentleman [Special Edition], An Officer and a Gentleman [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD], An Officer and a Gentleman

DVD Synopsis

Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he's arrived at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill sergeant Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.). Mayo --or "Mayonnaise," as he is dubbed by the irascible Foley -- is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart. Foley rides Mayo mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with working girl Paula Pokrifi (Debra Winger) is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself. Only after Mayo's best friend Sid Worsley (David Keith) commits suicide over an unhappy romance does Zack come out of his shell and mature into a real human being. Take away the R-rated dialogue and the sex scenes, and Officer and a Gentleman could have been a 1937 MGM flick, maybe with Robert Taylor as Zack, Wallace Beery as Foley, and Jimmy Stewart as Sid. An Officer and a Gentleman was nominated for 7 Oscars, with wins to Gossett and to the hit song "Up Where We Belong." The closing scene has surely become a classic of movie romance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Richard Gere - Zack Mayo
Debra Winger - Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett, Jr. - Sgt. Emil Foley
David Keith - Sid Worley
Lisa Blount - Lynette Pomeroy


Editorial Review of DVD

Taylor Hackford's old-fashioned romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Hackford and a theatrical trailer. This is a solid disc from Paramount that could only be improved with a muscled-up soundtrack. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Chuck or Frances M. from WHEELING, WV wrote on 5/16/2009...

1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
great movie, love
richard Gere, and I absolutely loved the ending....wow!


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