An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) (original) (raw)
Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth. Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen tortuous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Louis Gossett, Jr. won an Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the tough drill instructor who teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. And while Gossett tries to warn the young officer about the local girls who will do anything ...(more)
Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth. Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen tortuous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Louis Gossett, Jr. won an Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the tough drill instructor who teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. And while Gossett tries to warn the young officer about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves pilot husbands, Zack eventually learns to love one (Debra Winger) while his fellow candidate, a memorable character portrayed by David Keith, struggles with a very different fate. An Officer And A Gentleman is a rich and satisfying story with moving performances that will stay with you long after the film has ended. (less)
Director: Taylor Hackford
Writer: Douglas Day Stewart
Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher
Producer: Martin Elfand
Blu-ray reviews
38
fans
1795
Blu-ray
collections
1082
DVD
collections
257
Digital
collections
170
iTunes
collections
11
Prime
collections
| | My rating | 7.2784% like it | | ----------- | --------------- |
 6.8 42At Middleton2014  |
 6 728The Lucky One2012 |
 6.9 100The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby2014 |
 6.4 349One Day2011 |
 6 798Dear John2010 |
 6.3 55Circle of Friends1995 |
 7.2 382Enough Said2013 |
 6.8 117Hello, My Name Is Doris2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 6.9 28Learning to Drive2014 |
 6.3 75Some Girls1988 |
 6.2 32Song One2014 |
 7 53The Four Seasons1981 |
 7.5 80Looking2014-2015 |
 6.7 445Salmon Fishing in the Yemen2011 |
 6.5 226Celeste and Jesse Forever2012 |
 7.9 71The Way He Looks2014 |
Show more titles »« Show less titles