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An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.

Release:1982
Runtime:2h 4m
Country:United States
Director:Taylor Hackford
Language:English

Genre

DramaRomance
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Keywords

NavyLove Of One S Life
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An Officer and a Gentleman rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 67K votes
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic75%
TMDb7/10· 1K votes

With 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About An Officer and a Gentleman

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 of An Officer and a Gentleman

  • Richard Gere

    Richard Gere

    as Zack Mayo

  • Debra Winger

    Debra Winger

    as Paula Pokrifki

  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    as Sergeant Emil Foley

  • David Keith

    David Keith

    as Sid Worley

  • Robert Loggia

    Robert Loggia

    as Byron Mayo

  • Lisa Blount

    Lisa Blount

    as Lynette Pomeroy

  • Lisa Eilbacher

    Lisa Eilbacher

    as Casey Seeger

  • Harold Sylvester

    Harold Sylvester

    as Perryman

  • David Caruso

    David Caruso

    as Topper Daniels

  • Grace Zabriskie

    Grace Zabriskie

    as Esther Pokrifiki

  • Tony Plana

    Tony Plana

    as Emiliano Della Serra

  • Victor French

    Victor French

    as Joe Pokrifki

An Officer and a Gentleman facts

Budget
$7.5M
Box office
$129.8M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Hackford captures romantic tension between strong independent characters
  • •Navy setting provides authentic backdrop for relationship development
  • •Chemistry between leads carries emotional weight throughout narrative

What the audience disliked

  • •Melodramatic moments feel somewhat dated in modern context
  • •Plot follows conventional romance formula without surprising developments

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