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
recently took a road trip with my 17 year old daughter on my motorcycle, and ended up in the area where this movie was filmed... A good friend of mine, who has since passed, was an extra in this movie, with some good parts, actuall speaking parts and some real camera time... anyway I was telling my daughter about it, so I decided to order the movie so we can watch it!!!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
if you love Richard Gere this is one is for you!!
if you love Richard Gere this is one is for you!!
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Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
From start to bend this movie will keep your eyes glued to the TV. Shows how someone who doesn't think you can do somthing that you really can !!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Classic
A Classic
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An Officer and a Gentleman is a true classic. The cast is amazing. Richard Gere and Debra Winger are at the top of their game and Louis Gossett Jr. is spectacular. This great story will draw you in immediately and doesn't let go. The Blu Ray transfer here is truly wonderful. The film has never looked so good.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great movie classic
Great movie classic
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This movie was awarded two academy awards and nominated for more. Great performances by Gere, Winger and Gossett Jr and great music. Although the movie is about training naval pilots, it is an uplifting story about human conflict and human growth centering on a young man attempting to make a better life for himself.
Blu-ray disc, packaging, picture and sound quality good. Presented in 1.77:1 aspect ratio. Extra features: Documentary of the making of the movie, music and tour of the town.
This review is from An Officer and a Gentleman [Blu-ray] [1982]
I would recommend this to a friend
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