An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

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.

Cast (34)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

Perryman

David Caruso

Topper Daniels

Grace Zabriskie

Esther Pokrifiki

Tony Plana

Emiliano Della Serra

Victor French

Joe Pokrifki

T

Tommy Petersen

Young Zack

M

Mara Scott-Wood

Bunny

D

David Greenfield

Schneider

Dennis Rucker

Donny

J

Jane Wilbur

Nellie Rufferwell

B

Buck Welcher

Thraxton

V

Vern Taylor

Tom Worley

Elizabeth Rogers

Betty Worley

D

David R. Marshall

Drill Instructor #1

G

Gary C. Stillwell

Drill Instructor #2

John Laughlin

Troy

Tee Dennard

Dilbert Dunker Instructor

N

Norbert M. Murray

Altitude Chamber Instructor

D

Daniel Tyler

New Recruit

W

William S. Graves

Captain Graves

P

Pia Boyer

Paula's Sister

D

Danna Kiesel

Paula's Sister

M

Meleesa Wyatt

Prostitute #1

J

Jo Anna Keane

Prostitute #2

B

Bernard Madrid

Platoon Member (uncredited)

R

Randy Tat

New Recruit (uncredited)

Ed Begley Jr.

Altitude Chamber Instructor

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