About this release
Zack Mayo (Richard Gere), a new member of the U.S. Navy, has a bad attitude. When he signs up for the Aviation Academy, he is met with the strict leadership of Sgt. Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.), who gives Zack a rude awakening in terms of relating with other people. Through Foley's guidance -- and an unexpected romance with Paula (Debra Winger), an outsider who hangs around the naval base -- Zack learns some tough lessons and discovers what he truly wants out of life.
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Disc 1
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
124 min
DramaRomance
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.
Credits
Director
Taylor Hackford
Writer
Douglas Day Stewart
Cast
Richard Gereas Zack Mayo
Debra Wingeras Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.as Sergeant Emil Foley
David Keithas Sid Worley
Robert Loggiaas Byron Mayo
Lisa Blountas Lynette Pomeroy
Lisa Eilbacheras Casey Seeger
Harold Sylvesteras Perryman
David Carusoas Topper Daniels
Grace Zabriskieas Esther Pokrifiki
Cinematographer
Donald E. Thorin
Composer
Jack Nitzsche
Editor
Peter Zinner
Producer
Martin Elfand
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 8, 2026