An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 1
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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
Jan 1, 1982 Wide
Dec 12, 2000
Paramount Pictures
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Richard Gere
Zack Mayo -
Debra Winger
Paula Pokrifki -
Louis Gossett Jr
Sgt. Emil Foley -
David Keith
Sid Worley -
Lisa Blount
Lynette Pomeroy -
Lisa Eilbacher
Casey Seeger -
Robert Loggia
Byron Mayo -
Harold Sylvester
Perryman -
David Caruso
Topper Daniels -
Grace Zabriskie
Esther Pokrifki -
Ed Begley Jr
Altitude Chamber Instru... -
Victor French
Joe Pokrif ki -
David Greenfield
Schneider -
John Laughlin
Troy -
Tommy Petersen
Young Zack -
Tony Plana
Emiliano Della Serra -
Elizabeth Rogers
Betty Worley -
Dennis Rucker
Donny -
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Mara Scott Wood
Bunny -
Tee Dennard
Dilbert Dunker Instruct... -
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Vern Taylor
Tom Worley -
Jane Wilbur
Nellie Rufferwell
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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (1) | DVD (17)
So-so coming-of-age military flick; not for kids.
Its famous ending may be hokey, but in a movie this honest, it couldn't feel more right.
Blue-collar fairy tale: Richard Gere is the frog-prince and Debra Winger is Cinderella in this extremely old-fashioned yet enjoyable movie, whose few modernist touches are a black sergeant, rougher lingo, and more vivid sexuality.
An Officer and A Gentleman succeeds as both a magical love story and as a convincing portrait of one individual's passage into manhood.
The evident, laudable earnesty of the performances can't disguise the overall thinness of the film.
Overhyped - but worthwhile
Audience Reviews for An Officer and a Gentleman
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- Sgt. Emil Foley: Mayonaise!
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- Zack Mayo: No, No! Nooooooooooooo!
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