Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such ... more
a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth.Loner Zack Mayo enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot a...
Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such ... more
a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth.Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen torturous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Louis Gosset, Jr. won an Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the tough drill instructor who teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. And while Gossett tries to warn the young officer about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves pilot husbands, Zack eventually learns to love one (Debra Winger) while his fellow candidate, a memorable character portrayed by David Keith, struggles with a very different fate.An Officer And A Gentleman is a rich and satisfying story with moving performances that will stay with you long after the film has ended.
Richard Gere stars as Navy recruit Zack Mayo while the stunning Debra Winger is his love ... more
interest. Lou Gossett Jnr. won an Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of a tough drill instructor. David Keith plays Zack'‚´s struggling fellow candidate. Zack Mayo is a young loner with a bad attitude. Tempted by the glamour and admiration of the life of a Navy pilot he decides to sign up for Officer Candidate School. After thirteen tortuous weeks under Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett Jnr.) he slowly begins to learn the importance of discipline love and friendship. Foley warns Zack about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves a pilot for a husband but despite this Zack finds himself falling in love with Paula (Winger).
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Production Year: 1957 - Drama - Director: Leo McCarey - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Cathleen Nesbitt, Deborah Kerr, Cary Grant, Richard Denning, Neva Patterson, Fortunio Bonanova
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Advantages: Great love story, excellent acting Disadvantages: None from me
Well I have been eyeing this DVD up for some time but never bought it as hubby tells me I have seen it as I watched it with him but for the life I me I cannot remember ever seeing it. Last night I decided we would watch it as I really liked the look of it, the added bonus being that Richard Gere is in it!
The film is about Zack Mayo who has had a rough childhood, his mother killed herself and he went to live with his Dad who is a Navy man so he spent his life moving around from port to port. He finally decides that he is going to try the Navy Officers recruitment course.
Zack is accepted on the course and has to give 13 weeks of training which includes some daunting and gruelling tasks. The course is being run by a very strict Drill Instructor, who does start to have a bit of respect for Zack after he is pout through his paces but ...
Advantages: Great performances, an unbeatable romance Disadvantages: Rather predictable but who cares. it's not a thriller!
that I think will continue to win new fans and continue to delight those watcing it again. The old cynic becomes a born again romantic - so shoot me....every time I hear the closing line "Way to go, Paula!!" I feel a tingle and want to watch it all over again!
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"An Officer and a Gentleman", 1982
Director - Taylor Hackford
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Advantages: romantic but gritty, good date film Disadvantages: strong language, suicide, and sex scenes may upset some viewers
The title of this film is in itself relevant. It refers to the code of conduct that an officer of the US armed forces is supposed to follow; to be both an officer and a gentleman. failure to uphold their duty as a commanding officer or failure to behave as a gentleman are both actually cause to be chastised or even decommissioned if already an officer, and in an officer candidate, a reason to be removed from officer training. As one can expect, this dual demand can put a lot of pressure on a human being, with the few coming out with distinction.
Thus it is that when young Zack Mayo decides to become a naval aviator, he has taken on a challenge. It is not only a career challenge, but quite a personal one. The son of a career naval enlisted man, who was an uninterested womanising single father, he has perhaps not had the n ...
Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1982 (Louis Gossett Jr.)
Professional reviews
Review
...A first-rate movie -- a beautifully acted, thoroughly involving romance... (New York Times, )
...Many finely-drawn characters to care about....[The director] controls these characters completely, deftly mixing his documentarian's training with the dramatist's art... (Variety, )
DVD Description
Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) has nothing the son of an alcoholic, indifferent military father, he's grown up in the Philippines living on top of a brothel. But after college he decides he wants more and, despite his father's mockery, enrolls in the navy's Officer Candidate School to become a jet pilot. His sergeant, brilliantly played by Louis Gossett Jr., makes his life a living hell from day one, but Zack won't quit. The candidates are warned to stay away from the local girls looking for naval husbands, but Zack and his bunkmate, Sid (David Keith), find themselves falling for two friends, Paula (Debra Winger) and Lynette (Lisa Blount), who work at the local paper mill. Zack fights his feelings for Paula, determined to let nothing sway him from his goals. But as the hellish weeks of training go by, Zack begins to see that maybe he can't do it alone and that what's getting him through are his friends in the ranks, and the girl he's been pushing away. Widely acclaimed at the time of its release, director Taylor Hackford's inspiring film is a romance for the ages.
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