Officer and a Gentleman

UPC: 097361207643

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Original Song Written for a Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Song Written for a Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Song Written for a Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null New Star of the Year - Male – null New Star of the Year - Female – null Best Original Song – null Best Original Song – null Best Original Song – null Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association New Star of the Year - Female – Hollywood Foreign Press Association New Star of the Year - Male – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Commentary by director Taylor Hackford
An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 years later
Return to Port Townsend
True stories of military romance
The music of An Officer and a Gentleman
Gere and Gossett: hand-to-hand combat
Photo gallery

Officer and a Gentleman

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/01/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 124 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Officer and a Gentleman
1. Everywhere and Nowhere [9:00]
2. Joining the Navy [6:48]
3. A Puget Deb [5:22]
4. Basic Training [8:26]
5. We've Already Met [8:46]
6. You Ain't Nothing Special [11:28]
7. Joyride [6:11]
8. D.O.R. [9:09]
9. No Promises [11:37]
10. Liberty Time [11:11]
11. The Wall [2:38]
12. Blame [17:36]
13. I Just Want Out [6:23]
14. An Officer... [4:45]
15. ...And a Gentleman [4:29]

Jason Clark

An odd film that succeeds despite its abundance of flaws, this romantic drama coasts on the appeal of its first-rate cast, who seem to play the roles for all their worth, even though the script sometimes feels as if it has festered in mothballs for ages. An Officer and a Gentleman is never truly surprising and follows an expected pattern, but as a routine entertainment, it suffices. Richard Gere has one of his best early roles here, and the film wisely uses his sometimes cocky demeanor to good effect, while Debra Winger's considerable acting skills make her part far more than the standard girlfriend role that was probably intended. Louis Gossett Jr. won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a fierce drill sergeant, as did the film's hugely popular theme song, "Up Where We Belong", sung by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Tommy Petersen  Actor 
Ed Begley, Jr.  Actor 
John Laughlin  Actor 
Victor French  Actor 
Elizabeth Rogers  Actor 
Tee Dennard  Actor 
Lynn Stalmaster  Actor 
Vern Taylor  Actor 
Dennis Rucker  Actor 
Nancy Klopper  Actor 
Tony Plana  Actor 
David Greenfield  Actor 
Jane Wilbur  Actor 
Mara Scott Wood  Actor 
Buffy Sainte-Marie  Composer (Music Score) 
Martin Elfand  Producer 
Taylor Hackford  Director 
Jack Nitzsche  Composer (Music Score) 
Lee Rich  Producer 
Douglas Day Stewart  Screenwriter 
Richard Gere  Actor 
Debra Winger  Actor 
Louis Gossett, Jr.  Actor 
David Keith  Actor 
Lisa Blount  Actor 
Lisa Eilbacher  Actor 
Robert Loggia  Actor 
Harold Sylvester  Actor 
David Caruso  Actor 
Grace Zabriskie  Actor 

Country: USA