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An Officer and a Gentleman

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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 16  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.3/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Louis Gossett, Robert Loggia

Director: Taylor Hackford

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 5, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Widescreen - 16.9

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • Mono - English, French
  • Closed Captioned - English

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03/12/04
Rich Cline
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4.5/5

Its famous ending may be hokey, but in a movie this honest, it couldn't feel more right.

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03/17/07
Pete Croatto
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Blue-collar fairy tale for adults: Richard Gere is the frog-prince and Debra Winger is Cinderella in this extremely old-fashioned yet utterly enjoyable movie, whose few modernist touches are a black sergeant, rougher lingo, and more vivid sexuality.

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Robin Clifford
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Janet Maslin
New York Times
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An Officer and A Gentleman succeeds as both a magical love story and as a convincing portrait of one individual's passage into manhood.

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02/04/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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12/25/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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2/5

The evident, laudable earnesty of the performances can't disguise the overall thinness of the film.

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Nick Davis
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08/13/03
Josh Gilchrist
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Nicolas Lacroix
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Christopher Smith
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Overhyped - but worthwhile

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Clint Morris
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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Brian Webster
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