An Officer and a Gentleman

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.

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  Richard Gere

  Zack Mayo
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  Debra Winger

  Paula Pokrifki
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  Louis Gossett Jr.

  Sergeant Emil Foley
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  David Keith

  Sid Worley
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  Robert Loggia

  Byron Mayo
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  Lisa Blount

  Lynette Pomeroy
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  Lisa Eilbacher

  Casey Seeger
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  Harold Sylvester

  Perryman
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  David Caruso

  Topper Daniels
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  Grace Zabriskie

  Esther Pokrifiki