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Officer and a Gentleman (An)

Country: USA, Language: English, 124 mins

  • Director: Taylor Hackford
  • Writer: Douglas Day Stewart
  • Producer: Martin Elfand; Douglas Day Stewart

CGiii Comment

There are those who will disagree with the homophobic tag given to this film - some even think that there is subtext galore...crap.

The homophobia is excruciating...

The Hollywood macho-machine never fails to churn out homophobic crap...by the bucket-load.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley is there to train and evaluate him, and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family, and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life.

Cast & Characters

Richard Gere as Zack Mayo;
Debra Winger as Paula Pokrifki;
David Keith as Sid Worley;
Robert Loggia as Byron Mayo;
Lisa Blount as Lynette Pomeroy;
Lisa Eilbacher as Casey Seeger;
Louis Gossett Jr. as Sgt. Emil Foley;
Tony Plana as Emiliano Della Serra;
Harold Sylvester as Perryman;
David Caruso as Topper Daniels