An Officer and a Gentleman

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Richard Gere Zack Mayo

Debra Winger Paula Pokrifki

Louis Gossett Jr. Sergeant Emil Foley

David Keith Sid Worley

Robert Loggia Byron Mayo