An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman (28-Jul-1982)
Director: Taylor Hackford
Writer: Douglas Day Stewart
Music by: Jack Nitzsche
Producer: Martin Elfand
Keywords: Romantic Drama
Zack Mayo, young college graduate whose mother was a suicide and father a neglectful parent, enlists in Aviation Officer Candidate School to earn a Navy commission. During training he meets Paula Pokrifki, a local girl. Fine performances all around. Won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song, "Up Where We Belong"; received additional nominations for Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Editing.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Begley, Jr. | Actor | 16-Sep-1949 | Meet the Applegates | |
| Lisa Blount | Actor | 1-Jul-1957 | 27-Oct-2010 | Box of Moon Light |
| David Caruso | Actor | 17-Jan-1956 | Lt. Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami | |
| Lisa Eilbacher | Actor | 5-May-1957 | Beverly Hills Cop | |
| Victor French | Actor | 4-Dec-1934 | 15-Jun-1989 | Highway to Heaven |
| Richard Gere | Actor | 31-Aug-1949 | American Gigolo | |
| Lou Gossett, Jr. | Actor | 27-May-1936 | Drill Sgt. in An Officer and a Gentleman | |
| David Keith | Actor | 8-May-1954 | Firestarter | |
| Robert Loggia | Actor | 3-Jan-1930 | 4-Dec-2015 | The Jagged Edge |
| Tony Plana | Actor | 19-Apr-1952 | Ignacio Suarez on Ugly Betty | |
| Debra Winger | Actor | 16-May-1955 | An Officer and a Gentleman | |
| Grace Zabriskie | Actor | 17-May-1941 | Sarah Palmer in Twin Peaks |
CAST
| Richard Gere | ... Zack Mayo |
| Debra Winger | ... Paula Pokrifki |
| also starring | |
| David Keith | ... Sid Worley |
| Robert Loggia | ... Byron Mayo |
| Lisa Blount | ... Lynette Pomeroy |
| Lisa Eilbacher | ... Casey Seeger |
| and | |
| Lou Gossett, Jr. | ... Sgt. Emil Foley |
| co-starring | |
| David Caruso | ... Topper Daniels |
| Victor French | ... Joe Pokrifiki |
| Tommy Petersen | ... Young Zack |
| Tony Plana | ... Emiliano Della Serra |
| Harold Sylvester | ... Perryman |
| Grace Zabriskie | ... Esther Pokrifiki |
| Mara Scott Wood | ... Bunny |
| David Greenfield | ... Schneider |
| Dennis Rucker | ... Donny |
| Jane Wilbur | ... Nellie Rufferwell |
| Buck Welcher | ... Thraxton |
| Vern Taylor | ... Tom Worley |
| Elizabeth Rogers | ... Betty Worley |
| David R. Marshall | ... Drill Instructor #1 |
| Gary C. Stillwell | ... Drill Instructor #2 |
| Tee Dennard | ... Dilbert Dunker Instructor |
| Norbert M. Murray | ... Altitude Chamber Instructor |
| Daniel Tyler | ... New Recruit |
| William Graves | ... Capt. Graves |
| Brian D. Ford | ... Aerodynamics Instructor |
| Michael C. Pavey | ... Officer of the Day |
| Keith J. Haar | ... Air Officer Candidate |
| Pia Boyer | ... Paula's Sister |
| Danna Kiesel | ... Paula's Sister |
| Marvin Goatcher | ... Himself |
| John Laughlin | ... Troy |
| Jeffrey P. Rondeau | ... Troy's Friend |
| Michael Lee Bolger | ... Man in Crowd |
| Mark L. Graves | ... Bartender |
| Meleesa Wyatt | ... Prostitute #1 |
| Jo Anna Keane | ... Prostitute #2 |
| Ed Begley, Jr. | ... Altitude Chamber Instructor (voice) |
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