An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.

124 min★ 7.1 · 67,235 votes

• Drama
• Romance

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.

Release date

March 25, 1983

Country of origin

United States

Music

Jack Nitzsche

Budget

$7,500,000

Box office

$129,795,554