An Officer and a Gentleman
A hardened loner shapes up for a military drill instructor and a factory girl from town.
Zack Mayo (Richard Gere), a new member of the U.S. Navy, has a bad attitude. When he signs up for the Aviation Academy, he is met with the strict leadership of Sgt. Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.), who gives Zack a rude awakening in terms of relating with other people. Through Foley's guidance -- and an unexpected romance with Paula (Debra Winger), an outsider who hangs around the naval base -- Zack learns some tough lessons and discovers what he truly wants out of life.
Richard Gereas Zack Mayo
Debra Wingeras Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.as Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley
David Keithas Sid Worley
Robert Loggiaas Byron Mayo