Paramount Pictures released An Officer and a Gentleman to theaters on August 13, 1982. Taylor Hackford directs the film which stars Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and David Keith. An Officer and a Gentleman Movie Summary In “An Officer and a Gentleman,” the directionless but maintaining ambition, Zack Mayo is about to report to Aviation Officer Candidate School without much support from his uncaring borderline alcoholic disgrace of a father Byron, however he is determined to build on living the dream to become a Naval aviator. Zack with fellow new recruits of all shapes and sizes are ultimately stunned by their harsh treatment from head gunnery sergeant, marine drill instructor Emil Foley. He makes it crystal clear the program is not for everyone including steers and queers. Over time Foley mentally and physically wears them down running them into the ground literally, which drives a few out before even coming close to acceptance into the Navy elite. Unfortunately one of the exiting trainees is Topper, played by one of my favorite actors over time, David Caruso. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Disclaimer This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.