

An Officer and a Gentleman
Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $129.8M
- Language
- English
- navy
- love of one's life
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR28 Jul 1982
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1527 Jan 1983
- Theatrical (limited)15Park Circus Limited11 Jun 2013
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM25 Feb 1983
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)R28 Jul 1982
BrazilBR
- Theatrical166 Sept 1982
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP19 Jan 1983
- TVTPCiné+ Émotion13 Sept 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1625 Mar 1983
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1525 Mar 1983
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1511 Mar 1983
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT14 Jan 1983
JapanJP
- Theatrical18 Dec 1982
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical610 Mar 1983
- Physical6DVD26 Apr 2001
- TV6RTL 411 Jun 2002
- Physical6Blu ray17 Jul 2013
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An Officer and a Gentleman was released on 28 July 1982.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
1/18/2019
Don't believe the naysayers, this is a true uplifter. Zack Mayo, after years of being shunted around with his woman chasing, alcoholic naval father, decides to up sticks and join the navy himself. He plans to fly jets and enrols at a tough Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School. Very much a loner and used to doing things his own way, Zack must tow the line if he is to succeed. Forming friendships and taking on a…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
9/3/2022
This is really a film about a power duet - and we don't get that until the end. The rest of this is a rather mediocre outing for all concerned. Richard Gere - an actor whose stardom still, even now, perplexes me - is "Zack", brought up by his dad "Byron" (Robert Loggia) after his mother died. Now an adult, he must learn to stand on his own two feet. Determined to prove himself and follow his father into the military,…
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