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Actors: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith
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“An Officer and A Gentleman” is an old-fashioned boy-meets-girl movie. Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, a military brat who gains admission to a Navy aviator school and quickly earns a reputation for selfishness, particularly to drill instructor Foley (Gossett, 1982 Best Supporting Actor). Other officer candidates include Sid (David Keith) and Lisa, the only female in the class.
After Sgt. Foley warns his men to watch for the local mill girls who'll do anything to marry a cadet, Zack and Sid meet Paula (Debra Winger) and Lynette (Lisa Blount) at a mixer. When Paula asks Zack if he's “got a girlfriend,” he answers, “No, and I ain't lookin' for one.”
Gossett recognizes Zack's teamwork potential and rides him hard over a weekend to “break” him, and eventually challenges him to a kickboxing match, (“hmmm, I see you've had some training.”) Zack responds by performing two very selfless acts, including denying himself a school record to help Lisa complete the obstacle race.
Meanwhile, Lynette deceives Sid who has dropped out of school to return home. When Lynette responds, “I wanted to live overseas, not marry some Okie from Muskogee,” the result is tragic. Still, the film ends happily to the song, “Up Where We Belong.”
--Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- soldier
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Full Frontal
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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