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An Officer and a Gentleman

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.

Director

Taylor Hackford

Year

Genre

Box Office

$129,795,554

Production

Paramount Pictures,Lorimar Film Entertainment

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 13 nominations total

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Zack Mayo

Paula Pokrifki

Sid Worley

Byron Mayo

Lynette Pomeroy

Casey Seeger

Sgt. Emil Foley

Louis Gossett Jr.

Emiliano Della Serra

Perryman

Harold Sylvester

Topper Daniels

Joe Pokrifki

Esther Pokrifki

Grace Zabriskie

Young Zack

Bunny

Mara Scott-Wood

Schneider

David Greenfield

Donny

Nellie Rufferwell

Thraxton

Tom Worley

Betty Worley

Elizabeth Rogers

Drill Instructor #1

David R. Marshall

Drill Instructor #2

Gary C. Stillwell

Dilbert Dunker Instructor

Altitude Chamber Instructor

Norbert M. Murray

New Recruit

Captain Graves (as William Graves)

William S. Graves

Aerodynamics Instructor

Officer of the Day

Michael C. Pavey

Air Officer Candidate

Paula's Sister

Paula's Sister

Self

Marvin Goatcher

Troy

Troy's Friend

Jeffrey P. Rondeau

Man in Crowd

Michael Lee Bolger

Bartender

Prostitute #1

Prostitute #2

Altitude Chamber Instructor (voice)

New Recruit

Bradley James Bernard

Mayo

Medic

Mayo

Platoon Member

Officer Candidate

Tom Ricciardelli

New Recruit

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I'm at sea three weeks out of every month - An Officer and a Gentleman

I'm at sea three weeks out of every month

Get the hell out of here - An Officer and a Gentleman

Get the hell out of here

[FOGHORN BLOWING IN DISTANCE] - An Officer and a Gentleman

[FOGHORN BLOWING IN DISTANCE]

WOMAN [ON PA]: Passengers arriving
on Philippine Airlines Flight 118... - An Officer and a Gentleman

WOMAN [ON PA]: Passengers arriving on Philippine Airlines Fl...

BYRON: Take your jacket off, kid.
It's hot as hell here. - An Officer and a Gentleman

BYRON: Take your jacket off, kid. It's hot as hell here...

[ALL SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] - An Officer and a Gentleman

[ALL SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[WATER RUNNING] - An Officer and a Gentleman

[WATER RUNNING]

[LAUGHING] - An Officer and a Gentleman

I don't believe what I'm seeing - An Officer and a Gentleman

I don't believe what I'm seeing

Only TWO THINGS come outta Oklahoma - An Officer and a Gentleman

Only TWO THINGS come outta Oklahoma

- Were you laughing at me, dick brain?
- No, sir! - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Were you laughing at me, dick brain? - No, sir!

You got an injury there, Mayo? - An Officer and a Gentleman

You got an injury there, Mayo?

Wait till the local girls get a look at you - An Officer and a Gentleman

Wait till the local girls get a look at you

Not all the obstacles that can trip you up are on this base - An Officer and a Gentleman

Not all the obstacles that can trip you up are on this base

How's it going? - An Officer and a Gentleman

How's it going?

Who the hell is that guy - An Officer and a Gentleman

Who the hell is that guy

Did you see that bodacious set of tatas - An Officer and a Gentleman

Did you see that bodacious set of tatas

Ain't gonna be no liberty for you boys You'll be going home before then - An Officer and a Gentleman

Ain't gonna be no liberty for you boys You'll be...

Flying low and feeling mean - An Officer and a Gentleman

Flying low and feeling mean

That napalm sticks to kids - An Officer and a Gentleman

That napalm sticks to kids

- Look out, Worley, coming through.
- The hell you say. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Look out, Worley, coming through. - The hell you say.

[YELLS] - An Officer and a Gentleman

Goddamn, Mayonnaise. Unh. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Goddamn, Mayonnaise. Unh.

Two twenty-five. Not bad for a beginner. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Two twenty-five. Not bad for a beginner.

Do you want to go somewhere else? - An Officer and a Gentleman

Do you want to go somewhere else?

WORLEY: Something tells me
you girls have been here before. - An Officer and a Gentleman

WORLEY: Something tells me you girls have been here before.

Are you sure this is okay? - An Officer and a Gentleman

Are you sure this is okay?

I couldn't wait to get out of there. - An Officer and a Gentleman

I couldn't wait to get out of there.

- Let's go down to the beach.
- That sounds good. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Let's go down to the beach. - That sounds good.

Class, halt! - An Officer and a Gentleman

Lynette honey how's it hanging Don't drool on her boy - An Officer and a Gentleman

Lynette honey how's it hanging Don't drool on her...

- Where did you learn to fight like that?
- I don't want to talk about it now. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Where did you learn to fight like that? - I don't wan...

You ain't nothing special - An Officer and a Gentleman

You ain't nothing special

[WHISPERING]
Hey. Shh. - An Officer and a Gentleman

[WHISPERING] Hey. Shh.

- Are you hungry?
- Yeah, I'm starved. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Are you hungry? - Yeah, I'm starved.

- Skivvies?
- Pretty sexy, huh? - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Skivvies? - Pretty sexy, huh?

Look, Paula... - An Officer and a Gentleman

What do you do with a girl
when you're through with her, huh? - An Officer and a Gentleman

What do you do with a girl when you're through with her...

- I forgot to thank you for breakfast.
- Any time, sailor. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- I forgot to thank you for breakfast. - Any time, sailor.

INSTRUCTOR:
Heads up, Perryman. - An Officer and a Gentleman

INSTRUCTOR: Heads up, Perryman.

You ought to be good at this - An Officer and a Gentleman

You ought to be good at this

MAN:
All right. Way to go. - An Officer and a Gentleman

MAN: All right. Way to go.

FOLEY: Don't you cry now, sugar breeches.
INSTRUCTOR: Go, Joe. - An Officer and a Gentleman

FOLEY: Don't you cry now, sugar breeches. INSTRUCTOR: G...

MAN: All right, Seeger! Whoo.
ZACK: All right. - An Officer and a Gentleman

MAN: All right, Seeger! Whoo. ZACK: All right.

Does this thing
hit with the same impact as a plane? - An Officer and a Gentleman

Does this thing hit with the same impact as a plane?

Daniels, let's have that thumbs up. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Daniels, let's have that thumbs up.

- Pull it back up.
- I can't. It's gonna take a couple seconds. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Pull it back up. - I can't. It's gonna take a co...

[DIVER COUGHING] - An Officer and a Gentleman

[DIVER COUGHING]

[GRUNTING] - An Officer and a Gentleman

INSTRUCTOR:
Is that corpsman on the way? - An Officer and a Gentleman

INSTRUCTOR: Is that corpsman on the way?

Prepare for inspection! - An Officer and a Gentleman

Prepare for inspection!

There's always one joker who thinks that he's smarter than me - An Officer and a Gentleman

There's always one joker who thinks that he's...

You can kick me outta here - An Officer and a Gentleman

You can kick me outta here

Get into your fatigues, Mayo. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Get into your fatigues, Mayo.

Casey Jones was a sonofabitch - An Officer and a Gentleman

Casey Jones was a sonofabitch

Wave good bye to your buddies - An Officer and a Gentleman

Wave good bye to your buddies

You can forget it - An Officer and a Gentleman

You can forget it

So you're still here, Mayo. - An Officer and a Gentleman

So you're still here, Mayo.

- Sid?
- Yeah. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Sid. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Do you want me to get a towel?
- I'll get one if you want. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Do you want me to get a towel? - I'll get one if you ...

Bye, Zachary. Ha-ha-ha. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Bye, Zachary. Ha-ha-ha.

I laughed all week
thinking about you guys on that boat. - An Officer and a Gentleman

I laughed all week thinking about you guys on that boat.

My old lady... - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Thanks again for the flowers, Zack.
- Oh, it was my pleasure, ma'am. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Thanks again for the flowers, Zack. - Oh, it was my pleasu...

How many more weeks till graduation? - An Officer and a Gentleman

How many more weeks till graduation?

Sir, excuse me,
but why do you keep staring at my food? - An Officer and a Gentleman

Sir, excuse me, but why do you keep staring at my food?

Don't feel sorry for me I'm used to it It's hereditary - An Officer and a Gentleman

Don't feel sorry for me I'm used to it It's...

I see your real father
was an officer's candidate like me. - An Officer and a Gentleman

I see your real father was an officer's candidate like ...

- It's about time I got back to the wars.
- Yeah, I know. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- It's about time I got back to the wars. - Yeah, I kno...

Right after survival training - An Officer and a Gentleman

Right after survival training

She's pulling rank on you.
That's a flight instructor. - An Officer and a Gentleman

She's pulling rank on you. That's a flight instruc...

Go for it, man. Go get it. You got it! - An Officer and a Gentleman

Go for it, man. Go get it. You got it!

- Go, Mayo, push it!
- Get there. Put your name on that wall! - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Go, Mayo, push it! - Get there. Put your name on that wall...

Sit Adjust Pray Attack - An Officer and a Gentleman

Sit Adjust Pray Attack

You didn't kick him out - An Officer and a Gentleman

You didn't kick him out

What did you call me - An Officer and a Gentleman

What did you call me

Request permission to carry on... - An Officer and a Gentleman

Request permission to carry on...

- Yes, sir. Keep the change.
- Thanks, pal. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Yes, sir. Keep the change. - Thanks, pal.

Lynette. - An Officer and a Gentleman

I'm not pregnant. - An Officer and a Gentleman

I'm not pregnant.

What do you say we get married anyway? - An Officer and a Gentleman

What do you say we get married anyway?

Lynette, marry me. Make me
the happiest man in the whole world. - An Officer and a Gentleman

Lynette, marry me. Make me the happiest man in the whole wor...

I'm sorry, Sid, but I don't want to marry you. - An Officer and a Gentleman

I'm sorry, Sid, but I don't want to marry you.

Damn you. Goddamn you! - An Officer and a Gentleman

Damn you. Goddamn you!

Hey, ma'am. Have you seen Paula around? - An Officer and a Gentleman

Hey, ma'am. Have you seen Paula around?

- Same room?
- Yes, sir. - An Officer and a Gentleman

- Same room? - Yes, sir.

Damn it! - An Officer and a Gentleman

I don't want no Okie from Muskogee - An Officer and a Gentleman

I don't want no Okie from Muskogee

You little cunt. - An Officer and a Gentleman

You little cunt.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Taylor Hackford

Writer: Douglas Day Stewart

Production: Paramount Pictures,Lorimar Film Entertainment

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1982

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $129,795,554

Released: 13 Aug 1982

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 13 nominations total

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