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An Officer and a Gentleman

1982

Taylor Hackford

Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Caruso ...

6.0

57,168

Romance. Drama Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) has nothing--the son of an alcoholic, indifferent military father, hes grown up in the Philippines living on top of a brothel. But after college he decides he wants more and, despite his fathers mockery, enrolls in the navys Officer Candidate School to become a jet pilot. His sergeant, brilliantly played by Louis Gossett Jr., makes his life a living hell from day one, but Zack wont quit. The candidates are ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'An Officer and a Gentleman' is the best movie about love that I've seen in a long time (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"A beautifully acted, thoroughly involving romance"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Rarely does a film come along with so many finely-drawn characters to care about."	POS
Australia	Time Out Australia	"Macho, materialistic, and pro-militarist, it's an objectionable little number made all the more insidious by the way Hackford pulls the strings and turns it into a heart-chilling weepie."	NEG
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"An awesomely, stiflingly professional piece of work, with a fleet, superficial visual style, perfectly placed climaxes, and a screenplay (...) that doesn't waste a single character or situation"	POS
United Kingdom	Sue Heal Radio Times	"Not even the combined talents of Debra Winger and an Oscar-winning Louis Gossett Jr can turn this one into a great movie, but if you're in the mood for a wallow, it's perfect (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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