An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Taylor Hackford
Written by	Douglas Day Stewart
Produced by	Martin Elfand; Douglas Day Stewart;
Starring	Richard Gere; Debra Winger; David Keith; Louis Gossett Jr.;
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Edited by	Peter Zinner
Music by	Jack Nitzsche
Production; company	Lorimar Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 28, 1982 (United States);
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6–7 million
Box office	$190 million

An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film^[4] directed by Taylor Hackford from a screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr. It tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a young "townie" named Paula (Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett) training his class.

The film was commercially released in the US on August 13, 1982. It was well received by critics, with a number calling it the best film of 1982. It also was a financial success, grossing $190 million against a budget that was between $6–$7 million.^[1] Gossett won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first African-American actor to win in that category as well as a Golden Globe Award. The film also received Oscar nominations for Best Actress (for Debra Winger), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score, also winning for Best Original Song (for "Up Where We Belong").

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