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.
- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $130M
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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.
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The record
Awards
6 wins · 15 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 5 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actress
Golden Globes
1 win · 5 nominations
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Directors Guild of America Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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Box Office & Release
An Officer and a Gentleman returned 17.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $8M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $130M
- Release date
- Jul 28, 1982
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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