An Officer and a Gentleman sees Sid Worley (David Keith) hang himself in a motel room after being rejected by a woman, and said room is a real place. However, that installation, which is still an operating air station today, was and is a "fleet" base for operational combat aircraft and squadrons under the cognizance of Naval Air Force Pacific, not a Naval Air Training Command installation. This FAQ is empty. For me, I felt it was a good film, but one that doesn't necessarily warrant multiple viewings. Gere is now convinced Hackford made the right decision. |, July 31, 2013 | (Veloce 2009), states it was agreed cinemas showing the film would be promoted at their local Triumph dealer, and T140E Triumph Bonnevilles supplied by the dealer would be displayed in the cinema's foyers. A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend. Look over there... look at her.
Publicly, she called him a "brick wall" while he admitted there was "tension" between them.
a comment like the one you made can kill someone and that should be thought about on a site like this. Postal just ignore him. Suicide destroys families but for me there is no other way out, and I know deep down that I did reach out, I did give my family notice of what was going to happen and that brings some small relief.
Filming & Production However, Taylor Hackford instead cast Louis Gossett Jr. and had Ermey coach him for his role as the film's technical advisor. Officer and a Gentleman Trivia Questions & Answers : Movies L-P This category is for questions and answers related to Officer and a Gentleman, as asked by users of FunTrivia.com. Thirty years later, Gere was complimentary towards Winger when he said that she was much more open to the camera than he was, and he appreciated the fact that she presented him with an award at the Rome Film Festival. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. "Love lift us up where we belong, where the eagles cry, on the mountain high!" An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Full Cast & Crew. It doesn't matter. Sid and Lynette spend so much time in bed that they never get to know each other.
-named it Sarah Mcglocklan -cause it’ll send a hater in the arms of an angel- Certainly, due to the film's dramatic limitations, there are material limitations for our hefty cast of talents, yet each performer boasts piercing charisma that defines his or her character as distinctive and engagingly colorful, with Louis Gossett, Jr. particularly stealing the show whenever he hits the scene as the absurdly charming, dirtbaggishly take-no-bull drill instructor who we all love to hate and, at least in this film's case, walk away really remembering. He does however meet Paula, an attractive young woman who often attends base functions in the hope of nabbing a young officer and Sid Worley, a classmate with whom he forms a close bond. Through Foley's guidance -- and an unexpected romance with Paula (Debra Winger), an outsider who hangs around the naval base -- Zack learns some tough lessons and discovers what he truly wants out of life.
Gere was 33 and Keith was 28 when the movie was filmed. Zack sweeps Paula up into his arms and carries her out of the factory. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Cinemark After graduating from college, he joins the Navy in hopes of becoming an aviator, and enters officer's training under the tutelage of Drill Sergeant Nasty Emil Foley (Gossett). The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Worley has a panic attack and drops out of the Navy program, and is then rejected by the woman he’s been having an affair with.
Foley accuses Zack of lacking proper motivation (in other words, signing up for the wrong reasons), and of not caring about anyone other than himself.
[6] As of 2009, the house was shrouded by a large hedge, and the front porch had been remodeled.
Richard Gere balked at shooting the ending of the film, in which Zack arrives at Paula's factory wearing his naval dress whites and carries her off the factory floor. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
I want to marry a pilot. : Its title is an old expression from the Royal Navy and later from the U.S.
Performances were fantastic by everyone, especially the great actor Lou Gossett Jr.
Only customers! Cinemark He engages Zack in an unofficial "combato" match; Zack seems to have the upper hand, until Foley -- the base's martial arts instructor -- drops him hard with a groin shot. : The Extra Terrestrial and Tootsie. The original, an uncensored R-rated cut and an edited-for-broadcast television cut (which first aired on NBC in 1986) are nearly identical. Still, with that said, regardless of what Don Simpson might have you believe (if he wasn't dead), this film's song is the least of its worries. The film has been available on various formats, first on VHS and also DVD. I D.O.R.'d. You know something, you ain't nothing special. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email.
Still, as charming as everyone is, there is indeed dramatic material that hits many people at one point or another, but perhaps hits leading man Richard Gere the hardest, and when that time comes, Gere delivers with emotional range that dances from grippingly broad to movingly subtle and goes into fleshing out the Zack Mayo character as more than just a colorful piece in the character department: a worthy lead. : NOBODY! The City of the Future (A Cidade do Futuro), Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. He notices a stone-faced Sid coming down the steps, in street clothes, escorted by Foley]. "Up Where We Belong" was released as a single and became a global hit peaking at number one in the US, Canada, and Australia, and reaching the top 10 in many other countries. |, January 26, 2006
The filming location for the exterior of 'TJ's Restaurant' is located at the Point Hudson marina in Port Townsend. |, July 31, 2013 The scene was filmed on the southwest corner of the upper level of the battery. I D.O.R.'d. About the Suicide Project – READ THIS FIRST, Name some accomplished people whose lives were worse than yours (and who didn’t kill themselves). Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley is there to train and evaluate him, and will clearly find Zack wanting.
He goes to Lynette's house to propose marriage, which delights her...until she discovers that he is no longer in the running for Naval Aviation.
There's no baby, Sid. An Officer and a Gentleman was an enormous box office success and went on to become the third-highest-grossing film of 1982, after E.T. Foley also warns the male candidates about the "Puget Sound Debs" -- that is, local girls who angle for marriage to a Naval Aviator in order to escape their dull lives...and who will not stop at feigning pregnancy, or at actually getting pregnant, to "trap" a potential husband. [6] According to the director's commentary on the DVD, the dunking machine was constructed specifically for the film and was an exact duplicate of the actual one used by the Navy. I didn’t intend to sound insensitive. The cast is good, the plot is well thought out, and the direction is well done and keeps you engaged from start to finish. There's not gonna be any liberty for you, boys, because you'll be going home by then. I'll get my old job back at JC Penney's. Worley With Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia. When Zack doesn't, Foley threatens to simply eject him. But I don't want to marry you.
It's a straight-out drama in the old Hollywood style. Copyright © Fandango. Add the first question. Zack and fellow cadet Sid Worley meet two local factory workers, brunette Paula Pokrifki and blonde Lynette Pomeroy, at a Navy Ball. It’s been a while since I’ve seen that movie but the scene in question I can recall vividly. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. [32][33] The CD version doesn't include some of the instrumental selections that were available on the original record.[34]. It is full of bang-on melodramatics and simple, romanticized characters with carefully supplied motivations.
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Period. I wonder where we'll get stationed? Upon arrival at AOCS, Zack and his fellow OCs are shocked by the draconian treatment they receive from their head drill instructor, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley. | Rating: 3/5 Zack breaks down, screaming that he has no other options and nothing to fall back on.
The 'obstacle course' was constructed specifically for the film and was located in the grassy areas just south and southeast of Battery Kinzie. Hell, in two years, I'll be floor manager.