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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Tagline
Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.
Release date
1982-07-28
Runtime
2h 4m
Languages
English
My rating
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Director


  1. Taylor Hackford

Writer


  1. Douglas Day Stewart

Cast


  1. Richard Gere
    Zack Mayo
  2. Robert Loggia
    Byron Mayo
  3. Ed Begley Jr.
    Altitude Chamber Instructor
  4. Grace Zabriskie
    Esther Pokrifiki
  5. Tony Plana
    Emiliano Della Serra
  6. David Keith
    Sid Worley
  7. Debra Winger
    Paula Pokrifki
  8. David Caruso
    Topper Daniels
  9. Lisa Eilbacher
    Casey Seeger
  10. Louis Gossett Jr.
    Sergeant Emil Foley
  11. John Laughlin
    Troy
  12. Bernard Madrid
    Platoon Member (uncredited)
  13. Victor French
    Joe Pokrifki
  14. Dennis Rucker
    Donny
  15. Lisa Blount
    Lynette Pomeroy
  16. Harold Sylvester
    Perryman
  17. Elizabeth Rogers
    Betty Worley
  18. Mara Scott-Wood
    Bunny
  19. Pia Boyer
    Paula's Sister
  20. Vern Taylor
    Tom Worley
  21. David Greenfield
    Schneider
  22. Norbert M. Murray
    Altitude Chamber Instructor
  23. Tommy Petersen
    Young Zack
  24. Danna Kiesel
    Paula's Sister
  25. Jane Wilbur
    Nellie Rufferwell
  26. Meleesa Wyatt
    Prostitute #1
  27. Tee Dennard
    Dilbert Dunker Instructor
  28. Buck Welcher
    Thraxton
  29. Daniel Tyler
    New Recruit
  30. David R. Marshall
    Drill Instructor #1
  31. Gary C. Stillwell
    Drill Instructor #2
  32. Jo Anna Keane
    Prostitute #2
  33. Randy Tat
    New Recruit (uncredited)
  34. William S. Graves
    Captain Graves

Composer


  1. Jack Nitzsche

Producer


  1. Douglas Day Stewart
  2. Martin Elfand
  3. Merv Adelson

Director of Photography


  1. Donald E. Thorin

Editor


  1. Peter Zinner