![]() ![]() Gossett won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, making him the first Black male to do so, as well as a Golden Globe Award. It also was a financial success, grossing $190 million against a budget that was between $6-$7 million. It was well received by critics, with a number calling it the best film of 1982. The film was commercially released in the US on August 13, 1982. ![]() Its title is an old expression from the Royal Navy and later from the US Uniform Code of Military Justice's charge of " conduct unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman" (from 1860). 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. ![]() ![]() 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. An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film directed by Taylor Hackford from a screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett Jr. ![]()
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