Rounding out the cast, Lisa Blount in the role of Paula's white trash best friend did a formidable job of conveying the utter desperation and hopelessness that leads a certain type of woman to do whatever it takes to marry up in life. David Keith in the role of Sid Worley, Zach' best friend, also shines in a moving and ultimately heart breaking performance of his own. won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the dunting drill sergeant who manages to make a real man and an officer out of Zach Mayo. Debra Winger was nominated for Best Supporting Actress while Lou Gossett, Jr. I was honestly surprised he didn't receive a nomination for best actor for this performance, hands down one of his best to date. It comes across as very true-to-life and believable with tremendously real performances!īreathtakingly believable as a selfish, angry and somewhat lost young man, Richard Gere takes us on a roller coaster ride of character development that is stunningly real. It's a classic story of over-coming adversity, struggling to do the right thing, and learning to make the right decisions to become a better person. For a while it seems unlikely that either will work out longterm. The film alternates between Gere's progress at the Academy, his ability to be a loyal friend and his blossoming romance. While learning about teamwork, friendship, and fitting in, his life is rapidly complicated by a local factory worker, Pau la, (played by Academy Award Winner Debra Winger) looking to find an attractive young officer with a promising future and a way out of town. Foley, his immediate commanding officer played by Louis Gossett, Jr. Almost immediately, he clashes with drill Sgt. Zach Mayo, played by Richard Gere, is an adorably rebellious, often charming, and cocky Navy brat who enters the Naval Academy with hopes of become a pilot. It is truly a well written (Douglas Day Stewart), well directed story (Taylor Hackford) with an all-star cast and it proves it! Though the premise is one often seen from Hollywood, "Officer" is a rich and often sad romantic journey filled with raw emotions and powerful performances by everyone involved. "An Officer and a Gentleman" is hands down one of the most romantic films to come out in the 90's. Widely acclaimed at the time of its release, director Taylor Hackford's inspiring film is a romance for the ages. But as the hellish weeks of training go by, Zack begins to see that maybe he can't do it alone-and that what's getting him through are his friends in the ranks, and the girl he's been pushing away. Zack fights his feelings for Paula, determined to let nothing sway him from his goals. The candidates are warned to stay away from the local girls looking for naval husbands, but Zack and his bunkmate, Sid (David Keith), find themselves falling for two friends, Paula (Debra Winger) and Lynette (Lisa Blount), who work at the local paper mill. His sergeant, brilliantly played by Louis Gossett Jr., makes his life a living hell from day one, but Zack won't quit. But after college he decides he wants more and, despite his father's mockery, enrolls in the navy's Officer Candidate School to become a jet pilot. Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) has nothing-the son of an alcoholic, indifferent military father, he's grown up in the Philippines living on top of a brothel.He has said he and Gossett still see each other on occasion and reminisce about how much they enjoyed making this film together.
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Despite this incident, Gere has said he takes full responsibility for it, even all these years later, and that it has not ruined a mutual friendship between him and Gossett. In order to keep filming moving forward and not fall behind, Gere and Director Taylor Hackford called upon another African-American karate expert who stood in as a double for Gossett, so the scene could wrap up filming. He did not show up again to the set for another two days afterwards. Frustrated and not thinking clearly, Gere accidentally kicked Gossett in the groin during filming, to which Gossett responded by leaving the set very abruptly. Gere had apparently mastered his karate moves, while Gossett reportedly continued to struggle with them after being trained. were specially trained for the karate scenes that are used in the basic training sequences in the film. In a 2013 interview, Richard Gere said that he and Louis Gossett, Jr.
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