An Officer And A Gentleman

Romantic drama starring Richard Gere. When US Navy recruit Zack Mayo (Gere) begins the 13-week basic training course which will qualify him to attend flight school, he immediately comes into conflict with the tough, no-nonsense Sergeant Foley (Louis Gossett Jr). Foley selects Mayo as the special recipient of his sadistic attentions, but the recruit refuses to be broken and meanwhile finds solace in his developing relationship with local factory girl Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger).

The film won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Gossett Jr) and Best Original Song ('Up Where We Belong' written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings).