Directed by:
Taylor HackfordScreenplay:
Douglas Day StewartCinematography:
Donald E. ThorinComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Louis Gossett Jr., Tony Plana, David Caruso, Victor French (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
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. 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. His sergeant, brilliantly played by Louis Gossett Jr., makes his life a living hell from day one, but Zack won't quit. 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. Zack fights his feelings for Paula, determined to let nothing sway him from his goals. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Gere](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054984_6c9f7f.jpg)
Richard Gere
USA
Best movies:
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (2009)
Primal Fear (1996)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Debra Winger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267920_83d775.jpg)
Debra Winger
USA
Best movies:
Terms of Endearment (1983)
E.T. l'extraterrestre (1982)
Shadowlands (1993)
![David Keith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267751_2f9371.jpg)
David Keith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Brubaker (1980)
The Rose (1979)
![Robert Loggia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267572_60b5c9.jpg)
Robert Loggia
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Lisa Blount](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/227/160227921_2f1947.gif)
Lisa Blount
USA
Best movies:
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
![Lisa Eilbacher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/368/368090_c2a0fe.jpg)
Lisa Eilbacher
Saudi Arabia
Best movies:
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
![Louis Gossett Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405843_318767.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The White Dawn (1974)
![Tony Plana](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/327/159327839_1678ec.jpg)
Tony Plana
Cuba
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Primal Fear (1996)
Salvador (1986)
![David Caruso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267696_348bec.jpg)
David Caruso
USA
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
China Girl (1987)
![Victor French](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138179_d75de7.jpg)
Victor French
USA
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Rio Lobo (1970)
![Grace Zabriskie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274115_7ab1f4.jpg)
Grace Zabriskie
USA
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
John Laughlin
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Le Rocher (1996)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
![Ed Begley Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270492_945be4.jpg)
Ed Begley Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Harold Sylvester
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Innerspace (1987)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)