Romantic drama starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. Zack Mayo, a determined loner, aims to rise above his past and become a US Navy pilot. First he must survive 13 weeks of gruelling physical and psychological officer training under the remorseless gaze of tough sergeant Emil Foley. But as his training becomes more intense, Zack becomes distracted by local factory worker Paula Pokrifki.
Hugely popular in its day and appealing to the incurable romantic in all of us, this is a highly manipulative mixture of "boot camp is good for you" and "every girl loves a man in uniform". More sophisticated thoughts on human relationships form no part of Taylor Hackford's glossy hymn to overcoming a trailer-park background. Richard Gere looks a treat in his pristine white togs, and gives a performance more wooden than a wardrobe, but who cares! Not even the combined talents of Debra Winger and an Oscar-winning Louis Gossett Jr can turn this one into a great movie, but if you're in the mood for a wallow, it's perfect.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Zack Mayo | Richard Gere |
| Paula Pokrifki | Debra Winger |
| Sid Worley | David Keith |
| Byron Mayo | Robert Loggia |
| Lynette Pomeroy | Lisa Blount |
| Casey Seeger | Lisa Eilbacher |
| Sergeant Emil Foley | Louis Gossett Jr |
| Emiliano Della Serra | Tony Plana |
| Perryman | Harold Sylvester |
| Topper Daniels | David Caruso |
| Joe Pokrifki | Victor French |
| Esther Pokrifki | Grace Zabriskie |
| Young Zack | Tommy Petersen |
| Bunny | Mara Scott Wood |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Taylor Hackford |
