Who is the Officer and who is the gentleman?

An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr. Gossett won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, making him the first black male to do so….

An Officer and a Gentleman
Box office $190 million

Did Officer and a gentleman win an oscar?

Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language FilmNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
An Officer And A Gentleman/Awards

Who was the female star in An Officer and a Gentleman?

Debra Winger
Previously to playing Paula in An Officer and a Gentleman, Debra Winger was nominated for both a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for her role in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta in 1980 – not bad her for second ever film role!

Who was the drill sergeant in Officer and a gentleman?

star Louis Gossett Jr.
In what is widely considered the best role of his acting career, legendary film and television star Louis Gossett Jr. plays Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, a hardcore drill instructor in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.

What does Dor mean in the movie Officer and a Gentleman?

The drill instructor, Sergeant Emil Foley, seems to relish humiliating the recruits – especially Zack – with the ultimate goal of making them “DOR” aka drop on request.

Is Richard Gere retired from acting?

But just because his name is absent from blockbuster movie posters, it does’t mean that Gere is no longer working. Instead, he’s focusing his attention on smaller, independent projects, which he claims that he enjoys even more.

Who was cigar in Officer and a Gentleman?

Lisa Blount dies at 53; actress starred in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’

Who turned down the lead role in An Officer and a Gentleman?

John Denver
John Denver was offered and turned down the lead role. He later said it read like a “1950’s movie”. The decompression chamber was one of the only sets constructed for the film and as of 2013, it is still intact in the basement of building number 225 of the Fort Worden State Park.

What naval base was An Officer and a Gentleman?

An Officer and a Gentleman is not the only film to make use of locations in Port Townsend. Columbia Pictures spent 10 days in 2001 filming the Jennifer Lopez vehicle Enough in the city and, like Paramount two decades earlier, employed numerous local extras.

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