An officer and a gentleman [videorecording] / Paramount Picture presents a Lorimar production in association with Martin Elfand a Taylor Hackford film ; produced by Martin Elfand ; directed by Taylor Hackford.

Edition: Special collector's ed.; widescreen.

Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c2007.

ISBN: 1415727694
9781415727690

Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject(s): United States. Navy Military life Drama.
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Credits: Music by Jack Nitzsche ; written by Douglas Day Stewart.

Performers: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Louis Gossett, Jr.

Target Audience: MPAA rating: R.

Notes: Soundtrack in English or French with optional English subtitles. Closed captioned.
Special features: Commentary by director Taylor Hackford; An officer and a gentleman; 25 years later; Return to Port Townsend; True stories of military romance; The music of An officer and a gentleman; Gere and Gossett: hand-to-hand combat; photo gallery.
Videodisc release of the 1982 motion picture by Paramount.
Academy awards 1983, Louis Gossett, Jr., Best Supporting Actor; Best Original Song and Music.

Summary: A timeless tale of romance, friendship, and growth. Loner Zack Mayo enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship.