An Officer and a Gentleman

NOTE: Due to the poor condition of the 35mm print, this film will now screen in DCP. 

Snubbed Forever: Richard Gere 

Dir. Taylor Hackford. 1982, 124 mins. U.S. DCP. With Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett, Jr., David Keith, Lisa Blount, Robert Loggia, Lisa Eilbacher. Hackford’s rousing romantic melodrama gave Gere one of his most complex and acclaimed starring roles, as Zack Mayo, who, down on his luck after his mother’s suicide, attempts to turn his life around by entering Aviation Officer Candidate School to become a Navy Jet Pilot and prove his mettle to himself and his many doubters. Following Zack’s arduous journey through both a grueling basic training overseen by tough Gunnery Sergeant Foley (Gossett) and a trial-by-fire relationship with local factory worker Paula (Winger), Hackford’s gripping film moves from personal tragedy to crowd-pleasing finale. Gossett won an Oscar, and Winger was nominated, but ascendant star Gere was left out, although he provides the film’s complex, slow-burning emotional center. 

Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.