Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
Cast
Richard Gere
Zack Mayo
Debra Winger
Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sergeant Emil Foley
David Keith
Sid Worley
Robert Loggia
Byron Mayo
Lisa Blount
Lynette Pomeroy
Lisa Eilbacher
Casey Seeger
Harold Sylvester
Perryman
David Caruso
Topper Daniels
Grace Zabriskie
Esther Pokrifiki
Tony Plana
Emiliano Della Serra
Victor French
Joe Pokrifki
Tommy Petersen
Young Zack
Mara Scott-Wood
Bunny
David Greenfield
Schneider
Dennis Rucker
Donny
Jane Wilbur
Nellie Rufferwell
Buck Welcher
Thraxton
Vern Taylor
Tom Worley
Elizabeth Rogers
Betty Worley
David R. Marshall
Drill Instructor #1
Gary C. Stillwell
Drill Instructor #2
John Laughlin
Troy
Tee Dennard
Dilbert Dunker Instructor
Norbert M. Murray
Altitude Chamber Instructor
Daniel Tyler
New Recruit
William S. Graves
Captain Graves
Pia Boyer
Paula's Sister
Danna Kiesel
Paula's Sister
Meleesa Wyatt
Prostitute #1
Jo Anna Keane
Prostitute #2
Bernard Madrid
Platoon Member (uncredited)
Randy Tat
New Recruit (uncredited)
Ed Begley Jr.
Altitude Chamber Instructor
Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director
Douglas Day Stewart
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Peter Zinner
Editor
Sonny Baskin
Assistant Editor
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Pamela M. Eilerson
Second Assistant Director
Daniel J. Heffner
Second Assistant Director
Merv Adelson
Executive Producer
Martin Elfand
Producer
Philip M. Jefferies
Production Design
Dick Colean
Camera Operator
John Earl Burnett
Second Assistant Camera
Earl Clark
Camera Production Assistant
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Laurie Riley
Costume Supervisor
Rita Riggs
Costume Supervisor
Marina Pedraza
Hairstylist
Jerry O'Dell
Makeup Artist
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
Clive Smith
Supervising Sound Editor
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Noyan Cosarer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Wexler
Sound Mixer
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Kitty Malone
Foley Artist
Joseph P. Mercurio
Special Effects
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Eugene S. Kelley
Construction Coordinator
Carol McCullough
Still Photographer
Mary Ann Newfield
Script Supervisor
Paul G. Hensler
Location Manager
William R. Borden
Location Manager
Jason Randal
Stunts
Samuel M. Pace
Stunts
Erik L. Nelson
Property Master
Crew Chamberlain
Cableman
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Associate Editor
Daniel R. Jordan
Key Grip
James F. Boyle
Gaffer
Robert Schneider
Unit Production Manager
Dan Perri
Title Designer
John V. Cartwright
Art Direction
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