It also was a financial success, grossing $190 million against a $6 million or $7 million budget. It was well-received by critics, with a number calling it the best film of 1982. The film was commercially released in the U.S.
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Uniform Code of Military Justice's charge of " conduct unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman" (from 1860). Its title is an old expression from the Royal Navy and later from the U.S. The film was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a young "townie" named Paula (Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett Jr.) training his class. It tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, making him the first black male to do so. Wikimedia Commons has media related to An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical.An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr.
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"Theatre People Pro Choice 2012 Winners Announced!". ^ "An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical: Songs for Download".
^ "Bid to save sinking musical An Officer And A Gentleman".^ David Ng, "'An Officer and a Gentleman' writer hits back at critic", Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2012.^ "Review Roundup: An Officer and a Gentleman in Sydney",, (summary and links to other reviews).^ "Exclusive: New musical adaptation of An Officer and a Gentleman to open in Leicester".^ "An Officer and A Gentleman Musical Cast Announced".^ Adam Fulton, "Show won't go on: musical fails to deliver on world premiere fanfare", The Australian, June 12, 2016.Awards and nominations Yearīest Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Bert LaBonte won for "Best Supporting Actor".Ī promotional disc of five songs was released including "Up Where We Belong", performed by Ben Mingay, Amanda Harrison, Kate Kendall and Alex Rathgeber, and "If You Believe In Love", sung by Amanda Harrison. The show was nominated for five Helpmann Awards including "Best Musical 2012". When the show's closing was announced, producer John Frost told a reporter that an American tour was still a possibility, after revisions were made to the show. In response to a highly negative review in The Australian, calling the show a "bloodless facsimile" of the film, author Stewart published a rebuttal defending the production and attacking the critics for their "eclectic, overly intellectual point of view". The Sydney production received mixed reviews. It was directed by Nikolai Foster and used songs from the film's soundtrack such as "Up Where We Belong", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Toy Soldiers", "Alone", "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "Material Girl", opposed to the musical's original score by Hirsch and Lerner. Ī new version of the musical made its premiere at Curve in Leicester, England in April 2018 before touring the UK. It starred Ben Mingay as Zack Mayo and Amanda Harrison as Paula Pokrifki. The book was written by Douglas Day Stewart and Sharleen Cooper Cohen and the score was written by Ken Hirsch and Robin Lerner. It was co-produced by John Frost and Sharleen Cooper Cohen. The musical closed six weeks later on July 1. It had its world premiere at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney, Australia. May 18, 2012: Lyric Theatre in Sydney, AustraliaĪn Officer and a Gentleman, The Musical is a stage musical based on the 1982 film of the same name, written by Douglas Day Stewart.