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Director:
Writer:
Douglas Day Stewart (written by)
Release Date:
13 August 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
It will lift you up where you belong. more
Plot:
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 6 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 26 November 2009, 2:15 PM, PST)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 29 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Brando, Depp, the missing millions and Divine Rapture, the lost movie
(From The Guardian - Film News. 26 November 2009, 2:15 PM, PST)
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Sometimes a guy needs a big brother.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Gere | ... | Zack Mayo |
 | Debra Winger | ... | Paula Pokrifki |
 | David Keith | ... | Sid Worley |
 | Robert Loggia | ... | Byron Mayo |
 | Lisa Blount | ... | Lynette Pomeroy |
| Lisa Eilbacher | ... | Casey Seeger |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Sgt. Emil Foley |
| Tony Plana | ... | Emiliano Della Serra |
 | Harold Sylvester | ... | Perryman |
 | David Caruso | ... | Topper Daniels |
| Victor French | ... | Joe Pokrifiki |
 | Grace Zabriskie | ... | Esther Pokrifiki |
| Tommy Petersen | ... | Young Zack |
| Mara Scott-Wood | ... | Bunny (as Mara Scott Wood) |
| David Greenfield | ... | Schneider |
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Runtime:
124 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Finland:K-16 (re-rating) |
Finland:K-18 (original rating) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Iceland:12 |
France:Unrated |
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Chile:18 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (PCA #26387) |
West Germany:16 (w)
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According to "High Concept", Charles Fleming's biography of producer Don Simpson, the producer was alleged to have said to the auditioning Debra Winger, "There may be somebody else for this part. I need somebody fuckable. You're not fuckable enough."
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the graduation ceremony, when Gunnery Sergeant Foley reports to the officer and falls out the graduates, he does an about face and steps off with his right foot. This is incorrect, as you always start with the left foot when marching.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Mayo: [whispered to sleeping father] Hey.
[flashback to Manila]
Byron: Hey, kid! Are you Zack?
Young Zack: Yes, sir.
Byron: I'm Byron; nice to meet you. Come on, let's get your bags, OK?
Young Zack: Yes, sir.
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Mayo: [whispered to sleeping father] Hey.
[flashback to Manila]
Byron: Hey, kid! Are you Zack?
Young Zack: Yes, sir.
Byron: I'm Byron; nice to meet you. Come on, let's get your bags, OK?
Young Zack: Yes, sir.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Joan Rivers/Musical Youth (#8.17)" (1983)
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Soundtrack:
Moon River
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This movie is about an adolescent who becomes a man with the help of a big brother, who in this case is a hard-nosed, no-nonsense, tough-as-nails drill sergeant. The adolescent is a wayward young man with no direction and with no one to depend on except his alcoholic sailer father who believes that the young man will never succeed at anything. Well, the adolescent wants to prove his father wrong and does something most unexpected - applies for Navy flight school and is accepted. Now the question is: Will he succeed? For him to succeed, this adolescent will have to change: become a team player, take on responsibilities, apply himself to achieving goals, and complete an exceedingly difficult 12-week course that will test not only his physical strength and mental capabilities, but the very essence of his character. In short, the adolescent will have to become a man. And there is only one person who cares enough to push him to succeed - the adolescent's drill sergeant who does everything he can to get the adolescent to drop out, which does not happen. This movie shows what a person can accomplish when they believe in themselves and have a big brother who cares enough to make them succeed. This is a great movie.