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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) More at IMDbPro »

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Louis Gossett Jr/George Thorogood & The Destroyers (#8.2)" (1982)
 -  Referenced during the monologue
Playing with Fire (1983)
 -  During the Danny-Catherine courtship montage, they stroll past a marquee showing the title.
Sweet Alice (1983)
 -  Billy Joe walks past a poster.
Valley Girl (1983)
 -  On theater marquee in night shots of Hollywood.
"Saturday Night Live: Joan Rivers/Musical Youth (#8.17)" (1983)
 -  referenced on Saturday Night News
"Taxi: Simka's Monthlies (#5.24)" (1983)
 -  Latka tells the Immigration official that he remembers that it was the last film he and Smika saw together because he thought it was going to be a double feature.
"Gimme a Break!: The Groupie (#3.1)" (1983)
 -  Nell and Andy sing the well-known theme song to this film.
"Saturday Night Live: Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps (#10.3)" (1984)
 -  Mentioned by Buddy Young Jr.
Heartburn (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
"Roseanne: An Officer and a Gentleman (#2.15)" (1990)
 -  title reference
"The Simpsons: Life on the Fast Lane (#1.9)" (1990)
 -  the final sequence is identical to the end of the movie
"Red Dwarf: Meltdown (#4.6)" (1991)
 -  Rimmer's abuse of his troops
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  Servo: Don't you do it! I got nowhere else to go!
Anni 90 (1992)
Monster in a Box (1992)
"Family Matters: An Officer and a Waldo (#4.7)" (1992)
 -  title reference
"Quantum Leap: The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862 (#5.20)" (1993)
 -  Al: "An officer, but definately not a gentleman."
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong (1996) (TV)
 -  she sings up where we belong
"Cybill: An Officer and a Thespian (#2.19)" (1996)
 -  title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997)
 -  Mike: Love lift us up where we belong, Roger.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Undead (#9.6)" (1997)
Small Soldiers (1998)
American History X (1998)
 -  The guard who intimidates Derek when he is first brought to prison uses the same lines that Sgt. Foley said to Zack Mayo, almost word-for-word: 'You better stop eye-balling me, boy! I'll rip your eyeballs out of their sockets and skull-fuck you to death.'
"Spin City: An Officer and a Gentleman (#3.7)" (1998)
 -  title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Soultaker (#11.1)" (1999)
 -  Mike: "Sorry! Love is lifting me up where I belong."
"Saturday Night Live: Heather Graham/Marc Anthony (#25.2)" (1999)
 -  Referenced on The Ladies Man as An Officer and a Genitals Man
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
"Spin City: An Office and a Gentleman (#6.12)" (2001)
 -  title reference
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
Hundtricket - The movie (2002)
Coast to Coast (2003) (TV)
 -  Talk about making a female version.
"Saturday Night Live: Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte (#28.16)" (2003)
 -  Referenced by Gene Shalit
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
 -  Actors turn down roles: John Travolta - "An Officer and a Gentleman"
"Biography: Richard Gere" (2004)
 -  Clips within Show
"Gilmore Girls: We Got Us a Pippi Virgin (#5.5)" (2004)
 -  Zach admits that he is unromantic, telling Lane that he hopes she wasn't expecting a moment from the film.
La Reunion (2005)
 -  a girl tells a guy that she wants to be picked up and carried away by someone and she will put his hat on her head, the guy tells her that she has been watching too many movies
Film Geek (2005)
 -  girl takes the guys hat and puts it on as the crowd aplaud
"EastEnders: (2005-10-17)" (2005)
 -  Pat says, "But Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman. Oooh! I could put some wrinkles in that white uniform, no problem!"
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced in Louis Gosset Jr.'s monologue (archive footage)
"The Thick of It: The Rise of the Nutters (#2.1)" (2007)
 -  Malcolm compares himself to Richard Gere in this movie.
An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 Years Later (2007) (V)
 -  It's a Making-of Documentary about the film
"Greek: The Rusty Nail (#1.3)" (2007)
 -  Ashleigh tells Evan, "Just make sure you're an officer and a gentleman tonight."
"Big Bang: (#1.2)" (2007)
 -  Referenced in dialogue
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
Management (2008)
 -  Mentioned in dialog, about being swept away like...
"Samantha Who?: With This Ring (#2.20)" (2009)
 -  Seth says he thought it would be like the end of "An Officer and a Gentleman" with Richard Gere and Debra Winger
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.8)" (2009/I)
 -  incorrect answer to a $250,000 question

Featured in

The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV)
The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)
Boys on the Side (1995)
 -  Shown on TV before Robin has a conversation with her mother
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #29 on the list.
Hundtricket - The movie (2002)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Up Where We Belong" is #75 on the list.
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #68 on the list.
"Family Guy: Mother Tucker (#5.2)" (2006)
 -  audio clip of the Zack Mayo screaming "Don't you do it!" is played during Brian and Stewie's radio program
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Kisses (#1.11)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the best movie kisses
An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 Years Later (2007) (V)
 -  Footage from the movie is used as B-Roll
"TV Land Confidential: Movies (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  clips
"20 to 1: Girls on Film (#6.7)" (2008)
 -  Clips shown in a segment.

Spoofed in

Good-bye Cruel World (1983)
Hot Shots! (1991)
"The Simpsons: So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (#4.18)" (1993)
 -  A clip showing Homer picking up Marge and carrying her off into the distance to the theme from this film.
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Vice Academy 4 (1994)
"Friends: The One with the Chicken Pox (#2.23)" (1996)
 -  Final scene under the end credits spoofs the last scene in the film
"Married with Children: T*R*A*S*H (#11.13)" (1997)
 -  Al picks up and carries his sergeant just like Richard Gere did with Debra Winger, complete with the same theme music.
"Just Shoot Me!: A Spy in the House of Me (#3.12)" (1999)
 -  Scenes with Dennis and intern Brian, particularly the "I have nowhere else to go" scene.
"Spaced: Ends (#1.7)" (1999)
 -  Tim carries Mike out of a building to the same music and Mike throws his hat in the air, it spoofs the famous scene from this movie.
An Officer and a Yentlman (2002)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
 -  Military man in white uniform takes damsel in his arms, leaning over her to kiss her, she leans back, they kiss.
"South Park: Erection Day (#9.7)" (2005)
 -  Jimmy lifts up the prostitute and carries her off to the same music as the iconic scene in this film.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Food Stamps (#1.9)" (2005)
 -  Julius is dressed in a Navy uniform and pushes Rochelle in a shopping cart as "Up Where We Belong" plays
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)
 -  Openly Gator carries Queer Duck and mentions Richard Gere.
"The Office: The Return (#3.13)" (2007)
 -  "Up Where We Belong" plays at the Staples when Michael goes to ask Dwight to return
"Scrubs: His Story IV (#6.7)" (2007)
 -  Two scenes parody the final moment of the film.

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