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.
Richard Gere
as Zack Mayo
Debra Winger
as Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Sergeant Emil Foley
David Keith
as Sid Worley
Robert Loggia
as Byron Mayo
Lisa Blount
as Lynette Pomeroy
Lisa Eilbacher
as Casey Seeger
Harold Sylvester
as Perryman
David Caruso
as Topper Daniels
Grace Zabriskie
as Esther Pokrifiki
Tony Plana
as Emiliano Della Serra
Victor French
as Joe Pokrifki
