Posted April 30, 2007 11:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing the classic 80's romance, 'An Officer and a Gentleman' for Blu-ray on July 24th. This Oscar award-winning film stars Richard Gere as a Navy pilot trainee who falls in love with a local girl during his training, despite the warnings from his instructor, played by Louis Gossett, Jr. Most, if not all, of the special features will be taken directly off the Special Edition DVD (set to street tomorrow), which includes audio commentary, new featurettes, and a stills gallery. The disc will feature the standard MPEG-2 1080p video and Dolby Digital soundtrack. SRP has been set at $29.95.
Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth. Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen torturous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Louis Gossett, Jr. brilliantly plays the tough drill instructor who teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. Despite Gossett's warnings about local girls who get pregnant to catch themselves pilot husbands, Zack eventually learns to love one (Debra Winger). David Keith is memorable as one of Zack's fellow candidates. An Officer And A Gentleman is a rich and satisfying film that gets richer with repeated viewings.