An Officer and a Gentleman (1981, released 1982 Taylor Hackford)

Tougher than you might think, and Gere says 'cunt' as well as having a Sean Penn moment. Debra Winger and Lou Gossett Jr good too. Written by Douglas Day Stewart, photographed by Donald Thorin. With David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount. Only the ending seems somewhat contrived, yet enormously crowd-pleasing (it's the behaviour of the other girl, who has actually just caused the death of a man, which seems contrived).

The score doesn't do much more than reinterpret the theme song.

Winger is in TV things these days.