Final
Draft -- April 13, 1981.
Written
by Douglas Day Stewart.
Nominated
for Best Original Screenplay at the 1982 Academy Awards.
Produced
by Lorimar / Paramount.
Zack
Mayo, an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once
arrived at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Zack
runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill sergeant Foley. Zack
is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart. Foley
rides Zack mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime
officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair
with working girl Paula is likewise compromised by his unwillingness
to give of himself. Only after Zack's best friend Sid commits suicide
over an unhappy romance does Zack come out of his shell and mature
into a real human being.
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