The Academy To Hold Special Screening Of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN – Richard Gere & Louis Gossett, Jr. Scheduled To Appear

Actors Richard Gere and Louis Gossett, Jr. will be special guests at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ screening of “An Officer and a Gentleman,” in celebration of Paramount Pictures’ 100th anniversary, on Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. Gere and Gossett will participate in an onstage post-screening discussion.

Directed by Taylor Hackford from a script by Douglas Day Stewart, “An Officer and a Gentleman” tells the story of a young man’s journey to chart a different path in his life by enlisting in the Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. Through the obstacles Zack Mayo faces along the way, including a budding romance with local girl Paula Pokrifki and an ongoing conflict with his drill instructor, Zack learns important life lessons about becoming an officer…and a gentleman.

On the heels of his star-making role in “American Gigolo” (1980), Gere solidified his standing as a leading man in the role of Zack, with Debra Winger playing girlfriend Paula and Gossett delivering an Academy Award®-winning performance as Sergeant Emil Foley. This love story also boasts the Academy Award-winning song “Up Where We Belong,” with lyrics by Will Jennings and music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie. The song was performed by the legendary Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

This screening is presented courtesy of Lorimar Productions/Paramount Pictures.

Tickets for “An Officer and a Gentleman” are on sale now at Oscars.org, by mail and at the Academy Theater Box Office (open Tuesday and Thursday, 2–5 p.m.). Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID.

The Academy Theater is located at 111 East 59th Street in New York City. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Ticketed seating is unreserved. For more information, visit www.oscars.org or call (212) 821-9251.