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...black drill sergeant, played with malevolent high spirits by Louis Gossett Jr. Of course, Zack's spirit will first have to be broken, a process Gossett undertakes with relish. Then too Zack will have to Learn to Love, which, of course, means Learning to Trust. Luckily, Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger) is around to take are of that educational effort. The movie holds that girls who hang around officer candidates are not above faking pregnancy in order to grab a man due to don an upmarket uniform, and Zack is supposed to wonder, for at least three seconds, if that...
While the Navy, in the person of Sgt. Foley drags Mayo towards his officer's stripes. Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger) lures the man out from behind the James Dean-punk facade. Paula is a factory girl from across the bay, apparently one of a breed specializing in purposely getting knocked-up by pilots-to-be, hoping for a shot-gun wedding and an escape from their dreary existence. But Mayo's motel bedmate turns out to be different sensitive, self-aware, and genuinely in love with an Italian stud tast becoming an admirable person as well. Winger is not only...
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