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The "Puget Sound Deb's," the name coined for the girls who pursue the young naval officers-in-training are actually representative of what has been famously coined by rapper Sir-Mix-A-Lot as "Bremaloe's." A "Bremaloe" is a young girl from Bremerton, Washington (home of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard) with the same career goals as a "Puget Sound Deb."  -Thanks to Drucilla DenceDebra Winger has apparently stated publicly that making the movie was one of the worst experiences in her life! After Debra Winger and Lisa Blount change their clothes in the car after work early in the film when they go to cruise all the new officer candidates, you can see some faint bruising on Lisa Blount's chest from a recent car accident. -Thanks to Brett HardelThe Naval Base was called "Fort Ranier" in the movie, a misspelling of "Rainier", made famous by the mountain of that name. The paper mill is indeed the biggest employer in the town of Port Townsend. David Caruso has a part as Daniels, a member of Mayo's training platoon. He is the student who is attacked and choked by Gunnery Sergeant Foley during the martial arts demonstration and he is also the student who almost drowns during the 'dunker' training and is subsequently D.O.R.'d. -Thanks to Bryan FisherJohn Laughlin has a small cameo appearance in the bar fight scene, he also plays "Woody" in "Footloose". A mid-season 1978 750cc T140 Triumph Bonneville is the motorcycle that Richard Gere rides in the film. T140s were supplied to London (UK) cinemas for display in foyers, although it did no good for the old Triumph firm which folded in 1983 ! He switched to it's 650 cc T120 predecessor in the film, 'Mr Jones'. -Thanks to Erum WaheedLisa Eilbacher later played Axel Foley's friend, "Jenny" in "Beverly Hills Cop". Many shows have parodied the end scene of this movie, including most notably "The Simpsons" in the episode where Marge has to choose between her bowling coach and Homer. It is hysterical, right down to the instrumental music of "Up Where We Belong". -Thanks to Jennifer ConantI believe that the actor who played Captain Graves, William S. Graves, is, in fact, a retired Navy Captain. -Thanks to Chuck Ballenger« Click here to add some Officer and a Gentleman trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Officer and a Gentleman DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like An Officer and a Gentleman or 80's Drama / Historic classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Outsiders ..... Elephant Man ..... Rain Man ..... Drugstore Cowboy ..... Stand By Me ..... Wall Street ..... Mask ..... Amadeus ..... Full Metal Jacket ..... Witness ..... Breakfast Club ..... Glory ..... Platoon ..... Scarface ..... Six Weeks ..... Urban Cowboy .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: Fort Ranier Naval Training BaseWanna see the real life filming location used for Fort Ranier Naval Training Base in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at Fort Worden State Park, located in Port Townsend, Washington. [New! Show Google Map] At Fort Worden State Park, the balloon hanger, famous for the fight scene between Richard Gere and Lou Gossett, Jr., has now been converted into a 1200 seat performing arts pavilion. The Blimp Hangar looks the same - if it HAS been converted - they only added seats. [Thanks to J Steik] The dorm room used by "Mayo" was in building 204. At the end of the movie, Lou Gossett saluted them on the porch of dorm 204, now used as meeting rooms. The obstacle course was on the beach near Kinzie Battery. Sadly, no trace of it remains. The airplanes in the opening scene on the parade field were brought in just for the movie, but the corner near the park office still looks the same as when Richard Gere drove around it on his motorcycle. The pool used for the diving / rescue scenes is the swimming pool at Mountain View Middle School. The set for the scene where they suffered a lack of oxygen and tried to play cards as part of their training, is still in the basement of dorm 225. The mooning was photographed from Battery Putnam; The dance scene was in the USO building; The barber shop was in dorm 202. The love scenes were filmed at The Tides Inn, also in Port Townsend. This small roadside inn is still in operation, and you can even stay in "The Officer and a Gentleman Suite" where the scenes were filmed! The Town Tavern, which was used for the bar scene in the film, is a prominent tavern on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend. Sadly, it has since been closed and remodeled. The famous mural is no longer on the wall of a new bar that was opened in the summer of 2001. [Thanks to Drucilla Dence] The mural is now back in the "Town Tavern" [Thanks to Kathi Okrasa] The papermill at Port Townsend was not available for interior scenes so they were done at what was the Champion International Corporation and is now the Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company, having changed in 1985. It can be found at 801 Portland Avenue, Tacoma, WA. Short scenes in the beginning were also included from Seattle and the Philippines. The Fort they shot at was Fort Warden State Park. The Blimp hangar is still there but they have since removed the aircraft. The Bar in the scene where Zach gets into a fight is still operational in Port Townsend as well as the Motel that they stayed in. [Thanks to Kris]
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The music that accompanies all this angst and romance is the wonderfully uplifting ‘Up Where We Belong’ by Joe Cocker, who could forget it?! As we all know, "Up Where We Belong", featured at the end of this movie, became not only a classic 80s song, but one of the most memorable love songs of all time. Shockingly enough, it almost didn't make it into the movie. Infamous producer Don Simpson, normally a man with a good ear for music (He helped the "Flashdance", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Top Gun" soundtracks to the top of the charts), and Michael Eisner, who was working for Paramount at the time, said that they didn't like the song. He had somebody with a better tune, according to him, in mind. That somebody? Overbearing songster and "Saturday Night Live" target of ridicule Neil Diamond. Simpson said Diamond's song would be better. Thankfully, common sense won out and "Up Where We Belong" remained in the movie. [Thanks to John Edward Kilduff] Track listing: 1. Main Title from "An Officer and a Gentleman" 2. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker 3. Hungry for Your Love - Van Morrison 4. Tush - ZZ Top 5. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar 6. Be Real - The Sir Douglas Quintet 7. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker 8. Love Theme from "An Officer and a Gentleman" - Lee Ritenour 9. Of Love - Dire Straits 10. Morning After Love Theme « Click here to add new music trivia for Officer and a Gentleman Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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