Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
Taylor Hackford | Director |
Nancy Klopper | Casting |
Douglas Day Stewart | Screenplay |
Philip M. Jefferies | Production Design |
Donald E. Thorin | Director of Photography |
Martin Elfand | Producer |
Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
Douglas Day Stewart | Associate Producer |
Mary Ann Newfield | Script Supervisor |
John V. Cartwright | Art Direction |