Saturday, January 16, 2010

80's Movie Weekend



This weekend's 80's movie flashback takes us back to 1982 when Richard Gere's star was definitely on the rise... along with Debra Winger and Louis Gossett Jr. (who won an academy award for Best Supporting Actor), here is... I got nowhere else to go!!!! - "An Officer and a Gentleman"...

the trailer...



here is the full scene... DOR! I Ain't gonna quit! Don't you do it!



Here is the hit #1 song from the movie by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes... "Up Where We Belong"...




Lyrics | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes lyrics - Up Where We Belong lyrics

"Up Where We Belong"
Single by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
from the album An Officer and a Gentleman Original Soundtrack
B-side Sweet Lil' Woman (Joe Cocker)
Released 1982
Format CD, Casette
Recorded 1982
Genre Pop
Length 3:58
Label Island Records
Writer(s) Jack Nitzsche
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Will Jennings

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
UK peak: #7

An Officer and a Gentleman

Directed by Taylor Hackford
Produced by Martin Elfand
Douglas Day Stewart
Written by Douglas Day Stewart
Starring Richard Gere
Debra Winger
Louis Gossett, Jr.
David Keith
Robert Loggia
Music by Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography Donald E. Thorin
Editing by Peter Zinner
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 28, 1982
Running time 122 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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