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The Last Detail
Why this pick
Its military setting likewise exposes masculine bravado and institutional pressure, but finds warmth and vulnerability in an uneasy male bond.
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MOVIE1982 2h 4m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Richard Gere
Zack Mayo
Debra Winger
Paula Pokrifki
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sergeant Emil Foley
David Keith
Sid Worley
Lisa Blount
Lynette Pomeroy
Lisa Eilbacher
Casey Seeger
Harold Sylvester
Perryman
Victor French
Joe Pokrifki