“An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982), a Conversation about a Blockbuster
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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa visit where the eagles cry, on a mountain high, far from the world we know, where the clear winds blow. *** Referenced media: “Police Academy” (Hugh Wilson, 1984)“Top Gun” (Tony Scott, 1986)“Entertainment Tonight” (Al Masini, 1981-now)“Conan the Barbarian” (John Milius, 1982)“The Road Warrior” (George Miller, 1981)“Annie” (John Huston, 1982)“Rocky III” (Sylvester Stallone, 1982)“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (Nicholas Meyer, 1982)“Poltergeist” (Tobe Hooper, 1982)“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (Steven Spielberg, 1982)“Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)“The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)“Tron” (Steven Lisberger, 1982)“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (Colin Higgins, 1982)“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (Amy Heckerling, 1982)“First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)“Sophie’s Choice” (Alan J. Pakula, 1982)“Gandhi” (Richard Attenborough, 1982)“The Verdict” (Sidney Lumet, 1982)“Tootsie” (Sydney Pollack, 1982)“The Hunger Games” (Gary Ross, 2012)“The Deer Hunter” (Michael Cimino, 1978)“Coming Home” (Hal Ashby, 1978)“Rolling Thunder” (John Flynn, 1977)“Sgt. Bilko” (Jonathan Lynn, 1996)“Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment” (Jerry Paris, 1985)“Full Metal Jacket” (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)“Dirty Dancing” (Emile Ardolino, 1987)“Heartbreak Ridge” (Clint Eastwood, 1986)Audio quotation: “Police Academy” (Hugh Wilson, 1984), including “Police Academy March”, written by Robert Folk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRxgXzk_L0s“An Officer and a Gentleman” (Taylor Hackford, 1982), including “Up Where We Belong”, written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Will Jennings“Full Metal Jacket” (Stanley Kubrick, 1987), including “Full Metal Jacket”, written by Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNVFpNA2B30&list=PLOKfQ2dxS6KLVZ1ZFLfvDqRL_77BkHabU“Dirty Dancing” (Emile Ardolino, 1987), including “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”, written by John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz, and Franke Previte, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3NndBTqC3Y“Heartbreak Ridge” (Clint Eastwood, 1986), including “Heartbreak Ridge Intro Music”, written by Lennie Neihaus, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hh1k1vmQrM
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