The role of Paula was first offered to Sigourney Weaver, then to Anjelica Huston and later to Jennifer Jason Leigh, who dropped out to do the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High instead. Eventually, Debra Winger replaced Leigh for the role of Paula.
Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982): Making of Commercial, Old-Fashioned Hit, Starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Lois Gossett Jr. in Oscar Role
March 29, 2024 by
Oscar Actors: Gossett, Louis–Best Supporting Actor Winner, “An Officer and A Gentleman” (1982), Dies at 87
March 29, 2024 by
Louis Gossett Jr., the tough guy with sensitive side who won Oscar for his portrayal of a steely sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman and Emmy for his performance as a compassionate slave in the miniseries Roots, died Friday. He was 87.
Stonewalling: Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka’s Portrait of Young Woman in Perpetual Crisis
March 28, 2024 by
Stonewalling is the third and final panel in a trilogy that includes Egg and Stone (2012) and The Foolish Bird (2017), all films about what it means to be a young woman in contemporary China.
Oscar Directors: Scorsese’s Upcoming “Jesus Film”–Early Draft
March 28, 2024 by
Consultant Father Spadaro Reveals Early Draft Script in New Book–Read an Excerpt
Oscar Actors: Channing Recalls a Lovelorn Will Smith on ‘Six Degrees’ Set: “I Felt Very Motherly Towards Him”
March 28, 2024 by
Stockard Channing discusses the making of the 1993 film, for which she earned her first and only Oscar nomination.
