Where They Went

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Directed by Taylor Hackford

A loner raised around a Navy base in the Philippines enrolls in a tough aviation officer school on Washington's Puget Sound and falls for a local factory worker.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Byron Mayo's lodgings
    Olongapo, Philippines
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Inferred

    After his mother's death, young Zack is sent to live with his hard-drinking Navy father near the base.

  2. 2Aviation Officer Candidate School
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 00:08:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Zack and the other candidates report to Gunnery Sergeant Foley, who sets out to break them.

  3. 3Candidates' dance
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 00:25:00
    InferredFictional

    At a dance for the candidates Zack meets Paula and Sid meets her friend Lynette.

  4. 4Weekend motel
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 00:45:00
    InferredFictional

    On weekend liberty the couples spend their time at a motel by the water.

  5. 5Pokrifki family home
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 01:00:00
    InferredFictional

    Zack has an awkward dinner with Paula's family.

  6. 6Motel
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 01:35:00
    InferredFictional
  7. 7Aviation Officer Candidate School
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 01:48:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  8. 8Paula's factory
    Port Rainier, Washington
    ≈ 01:56:00
    InferredFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
10,659 km
Places
2
Countries
2
Stops
8
  • Not shown: 10,659 km
  • Motorcycle: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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