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Douglas Day Stewart was born on January 1, 1940, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He graduated from San Marino High School in 1958 and Claremont Men’s College in 1962. After serving three years as a Naval officer (1962-1965), in which he saw duty in the Vietnam War, he received an M.A. from Northwestern University in Radio, Television and Film.
Discover the untold stories behind iconic films like "An Officer and a Gentleman," "The Blue Lagoon," and "Thief of Hearts" from acclaimed writer and screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart.
Explore the praise for Douglas Day Stewart's work, including the best movie about love, An Officer and a Gentleman, and other timeless classics that have left a lasting impression on audiences.
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Richard Gere stars in this classic story about a young troubled man who must endure the tough love of a merciless gunnery sergeant to succeed at a Navy Flight school. The screenplay was written by Douglas Day Stewart, a former Navy flight school student.
The introduction of the main character, Zack Mayo, is a clever and appropriate one. We see him at an airport in the Philippines, waiting for a sailor while holding a racy photo. __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Byron doesn’t identify himself as Zack’s father, but their brief conversation makes it...
The genre of An Officer and a Gentlemanis character drama. The raw, gritty depiction of Byron’s life in the underbelly of Manila shows us a young man in flashbacks with a troubled childhood. He has lived hard and has grown into a tattooed, aimless young drifter. His desire to fly jets is a metaphor for his need to escape. Zack needs structure and d...
The dramatic situation is simple. This character, tamed by a wild, dysfunctional upbringing, has survived and wants to fly jets. This is revealed on page 10, after Stewart takes the first 9 pages of the screenplay to provide context to this revelation. __________________________________________ __________________________________________ The flashba...
The world of this story is not shown in the first 10 pages, but it is implied. In fact, what is shown is its OPPOSITEso as to accentuate the contrast we see when Zack goes to officer candidate school. Like a fish out of water, he doesn’t belong, which makes his character more interesting since we want to see how he will survive his new home. In the...
Since An Officer and a Gentlemanis a character drama, the theme deals with internal struggle. As mentioned previously, Zack wants to escape. Jets soar through the sky, and this is what Zack wants to do, in a figurative sense. The Navy will give him the guidance that he desperately craved as a child,, but did not receive from his father as a child. ...
Feb 28, 2014 · Douglas Day Stewart CM ’62 could have a movie made about his dynamic and tumultuous life story. But there would be no need: The famous screenwriter has already written four. movies that draw on his personal experiences, along with several other scripts’. worth of unpublished material.
Douglas Day Stewart is an American screenwriter and film director. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1962.
The plaintiff alleges that Oscar-nominated screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart sexually assaulted her on a movie set in B.C. and then lured her to Nova Scotia and L.A. where the abuse continued.
