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* AwardSnub: The film did well at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, winning for Creator/LouisGossettJr's supporting turn and for Original Song, and earning Creator/DebraWinger a nomination. However, Creator/RichardGere was omitted from the Best Actor line-up, and the film itself wasn't even nominated for Best Picture.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Up Where We Belong" performed by Jennifer Warnes and Music/JoeCocker, with its ascending musical construction perfectly matching the song's message and ending the film on a highly uplifting note.
* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/RLeeErmey was cast as Foley because of his experience as a Marine Corps Drill Instructor, only to be replaced by Louis Gossett, Jr. and become an advisor. Four years later, Ermey would be initially hired as an advisor for ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', then was cast as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, replacing another actor (Tim Colceri, who went on to play the Door Gunner).
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%% ** "I have nowhere else to go!"
%% ** "Only two things come from [insert place here], [x] and [y]!"
%% * {{Narm}}: Foley defeating Mayo with a GroinAttack during their fight at the end, followed by a ridiculous overhead shot of Mayo clutching himself on the ground in pain.
* TheWoobie: Sid Worley, who proposes to Lynette, only for her to rudely reject him for choosing a different career path, which devastates him [[spoiler: to the point where he commits suicide]].

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