‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ redux

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Hey, remember An Officer and a Gentleman? If you don’t, you’re probably young enough to think that Touchstone Pictures’ Annapolis looks like an original, riveting flick about a hardscrabble recruit from the wrong side of the tracks struggling to make it at the U.S. Naval Academy. If you do remember the 1982 classic, you’ll recognize Annapolis for what it is—a younger, prettier, unintentionally hilarious version of the earlier Oscar-winner, with a dash of Top Gun’s testosterone.

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