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Top Gun (1986) 6.7
As students at the Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young flyer learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. Director:Tony Scott |
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| Tom Cruise | ... | ||
| Kelly McGillis | ... | ||
| Val Kilmer | ... | ||
| Anthony Edwards | ... | ||
| Tom Skerritt | ... | ||
| Michael Ironside | ... | ||
| John Stockwell | ... | ||
| Barry Tubb | ... | ||
| Rick Rossovich | ... | ||
| Tim Robbins | ... | ||
| Clarence Gilyard Jr. | ... | ||
| Whip Hubley | ... | ||
| James Tolkan | ... | ||
| Meg Ryan | ... | ||
| Adrian Pasdar | ... | ||
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Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father's death in combat that killed others due to his father's error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
16 May 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Top Guns See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,965,737 (USA) (8 February 2013)Gross:
$179,767,866 (USA) (15 February 2013)Company Credits
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By Michael Jay, Alan Roy Scott & Roy Freeland
Performed by The Miami Sound Machine
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. & Giorgio Moroder
Miami Sound Machine courtesy of CBS Records
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One of the deck officers on the carrier is named Scott, a reference to director Tony Scott. See more »Goofs
Iceman and Slider wear patches and insignia from then Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) now Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-25) the "Fist of the Fleet." VA-25 never operated F-14s. At the time that the movie was filmed VA-25 flew A-7 Corsairs. Currently VFA-25 Flies the F/A-18C Hornet See more »Crazy Credits
Dedicated to the memory of Art Scholl See more »Soundtracks
"Hot Summer Nights"By Michael Jay, Alan Roy Scott & Roy Freeland
Performed by The Miami Sound Machine
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. & Giorgio Moroder
Miami Sound Machine courtesy of CBS Records
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Jerry Bruckheimer; the name strikes fear into my heart.
The man honestly cannot tell the difference between action and boredom. With him its hit or miss.
In this case, hit.
Big hit.
Tom Cruise's performance is stellar, playing a role that he would end up playing again and again as the overconfident 'Maverick' who eventually learns his lesson. And a ham-handed lesson it is, hammered home in the end by his constant "I'm not leaving my wingman!" yell.
Val Kilmer shines...heck, the whole supporting cast shines! Meg Ryan, Anthony Edwards, Rim Robbins, Micheal Ironsides, Skerrit--they all come through beautifully. The action scenes are some of the best aerial shots ever shot.
On to the complaints.
Jerry Bruckheimer loads the sap on with a cement truck, nearly drowning this movie in it. The dialogue is corny. Basically--the very things that made the entire movie 'Armageddon' horrible mar the corners of Top Gun. The ending is worse than corny; it's a clear case of deus ex machina. A very clear case. The deus almost knocked me out of my seat.
A satisfying movie, altogether. Four out of five stars.