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Top Gun

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
475K
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Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
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As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taugh... Read allAs students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.

  • Director
    • Tony Scott
  • Writers
    • Jim Cash
    • Jack Epps Jr.
    • Ehud Yonay
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Tim Robbins
    • Kelly McGillis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    475K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    142
    7
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • Jim Cash
      • Jack Epps Jr.
      • Ehud Yonay
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Tim Robbins
      • Kelly McGillis
    • 833User reviews
    • 188Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)
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    Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)
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    Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
    Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
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    Tom Cruise
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    • Maverick
    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Merlin
    Kelly McGillis
    Kelly McGillis
    • Charlie
    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • Ice
    Anthony Edwards
    Anthony Edwards
    • Goose
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Viper
    Michael Ironside
    Michael Ironside
    • Jester
    John Stockwell
    John Stockwell
    • Cougar
    Barry Tubb
    Barry Tubb
    • Wolfman
    Rick Rossovich
    Rick Rossovich
    • Slider
    Clarence Gilyard Jr.
    Clarence Gilyard Jr.
    • Sundown
    Whip Hubley
    Whip Hubley
    • Hollywood
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
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    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Carole
    Adrian Pasdar
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    • Chipper
    Randall Brady
    • Lt. Davis
    Duke Stroud
    Duke Stroud
    • Air Boss Johnson
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    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • Jim Cash
      • Jack Epps Jr.
      • Ehud Yonay
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Stunt pilot Art Scholl was killed during the production of the movie, aged 54. He died when his Pitts S-2 camera plane failed to recover from a flat spin and plunged into the Pacific Ocean. Scholl's last words over the radio were "I have a problem - I have a real problem." The exact cause of the crash was never determined, and neither the aircraft nor Scholl's body were ever recovered. The film is dedicated to him.
    • Goofs
      The term "bogey" is misused throughout the movie. A bogey is an unidentified aircraft. Once identified, it is referred to as a "friendly" (for friendly aircraft), "bandit" (for non-friendly aircraft) or "hostile" (for non-friendly aircraft that may be fired at). In USN terminology, a non-friendly surface radar contact is a "skunk".
    • Quotes

      Maverick: I feel the need...

      Maverick, Goose: ...the need for speed!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits sequence features a history of the Top Gun program before the title of the film appears on screen, with the remainder of the opening credits devoted to footage of planes being launched from and landing on an aircraft carrier.
    • Alternate versions
      The version of the film shown on the Paramount Network has nearly all of the profane language intact (basically everything but the word "shit"). However, this version also randomly cuts out several scenes and parts of scenes, presumably to fit in the network time slot allotted. Scenes missing altogether include (but are certainly not limited to) Maverick and Goose conversing in their housing regarding whether or not they'll graduate, and Jester and Viper conversing, with Viper revealing hew knew Maverick's "old man." The latter is especially surprising considering this plot point plays a major role in a later scene.
    • Connections
      Edited into MacGyver: GX-1 (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Danger Zone
      Written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock

      Performed by Kenny Loggins

      Produced by Giorgio Moroder

      Kenny Loggins courtesy of CBS Records

    User reviews833

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Michael Bay's biggest inspiration. A romantic, stylish, cheesy and over the top 80s nostalgia film with an eye candy Tom Cruise. A cult classic indeed.
    I like this movie, really. I think it is one of the biggest pieces of 80s navy/military nostalgia out there. Its saturated colors, disregard for technical accuracy and the over the top personalities of every character reminds us why the 80s were so great. The extravagantic flashy and superficially clear emotions evoqued in this movie are enough to convince people it has a story.

    I have only seen these movie elements in Michael Bay movies. Movies like Armageddon (1998) or the first Transformers one. And I don't mean it in a bad way, I actually understand the appeal of such a movie. For some it'd be a "flight/pilot-porn movie", for others an eye candy piece of young Tom Cruise seeing there's a shirtless volleyball scene; and for others, like me, is brainless entertainment.

    Surprisingly enough, I never thought this movie was cliche or cheesy. If this movie is cheesy, then every other movie from the 80s is also cheesy and with that logic none of them are. Because this is the sort of feel and personality the movies had back then. The difference is, the cliched and cheesy parts make the movies endearing because they add a unique personality to the already well-crafted stories.

    And this movie would have been a heartbreaking story with a positive outcome but the story is just too bland even for the time. I love 80s movies, I have watched a lot of them, but this one unfortunately falls for me in some story aspects. It never tries anything new than the most stereotypical route for every single character to a point of even being able to predict the turn of events.

    IN CONCLUSION; it is a fun, entertaining and plain dumb romantic-drama (not action drama as there's very little action, just long pilot flight scenes). Of course I have my problems with it (like the fact that I have no idea who is talking most of the times in the flight scenes because everybody sounds the same when shouting and they are all wearing helmets) but I realised that wasn't the reason this movie is a cult classic. Thanks to Tom Cruise's grin and the incredible energy and charisma he brings to the movie, he delivers an incredible performance that would cement his career as an action hero. The romance is amazingly well done and the soundtrack is an 80s nostalgia trip. A great movie to pass the time and not reflect upon or no take-away.
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    FAQ8

    • What military conflict is going on in the movie? Is there an actual war, or just one isolated incident against Soviet fighter planes for some reason?
    • What is Top Gun about?
    • The soundtrack has a song called "Through The Fire" but does that song actually appear in the movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Top Guns
    • Filming locations
      • 102 Pacific Street, Oceanside, California, USA(Charlie's house)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $180,258,178
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,193,052
      • May 18, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $357,288,178
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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