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Top Gun

Top Gun

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19867.11h 50m

Overview

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

Directed by Tony Scott
Written by Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Ehud Yonay
Produced by Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $356.8M

Top Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Maverick

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

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Merlin

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathsecret lovelovesicknessairplaneloss of loved oneself-discoveryhostilityfighter pilotpilottraining campbattle assignmentu.s. navycowardlinesshomoeroticismpilot schoolbased on magazine, newspaper or articleadmiringcelebratorycommandingexuberant

About Top Gun

Top Gun is a action, drama, romance film released in 1986 exploring themes of dying and death, secret love, lovesickness, airplane, loss of loved one, self-discovery. Directed by Tony Scott, it stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer. For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

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