Movies / Top Gun (1986)
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
Devil-may-care navy pilot Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is sent to Miramar Naval Air Station for advanced training. Here he vies with Tom Kasansky (Val Kilmer) for the coveted "Top Gun" award. When not so occupied, Mitchell carries on a romance with civilian consultant Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). Shaken up by the death of a friend, Mitchell loses the Top Gun honor to Kasansky. Worried that he may have lost his nerve, Mitchell is given a chance to redeem himself during a tense international crisis involving a crippled US vessel and a flock of predatory enemy planes. The story wasn't new in 1986, but Top Gun scored with audiences on the strength of its visuals, especially the vertigo-inducing aerial sequences. The film made more money than any other film in 1986 and even spawned a 1989 takeoff, Hot Shots. An Academy Award went to the Giogio Moroder-Tom Whitlock song "Take My Breath Away." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Tony Scott | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
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Ehud Yonay | (magazine article "Top Guns") |
Jack Epps Jr. | (written by) |
Jim Cash | (written by) & |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Harold Faltermeyer | ... |
Editors (2) | Credit |
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Billy Weber | ... |
Chris Lebenzon | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Jeffrey L. Kimball | (director of photography) (as Jeffrey Kimball) |
Actors (30) | Credit |
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Adrian Pasdar | Chipper |
Anthony Edwards | Goose |
Barry Tubb | Wolfman |
Brian Sheehan | Sprawl |
Chase Jazzborne | Officer's Club Patron (uncredited) |
Clarence Gilyard Jr. | Sundown |
Debi Fares | (uncredited) |
Duke Stroud | Air Boss Johnson |
Frank Pesce | Bartender |
James Tolkan | Stinger |
John Stockwell | Cougar |
Kelly McGillis | Charlie |
Linda Rae Jurgens | Mrs. Metcalf |
Mark Gadbois | Flight Captain (uncredited) |
Meg Ryan | Carole |
Michael Ironside | Jester |
Monty Jordan | Cmdr. Phillips (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
Pete Pettigrew | Perry Siedenthal |
Randall Brady | Lt. Davis |
Rick Rossovich | Slider |
Ron Clark | Inquiry Commander |
Scott Krambeck | Scott (uncredited) |
Tim Robbins | Merlin |
T.J. Cassidy | Himself (as Admiral T.J. Cassidy) |
Tom Cruise | Maverick |
Tom Skerritt | Viper |
Troy Hunter | Radio Operator |
Val Kilmer | Iceman |
Wendy Wells-Gunkel | Vollyball Spectator (uncredited) |
Whip Hubley | Hollywood |