Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns" published in California magazine three years earlier. The film stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt. Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. He and his Radar Intercept Officer, LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw are given the chance to train at the US Navy's Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. Top Gun was released on May 16, 1986. Upon its release, the film received generally mixed reviews from film critics but many particularly praised the action sequences, the effects, the aerial stunts, and the acting performances with Cruise and McGillis receiving the most praise.
| Director | Tony Scott |
| Produced by | Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Writer(s) | Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr. |
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt |
| Music | Harold Faltermeyer |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Chris Lebenzon, Billy Weber |
| Production, company | Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Released | May 12, 1986 (New York City), May 16, 1986 (United States) |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $357.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 1056189 |
About Top Gun
Tony Scott directed film about student pilots at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school.
Achievement of Top Gun
The movie was the highest-grossing film of 1986. The suit Tom Cruise wears in the film later went on display at Planet Hollywood.
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