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Top Gun
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Directed byTony Scott
Produced by
Written by
  • Jim Cash
  • Jack Epps Jr.
Based on"Top Guns"
by Ehud Yonay
Starring
Music byHarold Faltermeyer
CinematographyJeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by
  • Chris Lebenzon
  • Billy Weber
Production
company
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 12, 1986 (1986-05-12) (New York City)
  • May 16, 1986 (1986-05-16) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13–15 million[1][2][3]
Box office$360.6 million[4]

Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama movie[5] directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns", written by Ehud Yonay and published in California magazine three years earlier. It stars Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. He and his radar intercept officer, Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards), are given the chance to train at the United States Navy's Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Tom Skerritt also appear in supporting roles.

Top Gun was released in the United States on May 16, 1986.[6][7] The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visual effects, soundtrack, and dogfight sequences, but criticism for its plot and characters. Despite this, four weeks after its release, the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 percent,[7] and it overcame initial critical resistance to become a huge commercial hit, grossing $177 million globally against a production budget of $15 million. Top Gun was the highest-grossing domestic film of 1986,[8][9] as well as the highest-grossing film of 1986 worldwide.

The film maintained its popularity over the years and earned an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013, while the retrospective critical reception became more positive, with the film also emerging as a cult classic. Additionally, the soundtrack to the film has since become one of the most popular film soundtracks to date, reaching 9× Platinum certification. The film won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for "Take My Breath Away" performed by Berlin.[10]

In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[11] A sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, in which Cruise and Kilmer reprised their roles, was released 36 years later on May 27, 2022, to widespread critical acclaim[12] and commercial success.[13]

Awards

The movie won an Academy Award in 1987 for Best Music, Original Song – Giorgio Moroder (music) and Tom Whitlock (lyrics) for the song "Take My Breath Away"[14] and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) – Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens for "Top Gun Anthem".

Cast

  • Tom Cruise as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
  • Kelly McGillis as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood
  • Anthony Edwards as Lt. (j.g.) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw
  • Val Kilmer as Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky
  • Tom Skerritt as Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf
  • Meg Ryan as Carol Bradshaw
  • Michael Ironside as Lt. Cmdr. Rick "Jester" Heatherly
  • John Stockwell as Lt. Bill "Cougar" Cortell
  • Barry Tubb as Lt.(j.g.) Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe
  • Rick Rossovich as Lt. (j.g.) Ron "Slider" Kerner
  • Tim Robbins as Lt. (j.g.) Sam "Merlin" Wells
  • Clarence Gilyard, Jr. as Lt. (j.g.) Marcus "Sundown" Williams
  • Whip Hubley as Lt. Rick "Hollywood" Neven
  • James Tolkan as Cmdr. Tom "Stinger" Jordan
  • Adrian Pasdar as Lt. Charlie "Chipper" Piper
  • Linda Rae Jurgens as Mrs. Metcalf
  • Ron Clark as the Inquiry Commanding Officer
  • Brian Sheehan as "Sprawl"
  • Duke Stroud as "Air Boss Johnson"
  • Randall Brady as Lt. Davis

Top Gun Media

  • F-14A Tomcats of Fighter Squadrons VF-51 "Screaming Eagles" and VF-111 "Sundowners", and F-5E/F Tiger IIs of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, 1985

  • Filming and clapperboard of Top Gun on July 5, 1985

References

  1. ↑ Robley, Les Paul. Flying High With Top Gun (May 1986)American Society of Cinematographers.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Pauline. Contemporary Cinematographers on Their Art (1998)CRC Press. p. 201-202. ISBN 9781136045776.
  3. ↑ Top Gun (1986). The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  4. ↑ 'Top Gun'. Box Office MojoIMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  5. ↑ Top Gun (1986)American Film Institute. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Avery. 'Top Gun 2': The Release Date & All The Latest Updates About The Sequel (in en-US). Hollywood Life (August 19, 2021). Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Top Gun WeeklyBox Office Mojo. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  8. ↑ The Numbers - Top-Grossing Movies of 1986. The Numbers. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. ↑ Top 20 Highest Grossing Movies of 1986. IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  10. ↑ Pingitore, Silvia. Remember Top Gun's song 'Take My Breath Away' in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin (in en-GB). the-shortlisted.co.uk (April 1, 2022). Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ Mike Barnes. 'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry. The Hollywood Reporter (December 16, 2015). Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Burr, Ty (May 27, 2022). "Tom Cruise's rare feat: Reviving Maverick, 36 years later". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/05/25/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick/. 
  13. ↑ It's Too Soon for 'Top Gun 3' to Take Off (in en). Collider (2024-01-19). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  14. ↑ Pingitore, Silvia. Remember Top Gun's song "Take My Breath Away" in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin (in en-GB). the-shortlisted.co.uk (2022-04-01). Retrieved 2022-05-07.

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