Top Gun
Top Gun is a 1986 American action-drama movie set in San Diego, California. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and was directed by Tony Scott. Top Gun was released on May 16, 1986 in North America. The movie received mixed reviews with a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Roger Ebert gave the movie a 2.5 out of 4 stars.
| Top Gun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Scott |
| Produced by | Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Written by | Ehud Yonay Jim Cash Jack Epps, Jr. |
| Starring | Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards Tom Skerritt |
| Music by | Harold Faltermeyer |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Chris Lebenzon Billy Weber |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | July 12, 1986 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $353,816,701 |
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"[1] 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
Release dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Mexico |
12 May 1986 |
 United States |
16 May 1986 |
 Argentina |
26 June 1986 |
 Sweden |
4 July 1986 |
 Brazil |
10 July 1986 |
 |
24 July 1986 |
 Australia |
31 July 1986 |
 Netherlands |
31 July 1986 |
 Finland
|
1 August 1986 |
 Norway |
7 August 1986 |
 West Germany |
7 August 1986 |
 Denmark |
8 August 1986 |
 Spain |
21 August 1986 |
 |
5 September 1986 |
 France |
17 September 1986 |
 Greece |
17 September 1986 |
 Italy |
18 September 1986 |
 Portugal |
26 September 1986 |
 United Kingdom |
3 October 1986 |
 Ireland |
10 October 1986 |
 Chile |
10 November 1986 |
 Japan |
6 December 1986 |
 Colombia |
25 December 1986 |
 Uruguay |
25 December 1986 |
 Poland |
31 December 1986 |
 Peru |
1987 |
 Turkey |
January 1987 |
 South Korea |
9 December 1987 |
 Hungary |
3 January 1991 |
Top Gun Media
Filming and clapperboard of Top Gun on July 5, 1985
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References
- ↑ Pingitore, Silvia (2022-04-01). "Remember Top Gun's song "Take My Breath Away" in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin". the-shortlisted.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
