Top Gun (1986)
- Starring:
- Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Tony Scott
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 109 mins
Complete Cast of Top Gun
- Tom Cruise - Lt. Pete Mitchell
- Val Kilmer - Tom Kasanzky
- Tom Skerritt - Cmdr. Mike Metcalf
- Meg Ryan - Carole
- Barry Tubb - Henry Ruth
- Tim Robbins - Sam Wills
- Whip Hubley - Rick Neven
- Adrian Pasdar - Chipper
- Randall Brady - Lt. Davis
- Frank Pesce - Bartender
- Kelly McGillis - Charlotte Blackwood
- Anthony Edwards - Lt. Nick Bradshaw
- Michael Ironside - Dick Wetherly
- John Stockwell - Cougar
- Rick Rossovich - Ron Kerner
- Clarence Gilyard, Jr. - Evan Gough
- James Tolkan - Stinger
- Ron Clark - Inquiry Commander
- Brian Sheehan - Sprawl
- Duke Stroud - Air Boss Johnson
- Director(s):
- Tony Scott
- Writer(s):
- Charles "Chip" Proser, Jim Cash, Jack Epps, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Bruckheimer, William Badalato, Don Simpson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Profanity, War Violence, Questionable for Children)
- 1986 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1986 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1986 - People's Choice Awards - Best Picture
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