Top Gun
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Directed by	Tony Scott
Produced by	Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by	Ehud Yonay (article) Jim Cash (screenplay) Jack Epps Jr. (screenplay)
Starring	Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards
Music by	Harold Faltermeyer
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	May 16, 1986
Running time	109 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15,000,000 (estimated)
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Top Gun is a 1986 American 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 written by Ehud Yonay for California Magazine entitled "Top Guns." The film stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards and Val Kilmer. Pilot Art Scholl was killed during filming over the summer of 1985, and Top Gun was dedicated to his memory. Image File history File links Top_Gun_Movie. ... Anthony D. L. Tony Scott (born July 21, 1944) is a British film director. ... Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ... Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Kelly McGillis (born July 9, 1957 in Newport Beach, California, USA) is an American actress, whose notable movies include Witness (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), Top Gun and The Accused. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... This article is about the American actor. ... Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician and moreover composer. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Anthony D. L. Tony Scott (born July 21, 1944) is a British film director. ... Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ... Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Kelly McGillis (born July 9, 1957 in Newport Beach, California, USA) is an American actress, whose notable movies include Witness (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), Top Gun and The Accused. ... This article is about the American actor. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Art Scholl (24 December 1931 - 16 September 1985) was a renowned American aerobatic pilot, aerial cameraman, flight instructor and educator based in Southern California. ... This article is about the year. ...

The film follows LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young Naval aviator who aspires to be a top fighter pilot in the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, which trains the top 1% of all Naval aviators. Maverick gets his chance to attend the school after one pilot drops out, allowing him and his RIO (Radar Intercept Officer, the "back seater" in the two-man F-14) LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw to train with the best. The film opened on May 16, 1986 to good reviews, the aerial scenes being most notably praised. The film accumulated over $350 million world-wide, and broke home-video sales records. “SFTI” redirects here. ... A Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy and Marine Corps is an officer of the line, meaning they can screen for command in the naval aviation community. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Plot summary

Tom Cruise plays Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a cocky young United States Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot aboard the USS Enterprise. Maverick is the son of Duke Mitchell, a fighter pilot shot down during the Vietnam War and listed as missing in action with no details, a mystery that haunts Maverick. Former Top Gun instructor pilot (and later Member of Congress) Randy “Duke” Cunningham claimed to have been the inspiration for Maverick, although the movie's producer denied this, saying that the character was not based on any specific aviator.^[1] In any case, Duke Mitchell died; Duke Cunningham survived. USN redirects here. ... The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. ... The name PILOT is an acronym, and stands for Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching. ... Enterprise Logo The supercarrier, USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is the worlds first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... MIA is a three-letter acronym that is most commonly used to designate a combatant who is Missing In Action, and has not yet returned or otherwise been accounted for as either dead (KIA) or a prisoner of war (POW). ... Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), usually known as Randy or Duke, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Californias 50th Congressional District from 1991 to 2005. ...

The film begins "somewhere in the Indian Ocean" with Maverick and his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) "Goose" (Anthony Edwards) flying wingman to lead pilot "Cougar" and his RIO "Merlin", en route to intercept an unknown inbound aircraft (a bogey). It turns out to be two hostile Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-28 aircraft; the country is unnamed, though the adversary pilots (masked by flight helmets) are presumably Soviet advisors flying for some country that is presumably equipped with Soviet equipment and having Soviet military advisors, such as South Yemen. Though restrained by rules of engagement against pre-emptive fire, and despite Cougar being outflown and trapped almost immediately, Maverick manages to intimidate both "bandits" into withdrawing by playing "chicken" with them—gaining a missile lock on the first and outflying the second by entering an inverted dive with the other pilot, as well as flipping him off. Despite this, Cougar is thoroughly shaken and does not obey return-to-base orders, despite his fighter's dwindling fuel supply. Maverick, also low on fuel, disobeys orders and risks his own plane to guide Cougar home. lguy657v ... // Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes are codes used by various military air forces and air defense personnel. ... Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich, or MiG (Russian: Микоян, Микоян-Гуревич or МиГ) is a Russian military aircraft manufacturer. ... CCCP redirects here. ...   Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Government Socialist state President Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister Yasin Said Numan Historical era Cold War  - Independence November 30 1967  - UN membership December 14, 1967  - Constitution October 31, 1978  - Reunification May 22 1990 Area  - 1990 332,970 km2 Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character... This article describes the military term of the rules of engagement. ... For other uses, see Chicken (disambiguation). ... This article is about the gesture. ...

The famous scene where Maverick and Goose along with others sing Righteous Brothers' song You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' to Charlie in an attempt to charm her. The bar they sang in, which has since been demolished, was called "Roxy West."

Cougar is deeply troubled by the incident, risking his life when he has a family to think about. He realizes he has "lost the edge" and "turns in his wings" (resigns). This is serendipitous timing for Maverick and Goose, now the top pilot-RIO team in the squadron, as squadron commander Stinger has been called upon to send his best pilot-RIO team to the Navy's elite "TOPGUN" fighter-pilot school (US Navy Fighter Weapons School) at NAS Miramar in San Diego, California. With Cougar gone, Stinger must send Maverick and Goose—something he is reluctant to do, not least because of Maverick's attitude. Image File history File linksMetadata Youve_lost_that_loving_feeling_Top_Gun. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Youve_lost_that_loving_feeling_Top_Gun. ... The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ... Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin is a 1965 number-one hit single by The Righteous Brothers. ... TOPGUN is the code name and common name of the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) course. ... F/A-18 Hornet on the flight line at MCAS Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California... San Diego redirects here. ...

While testing his instructors' patience with his reckless flying (on his very first day, he outflies an instructor but breaks two major flight-safety rules in the process) and establishing a rivalry with top student Tom "Iceman" Kazanski (Val Kilmer), Maverick falls in love with his beautiful female civilian instructor, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). Though a talented pilot, Maverick lives up to his name when called upon to be a team player. At one point, flying a mock combat mission with the pilot-RIO team of "Hollywood" and "Wolfman," he abandons his teammates to chase after TOPGUN's chief instructor, Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Tom Skerritt). Though he gives the older pilot a run for his money, Viper's wingman, "Jester" (Michael Ironside), easily defeats first Hollywood and then Maverick himself, proving that teamwork outweighs sheer flying ability.

One of the biggest sub-plots to the film is the love interest between the Cruise and McGillis characters. The MIG incident over the Indian Ocean sparks her initial interest. In an attempt to hear more details, Maverick utters to her a line now entrenched in the American lexicon: "It's classified ... I could tell you ... but then I'd have to kill you."

Maverick contemplates whether he should return to the Navy.

During the next engagement, Maverick and Iceman, ever competitive, chase the same target, with Maverick tailgating Iceman while the latter attempts to gain a missile lock on the target. When Iceman gives up and pulls out, Maverick gets caught in his jet wash; his F-14's engines flame out, and he enters a flat spin from which he cannot recover (not unexpected behavior from the TF30 turbofan engines used in early-model F-14s). He and Goose are forced to eject. Goose hits the cockpit canopy and is killed (in real life, this could happen, as the ejection sequence is automated and although canopies are specifically designed to blast upward and backward, when in a flat spin the safety features do not work properly; after the canopy is clear, the Rio and then the pilot are ejected after preset delays. In one similar real-life incident, Lt Kara Hultgreen and her RIO ejected: the RIO survived, and the pilot was killed). Although Maverick is officially exonerated of fault, he is overwhelmed with guilt and subsequently loses his competitive edge, refusing to take risks and engage enemy targets. During one training exercise, Jester deliberately makes himself an easy target and literally begs to be attacked; despite this, Maverick disengages and retreats. Image File history File linksMetadata Tom_Cruise_Top_Gun_sunset. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tom_Cruise_Top_Gun_sunset. ... For socializing before a sporting event, see Tailgate party. ... Jet wash happens when air is disturbed around a planes wings or other flight control surfaces. ... In aviation, a spin is an aggravated stall resulting in rotation wherein the aircraft follows a downward corkscrew path. ... The TF-30, produced by Pratt & Whitney was the worlds first afterburning turbofan. ... Kara Spears Hultgreen (October 5, 1965 – October 25, 1994), a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, was the first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot. ...

Finally, unsure of his future and having alienated Charlie with his defeatist attitude, Maverick begins to wonder whether he should remain in the Navy. When he goes to Viper for advice, Viper tells him that he had served with Maverick's father in Vietnam, with the VF-51 Screaming Eagles off USS Oriskany. During a fierce dogfight, Duke Mitchell's F-4 was hit, but he refused to disengage, saving three Allied pilots before being downed himself. Normally, this would have qualified Duke Mitchell for the Medal of Honor. Unfortunately, the engagement took place "over the wrong line on some map," and the State Department, hoping to avoid an international incident, covered up the details. Maverick decides that he will graduate from TOPGUN and remain a pilot. VF-51 was the designation of a fighter squadron of the United States Navy known as the Screaming Eagles. The squadron was retired and its personel reassigned in 1995. ... USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Oriskany. ... “F-4” redirects here. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...

During the post-graduation party, the best graduating teams—Iceman/Slider, Hollywood/Wolfman, and Maverick/the late Goose—are ordered to report to Enterprise. (To bolster Maverick's confidence, Viper offers to fly as his RIO if no one else can be found; ultimately, Cougar's ex-RIO Merlin takes Maverick's back seat.) An intelligence-gathering ship has 'broken down' inside hostile waters and the pilots are to fly cover for it until repairs are completed, with the other two teams in the air and Maverick as back-up on Ready Five. (The Enterprise cannot launch additional craft due to its catapults being "broken.") While Hollywood and Iceman are on patrol, six MiGs ambush them, downing Hollywood's craft (the crew safely ejects) and damaging Iceman's. Ready Five, also referred to as Alert Five in the movie Top Gun, is a condition of high alert for aircraft crews on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in which they are ready to launch within five minutes. ...

When Maverick reaches the dogfight, he inadvertently flies through a MiG-28's jet wash and starts spinning out of control in circumstances identical to those that caused Goose's death. Though he manages to recover, his confidence is gone and he flees the scene. Clutching Goose's dog tags and begging his friend to speak to him one last time, Maverick finds his courage. He re-engages the enemy and downs three MiGs while covering Iceman (who scores a single kill of his own), employing both teamwork as well as his signature high-risk flying style. Returning to the Enterprise as a hero, Maverick is given his choice of any posting and decides to return to Miramar as an instructor, much to Stinger's amusement. On Maverick's return to Fightertown USA, he goes for a drink in the local bar; "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" starts playing on the jukebox. Charlie appears, and the two rekindle their romance as the movie closes. This article is about the aerial combat maneuver. ... For the tag worn by dogs, see dog tag. ... Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling is a song by the Righteous Brothers. ...

Production

Background

The primary inspiration for the film was the article "Top Guns," by Ehud Yonay, in the May 1983 issue of California magazine, which also featured aerial photography by then-Lieutenant Commander Charles "Heater" Heatley. [1] The article detailed the TOPGUN fighter pilots at the Miramar Naval Air Station, located in San Diego, self-nicknamed as "Fightertown USA". Numerous screenwriters allegedly turned down the project.[2] Bruckheimer and Simpson went on to hire Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr., to write the first draft. The research methods, by Epps, included an attendance at several declassified Top Gun classes at Miramar and gaining experience by being flown in an F-14. The first draft failed to capture the imagination of Bruckheimer and Simpson, and the first draft is considered to be very different from the final product in numerous ways.^[2] Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin...

The producers wanted the assistance of the United States Navy in production of the film. The US Navy was influential in relation to script approval, which saw changes being made; the opening dogfight was moved to international waters as opposed to Cuba, salty language was trimmed down, and a scene that involved a crash on the deck of an aircraft carrier was also scrapped.^[3] Also, Maverick's love interest in the film was originally intended to be a female enlisted member of the Navy, but due to the US Department of Defense prohibition of fraternization between officer and enlisted personnel, her position was changed to be that of an outside contractor.[3]

Other changes included the introduction of the semi-fictional Top Gun trophy (there had been an interservice air-to-air gunnery competition in the 1940s and 50s; but it is defunct, as the Navy decided to discourage competitive flying). There were also concerns that the lead female was not appropriate and was a stereotype; subsequently changes were made to the lead female character, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood. She was loosely based on the real-life Christine H. Fox, a mathematician, who at the time was a representative of the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) at NAS Miramar. She briefed aircrew members for multiple types of aircraft before a series of exercises known by the name Hey, Rube!. She was later appointed as the President of CNA in March, 2004.[4], [5] The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The Center for Naval Analyses is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the Department of the U.S. Navy. ... CNA might be an acronym or abbreviation for: customer name and address Certified Nursing Assistant Certified Novell Administrator This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California, USA. The United States Marine Corps installation is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aircraft Group 11, and Marine Aircraft Group 16. ... Hey, Rube! is a circus slang term most commonly used in the United States with origins in the middle 19th century. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cast

• Tom Cruise as Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
• Kelly McGillis as Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood
• Val Kilmer as Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
• Anthony Edwards as Lt. (j.g.) Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw
• Tom Skerritt as Cmdr. Mike 'Viper' Metcalf
• Michael Ironside as Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly
• John Stockwell as Cougar
• Barry Tubb as Wolfman
• Rick Rossovich as Lt. (j.g.) Ron 'Slider' Kerner
• Tim Robbins as Lt. (j.g.) Sam 'Merlin' Wells
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. as Sundown
• Whip Hubley as Lt. Rick 'Hollywood' Neven
• James Tolkan as Capt. Tom 'Stinger' Jordan
• Meg Ryan as Carole Bradshaw
• Adrian Pasdar as Chipper
• Iain Garrett as Lt. Palmer

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Aircraft

A formation of F-14A Tomcats of Fighter Squadrons VF-51 Screaming Eagles and VF-111 Sundowners, and F-5E/F Tiger II's of the Navy Fighter Weapons School. Note the ficticious markings on the tail of at least one of the F-14's.

• F-14 Tomcat. The major US aircraft featured in the movie and, at the time, was the Navy's primary Air superiority fighter.
• A-4 Skyhawk. Also called "Scooter", this small attack aircraft is used to simulate subsonic Russian aircraft such as the MiG-17.
• F-5E and F-5F Tiger II. This aircraft was intended as a low cost supersonic fighter for allies that could not afford the best US fighters. The F-5 was used by the Navy to simulate the supersonic MiG-21 in dissimilar training because of its similar flight characteristics, and difficult-to-spot small size in comparison with the much larger Tomcat. In the movie F-5s are painted black to depict the fictional MiG-28. (After filming, some of these planes kept this fictional paint scheme, while flying at the real Top Gun school).
• The film also features US Navy Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King and US Coast Guard HH-3F Pelican helicopters conducting search and rescue operations.

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Music

Further information: Top Gun (soundtrack)

The Top Gun soundtrack is one of the most popular soundtracks to date. Harold Faltermeyer, who previously worked with both Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson on the films Flashdance and Beverly Hills Cop, was sent the script of Top Gun by Bruckheimer before filming began. Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock worked on numerous songs including "Take My Breath Away" and "Danger Zone". Kenny Loggins had two songs on the soundtrack; "Playing with the Boys", and Danger Zone. Berlin recorded the song "Take My Breath Away", which would later win numerous awards, sending Berlin to international acclaim. After the release of Loggins' "Danger Zone", sales of the album exploded, selling 7 million in the United States alone. On the re-release of the soundtrack in 2000, two songs that had been omitted from the original album, "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers, were added. However, no soundtrack release to date has included the Faltermeyer score (apart from the Memories and Top Gun Anthem pieces.) Top Gun is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name starring Tom Cruise, released in 1986 by Sony Music. ... Flashdance is a musical and romance film released in April 1983. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... Giorgio Moroder (born Giovanni Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an Academy Award-winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. ... Tom Whitlock is a songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song Take My Breath Away from the movie Top Gun, which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. ... Kenny Loggins (born Kenneth Clark Loggins on January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s. ... Danger Zone is a rock song from the soundtrack to the 1986 American motion picture Top Gun. ... Not to be confused with the band Anberlin. ... Great Balls of Fire is a 1957 song by written by Otis Blackwell and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935), also known by the nickname The Killer, is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... The Righteous Brothers The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ...

Other artists were considered for the soundtrack project, but did not participate. Bryan Adams was considered as a potential candidate, but refused to participate because he felt the film glorified war.[6] Likewise, REO Speedwagon was considered, but backed down because they would not be allowed to record their own composition. For other persons of the same name, see Brian Adams. ... REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. ...

Fatal accident during filming

Renowned aerobatic pilot Art Scholl, 53, was hired to do in-flight camera work for the film. The original script called for an inverted flat spin, which he was to perform and capture on an onboard camera. Scholl entered the spin, but was unable to recover from it and crashed his Pitts S-2 in to the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast. The cause of the accident remains unknown. Art Scholl (24 December 1931 - 16 September 1985) was a renowned American aerobatic pilot, aerial cameraman, flight instructor and educator based in Southern California. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Top Gun was dedicated to the memory of Art Scholl.

MiG-28 goofs

There are two goofs involving the MiG-28. Mikoyan aircraft models are named in odd numbers, so there could never be a MiG-28. And the MiG-28s are clearly identifiable as F-5 Tigers. The numbering, however, guaranteed that there would not be a real MiG-28 to confuse anyone, and a line of dialogue was added to indicate that F-5s and MiG-28s were very similar. Mikoyan, formerly Mikoyan-Gurevich (Russian: ), is a Russian military aircraft design bureau, primarily for fighter aircraft. ... In mathematics, any integer (whole number) is either even or odd. ... The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or TigerII) is a fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the USA, beginning in 1962. ...

Reception

The film opened in the United States in 1,028 cinemas on May 16, 1986. On its first weekend, it came in at number one with a $8,193,052 gross, and went on to a total domestic figure of $176,786,701. Internationally it took in $177,030,000 for a worldwide box office total of $353,816,701.^[4] The film was highly praised for the action sequences. Roger Ebert said of the film; "The dogfights are absolutely the best since Clint Eastwood's electrifying aerial scenes in Firefox.".^[5] is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... Firefox is a 1982 Warner Brothers film with Clint Eastwood as director, producer, and star. ...

Top Gun went on to break further records in the then still-developing home video market. Backed by a massive $8 million marketing campaign including a Top Gun-themed Pepsi commercial, the advanced demand was such that the film became the best-selling videocassette in the industry's history on pre-orders alone. Top Gun's home video success was again reflected by strong DVD sales, which were furthered by a special-edition release in 2004. Bomber jacket sales increased and Ray Ban 'Aviator' sunglasses jumped 40%, due to their use by characters in the film.^[6] The movie also boosted Air Force and Navy recruitment. This was evident in the fact that the Navy used its success by having recruitment booths in some theaters to lure enthusiastic patrons.[7] Despite the fact that they used the film as an informal marketing tool, real Navy fighter pilots that saw it ridiculed the film, citing numerous inaccuracies. Several said that if they'd done any of the things that the main character did, e.g., refusing to land when low on fuel, flying at high speed by air control towers, they'd have faced a court-martial and prison time and at the very least, probably would've been kicked out of the Navy.^{[citation needed]} Leather jackets A leather jacket is a piece of outerwear. ... Ray-Ban is a high-end manufacturer of sunglasses, founded in 1937[1] by Bausch & Lomb, on commission of the United States Air Force. ... Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses (RB2132 901L) Sunglasses or sun glasses are a visual aid, variously termed spectacles or glasses, which feature lenses that are coloured or darkened to prevent strong light from reaching the eyes. ... “The U.S. Air Force” redirects here. ...

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Awards and nominations

The film won the following awards:

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• Academy Award (1987)
  • Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing - Cecelia Hall and George Watters II
  • Best Film Editing - Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon
  • Best Sound - Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline and William B. Kaplan
• Apex Scroll Awards (1986)
  • Actress in a Supporting Role- Meg Ryan
  • Film Editing - Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Giorgio Moroder (music) and Tom Whitlock (lyrics) for the song "Take My Breath Away".
  • Achievement in Compilation Soundtrack
  • Achievement in Sound
• Golden Globe (1988)
  • Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Harold Faltermeyer
• Award of the Japanese Academy (1988)
  • Best Foreign Language Film
• Fennecus Awards (1986)
  • Achievement in Compilation Soundtrack
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Giorgio Moroder (music) and Tom Whitlock (lyrics) for the song "Take My Breath Away".
  • Film Editing - Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon
  • Achievement in Sound
  • Achievement in Sound Effects

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Video games

Main article: Top Gun (video game)

Top Gun also spawned a number of video games for various platforms. The original game was released in 1987 under the same title as the film. It was released on five platforms in total: PC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (with an equivalent version for Nintendo's "VS." arcade cabinets). In the game, the player pilots an F-14 Tomcat fighter, and has to complete four missions. A sequel, Top Gun: The Second Mission, was released for the NES three years later. The popularity of the 1986 film Top Gun resulted in a number of licensed video games that have been released since the films theatrical debut: // Top Gun for the Nintendo Entertainment System Top Gun was released in 1987 for the PC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Nintendo Entertainment System... This article is about computer and video games. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... C-64 redirects here. ... The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. ... The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. ... “NES” redirects here. ...

Another game, Top Gun: Fire at Will, was released in 1996 for the PC and later for the Sony PlayStation platform. Top Gun: Hornet's Nest was released in 1996. Top Gun: Combat Zones was released for PlayStation 2 in 2001 and was ported to the Nintendo Game Cube and Windows PCs a year later. Combat Zones was considerably longer and more complex than its predecessors, and also featured other aircraft besides the F-14. In late 2005, a fifth game, simply titled Top Gun, was released for the Nintendo DS. The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... PS2 redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... Windows redirects here. ... NDS redirects here. ...

Mobile Game Publisher Hands-On Mobile (formerly knows as Mforma) have published three mobile games based around Top Gun. The first two were top-down scrolling arcade shooters. The third game takes a different approach as a third-person perspective game, similar to Sega's 'Afterburner' games.

Use by the Military

Somewhat ironically, since the movie is about naval aviation, incoming Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy are shown the introductory scene depicting Maverick guiding Cougar back to the carrier in defiance of the ship's captain. The moral dilemma presented in the scene is used to illustrate the necessity to follow the chain of command in all situations. Naval aviation of the United States. ... This article refers to the general definition of cadet. ... The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ... An ethical dilemma is a situation that often involves an apparent conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. ...

References in popular culture

The success of Top Gun has seen it have a cultural influence in society which has spawned many references, some of which lampoon the film:

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• The most notorious of these was the 1991 film Hot Shots!. The spoof film primarily makes fun of Top Gun, following the protagonist Topper Harley played by Charlie Sheen, an American fighter pilot who must overcome the ghosts of his father and return to duty for a special assignment.
• Top Gun has often been referred to as a homoerotic film. The romantic comedy Sleep with Me (1994) includes a sequence in which a character, played by Quentin Tarantino, describes in detail his theory that Top Gun has a gay subtext. That sequence was written by Roger Avary. Many people, particularly sports commentator Jim Rome, reference the scene where Maverick, Goose, Iceman and Slider all play beach volleyball in particular.
• In an episode of The Simpsons, the family goes to an air show, and a geeky teenager tells them where to park. Bart yells, "Way to guard the parking lot, Top Gun!". Later on, Col. Leslie Hapablab asks the audience "Anybody out there have the need for speed?"
• In an episode of the Canadian comedy Corner Gas, one Snowbird pilot says to another, "Let it go, Iceman".
• In Origin Systems's Wing Commander series, character Christopher Blair's call sign was originally intended to be "Falcon", but was later changed to "Maverick" as an homage to Top Gun. In addition, the character Maj. Michael Casey went by the call sign "Iceman".
  • In the space-combat simulation Starlancer, by Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts and his post-Origin company Digital Anvil, several members of the 45th Volunteers, the player's fighter wing, have callsigns referencing Top Gun: Viper, Cougar, and the player character's co-pilot, "Moose."
• The satirical newspaper The Onion listed inaccuracies from the movie Pearl Harbor, one of which was, "Maverick, Goose and Iceman were not actually at Pearl Harbor". Jerry Bruckheimer was a producer for both films.
• In an episode of JAG, main character Harmon Rabb Jr. is being held at gunpoint by gang members, one of whom keeps addressing him as "Top Gun." Harm is a Navy F-14 pilot like Maverick.
  • In another episode, the character of Admiral Chegwidden tells Harmon Rabb that his record is something of a cross between Top Gun and A Few Good Men; both movies starred Tom Cruise.
• The film Meet the Parents references the call-signs of Maverick, Iceman, and Goose when two of the characters are congratulating each other after scoring in a game of pool volleyball.
• The film Valiant, a 2005 animation, sampled the Kenny Loggins track "Danger Zone" in one of its trailers. The film is about a pigeon who overcomes his small size to become a hero in the air force.
• The Chinese-American bowler Michael Chang went by the name of "Iceman" on overhead scoreboards in his amateur career, reportedly because his fans claimed he was at his best in close matches, especially in late-game situations in which his opponents would yield to pressure.
• The band Bury Your Dead has also used the movie title as a name to one of their songs off their 2005 album Cover Your Tracks (all the songs are named after Tom Cruise movies).
• Top Gun: The Jet Coaster is a roller coaster themed after the movie. It is located in Carowinds, and is one of the park's most popular rides. Other Top Gun-themed roller coasters are located in Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland and Great America.
• In the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the player can earn an aviation rank by logging many flight hours. Some of the various ranks are from the movie, such as "Goose" and "Maverick."
• In the video game World of Warcraft, there are six wind riders/gryphon riders (aerial soldiers) named "Guse", "Mulverick", "Jeztor", "Ichman", "Slidore" and "Vipore" inside of the Alterac Valley zone.
• Val Kilmer hosted the December 9, 2000 episode of Saturday Night Live reprising his role of his "Top Gun" character Tom "Iceman" Kazanski in a segment titled "Iceman: The Later Years". The comedy sketch runs with the notion of Iceman as an airline captain after performing his duties as a Naval Aviator.
• J.D. from Scrubs states "I'm your wingman, Maverick!" to Dr. Cox in the episode "My Blind Date".

CD cover of Will Young's single, "Switch It On", which spoofs Top Gun.

• British singer Will Young's "Switch It On" single CD cover parodies Top Gun. The font in which the title is written parodies that of the film logo, and Young is dressed in flight gear standing right outside of a jet fighter. His helmet even has the VF-1 designation on it, just like Goose's from the movie. The music video for "Switch It On" is dubbed "Hot Gun" and parodies several scenes from the film.
• In Blizzard's PC game Starcraft, there is a hero Wraith pilot by the name of Tom Kazansky, obvious homage to Tom "Iceman" Kazanski.
• In the 2005 film Waiting, Monty (Ryan Reynolds) tries to coax Dean (Justin Long) into telling him his thoughts by using the Top Gun quote "Talk to me, Goose".
• In Marvel Comics' adaptation of the Television Series Captain Planet (issue #3), three pilots are seen chasing a large dragon formed from smog; their callsigns are Iceman, Maverick, and Goose.
• In the "Slutty Pumpkin" episode of How I Met Your Mother, Barney dresses up in a Top Gun flight suit for Halloween and refers to Ted as Maverick with a direct quote from the movie, and also plays Danger Zone before he enters the apartment.
• On the popular social-networking website Facebook.com, the quote on the bottom of "My Friends" link reads "Too close for missiles, I'm switching to guns", an echo of Iceman's line during the training engagement that leads to Goose's death. At the bottom of Facebook's "Social Timeline" feature, the Air Boss's often-ignored response to Maverick's request for a fly-by, "Negative, ghostrider, the pattern is full", appears as well.
• In an episode of DuckTales entitled "Top Duck", Launchpad McQuack tries to prove himself as a pilot to his family.
• In Unreal Tournament 2004, if you shoot down a raptor using another raptor's anti-air missile, you get an award called "Top Gun."
• In the audio commentary on the Revenge of the Nerds "Panty Raid" DVD, Robert Carradine refers to Anthony Edwards as "Goose."
• In the video game Airforce Delta Strike from the Konami Airforce Delta series, there are 3 pilots that have the callsigns Maverick 1, 2, and 3, who fly the F-14 Tomcat in one mission.
• In Family Guy season-five episode "Airport '07", the Top Gun Anthem can be heard while Peter is in his "flying truck" fantasy and while flying upside-down, approaches an enemy fighter pilot and takes a picture of him as Goose did at the beginning of the film.
• My Life In Film, a BBC comedy show that has episodes following the plot of major movies, also had an episode based on Top Gun. The pilot training school was replaced with driving school, and had scenes (pared to a 30min running time) that were basically the same as the movie.
• In the FedEx ad titled "Carpet" the warehouse tourguide radio's to a worker "Goose this is Iceman, we've got a wild bird," referring to a flying carpet that is getting away. (http://www.fedex.com/us/about/unitedstates/advertising/tvads/player1.html?link=4)
• In the 8th episode of the HBO TV Series: Flight of the Conchords, one of the main characters compares aspects of daily life to the film in many parts of the episode.
• In a 2005 Top Gear episode (Bugatti Veyron vs plane), Jeremy Clarkson refers to Richard Hammond and James May as Maverick and Iceman.
• In The Mystery Method and the seduction community, much of the jargon like target, wing and obstacle and the use of nicknames such as style, mystery and juggler are drawn from Top Gun.
• In the video game The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Mandy's quote before a fight is "I feel the need. The need to bleed.", a slightly alternate line from the movie.

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See also

Historical incidents similar to those in the film's climax:

• Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, 2 Libyan jets shot down by F-14s
• Gulf of Sidra incident (1989), another US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, 2 Libyan jets shot down by F-14s

Similar films Combatants Libya United States Strength 2 Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft 2 F-14A Tomcats Casualties 2 aircraft destroyed; pilots recovered alive none The first Gulf of Sidra incident, August 19, 1981, was an incident in which two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter fighter jets engaged and were shot down by... Gulf of Sidra incident (1989) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

• Les Chevaliers du ciel (2005)

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