Top Gun turns 40
Summary
Top Gun, released in 1986, was a popular action film that earned $358 million worldwide and became the top-grossing movie of that year. The movie inspired video games and a successful 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, and its aerial flight scenes helped increase U.S. Navy recruitment.Key Facts
- Top Gun premiered in 1986 with mixed reviews from critics but was very popular with audiences.
- The film made $358 million globally, the highest box office for 1986.
- It inspired video games and the 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, which was also well received.
- The movie’s flight scenes were impressive and contributed to more people joining the U.S. Navy.
- The story was based on a 1983 magazine article about fighter pilots at Naval Air Station Miramar, San Diego.
- Producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson hired writers Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. to write the script.
- Director Tony Scott was chosen partly due to his experience filming a commercial that combined cars and fighter jets.
- The movie stars Tom Cruise as Maverick, a skilled but cocky pilot, and features intense flying sequences with F-14 Tomcat jets.
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