Top Gun
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Overview
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Fun facts
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1987)
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Box office
Grossed $357M worldwide, about 23.8 times its $15M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in San Diego
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Setting
Set in California
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Sequels
Followed by Top Gun: Maverick
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Collection
Part of Top Gun Collection
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Music
Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jim CashWriter
- Jack Epps Jr.Writer
- Ehud YonayOriginal Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 16, 1986
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Revenue
- $356.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Top Gun Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Tom CruiseMaverick
Kelly McGillisCharlie
Val KilmerIce
Anthony EdwardsGoose
Tom SkerrittViper
Michael IronsideJester
John StockwellCougar
Barry TubbWolfman
Rick RossovichSlider
Tim RobbinsMerlin
Clarence Gilyard Jr.Sundown
Whip HubleyHollywood
James TolkanStinger
Meg RyanCarole
Adrian PasdarChipper- Randall BradyLt. Davis
- Duke StroudAir Boss Johnson
- Brian SheehanSprawl
- Ron ClarkInquiry Commander
Frank PesceBartender
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