Top Gun

  • Theatrical - Wide 1986-05-16
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6/10

Synopsis

Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman... See more turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father’s death in combat that killed others due to his father’s error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted.

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Review: Top Gun 3D

PLOT: A hotshot naval aviator undergoes training at the Navy’s top school for combat pilots, meets the woman of his dreams, suffers a disarming tragedy and combats his own insecurities to become the best. REVIEW: I suppose it’s pertinent to...
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Review: Top Gun 3D

PLOT: A hotshot naval aviator undergoes training at the Navy’s top school for combat pilots, meets the woman of his dreams, suffers a disarming tragedy and combats his own insecurities to become the best. REVIEW: I suppose it’s pertinent to...

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Top Gun is coming to IMAX 3D in February 2013

TOP GUN, the Tony Scott classic starring Tom Cruise, may have lost the chance at a sequel with Scott’s passing, but we will still be getting Maverick and Iceman on the big screen. Paramount formally announced that TOP GUN will...
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COOL VIDEOS: Our tribute to the work of director Tony Scott

Our very own Nick Bosworth put together this outstanding tribute video for the film’s of the late director, Tony Scott, which takes you on a journey of his signature moments, while highlighting many of the iconic scenes that cemented him...
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Cool Videos: Saturday Night Live brings us lost Top Gun auditions

“Saturday Night Live” has always done well with those “lost audition tapes” sketches. They’re basically quick and easy excuses for the cast members to trot out some of their lesser-known impressions that aren’t meaty enough for their own skits. But...