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

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Top Gun 2 enlists Jungle Book writer Justin Marks

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Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Jerry Bruckheimer!

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Jerry Bruckheimer says Top Gun 2 may still happen

Despite reports that the sequel to TOP GUN was no longer happening in the wake of director Tony Scott‘s death, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has some information to the contrary. In the wake of TOP GUN’s 3D re-release on Blu-ray, Bruckheimer...
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The UnPopular Opinion: Top Gun

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We’re hoping this column...
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