Top Gun
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| - | + | '''''Top Gun''''' is a 1986 American [[action drama 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 titled "Top Guns" published in ''[[California (magazine, defunct 1991)|California]]'' magazine three years earlier. The film stars [[Tom Cruise]], [[Kelly McGillis]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], and [[Tom Skerritt]]. Cruise plays [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young [[naval aviator]] aboard the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}. He and his [[Radar Intercept Officer]], [[Lieutenant (junior grade)|LTJG]] Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Edwards) are given the chance to train at the US Navy's [[United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program|Fighter Weapons School]] at [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar#Naval Air Station|Naval Air Station Miramar]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]]. | |
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Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama 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 titled "Top Guns" published in California magazine three years earlier. The film stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt. Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier Template:USS. He and his Radar Intercept Officer, LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Edwards) are given the chance to train at the US Navy's Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.
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