Top Gun
(1986)Up there with the best of the best.
The Tom Cruise/Jerry Bruckheimer/Tony Scott blockbuster, 1986's highest grossing film. Maverick (Cruise, in a career-defining role) is a rebel, hotshot pilot, sent to the elite air combat training academy. There he competes with with rival pilot ace, Ice (Val Kilmer), for top honours. His hair-raising antics don't win him fans with senior offices, but his skills in the air do. Anthony Edwards stars as his mate, Goose, and Meg Ryan is Goose's wife. While Kelly McGillis is the civilian astrophysics instructor who 'takes his breath away'.
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Oscar winner for Best Original Song, Academy Awards 1987.
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Directed by Tony Scott
Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, Meg Ryan
Written by Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.
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The guys get incredible action sequences and simple buddy-bonding emotional moments. And the ladies get an amazing Tom Cruise playing the romantic lead while retaining an impetuous, unpredictable and exciting nature that adds depth to this on-the-surface shallow movie. Full Review
Movies like "Top Gun" are hard to review because the good parts are so good and the bad parts are so relentless. The dogfights are absolutely the best since Clint Eastwood's electrifying aerial scenes in "Firefox." But look out for the scenes where the people talk to one another. Full Review
Not exactly a cinema classic but it has not only become a cultural icon but remains infinitely rewatchable. Full Review
Once 'Top Gun... gets back to earth, the master of the skies is as clunky as a big land-bound bird. Full Review
Take my breath away, indeed. Full Review
Set in the world of naval fighter pilots, pic has strong visuals and pretty young people in stylish clothes and a non-stop soundtrack. Full Review
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