Top Gun

Top Gun is a 1986 American action-drama movie set in San Diego, California. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and was directed by Tony Scott. Top Gun was released on May 16, 1986 in North America. The movie received mixed reviews with a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Roger Ebert gave the movie a 2.5 out of 4 stars.

Top Gun
Directed by	Tony Scott
Written by	Ehud Yonay Jim Cash Jack Epps, Jr.
Produced by	Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer
Starring	Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards Tom Skerritt
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by	Chris Lebenzon Billy Weber
Music by	Harold Faltermeyer
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 12, 1986
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$353,816,701

Awards

The movie won an Academy Award in 1987 for Best Music, Original Song – Giorgio Moroder (music) and Tom Whitlock (lyrics) for the song "Take My Breath Away"^[1] and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) – Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens for "Top Gun Anthem".

Cast

• Tom Cruise as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
• Kelly McGillis as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood
• Anthony Edwards as Lt. (j.g.) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw
• Val Kilmer as Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky
• Tom Skerritt as Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf
• Meg Ryan as Carol Bradshaw
• Michael Ironside as Lt. Cmdr. Rick "Jester" Heatherly
• John Stockwell as Lt. Bill "Cougar" Cortell
• Barry Tubb as Lt.(j.g.) Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe
• Rick Rossovich as Lt. (j.g.) Ron "Slider" Kerner
• Tim Robbins as Lt. (j.g.) Sam "Merlin" Wells
• Clarence Gilyard, Jr. as Lt. (j.g.) Marcus "Sundown" Williams
• Whip Hubley as Lt. Rick "Hollywood" Neven
• James Tolkan as Cmdr. Tom "Stinger" Jordan
• Adrian Pasdar as Lt. Charlie "Chipper" Piper
• Linda Rae Jurgens as Mrs. Metcalf
• Ron Clark as the Inquiry Commanding Officer
• Brian Sheehan as "Sprawl"
• Duke Stroud as "Air Boss Johnson"
• Randall Brady as Lt. Davis