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Top Gun (1986)
In this classic action flick, Tom Cruise stars as daring young pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Among the other students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school, he competes to be best in the class, and learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Top Gun
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- Director
- Tony Scott
- Release Date
- May 16, 1986
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Tom Cruise , Kelly McGillis , Val Kilmer , Anthony Edwards , Tom Skerritt
- Writers
- Jack Epps Jr. , Jim Cash
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Budget
- $15 million
Summary
In this classic action flick, Tom Cruise stars as daring young pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Among the other students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school, he competes to be best in the class, and learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
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