Top Gun
Top Gun
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CINEMA1986-05-16
DIGITAL2009-04-08
RegionUS
Runtime110 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
DIRECTOR / Director
Tony Scott
KEYWORDS
dying and deathsecret lovelovesicknessairplaneloss of loved oneself-discoveryhostilityfighter pilotpilottraining campbattle assignmentu.s. navycowardlinesshomoeroticismpilot schoolbased on magazinenewspaper or articleadmiringcelebratorycommandingexuberant
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Top Gun is an American action drama multimedia franchise based on the 1983 article "Top Guns" by Ehud Yonay, which was adapted into the eponymous 1986 film, written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
