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Features: Widescreen, English, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby, Digital Audio
In the role that made him one of the world's biggest stars, Tom Cruise rides into the Danger Zone in the smash-hit film that defined the modern-day blockbuster!Cruise plays Maverick, a hotshot flyer who is sent to the Navy's prestigious Top gun program. But in order to become the "best of the best," he'll need the help of his wingman (Anthony Edwards) and new-found love (Kelly McGillis). Co-starring Val Kilmer, this high-octane hit will take your breath away!
"Loud, silly, stylistic, but carried by Cruise's charisma." Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier
"I feel the need, the need...to experience it all again!" Clint Morris, MovieHole
"...a technical marvel, and an important stepping stone for Cruise, Tony Scott, and most of everyone involved." Gordon Justesen, DVD Movie Central
"One of the 1980s premier macho action flicks...an entertaining, high energy thrill ride..." Nicholas Sylvain, DVD Verdict
"Cruise keeps the movie at full throttle." Peter Travers, People Magazine
Editor's Note
Maverick (Tom Cruise) is a reckless F-14 pilot who flies by instinct and breaks all of the rules. While attending the Navy's elite air combat training academy, affectionately known as "Top Gun," Maverick romances the civilian astrophysics instructor (Kelly McGillis) and competes with crackerjack pilot Ice (Val Kilmer) for top honors. He is the quintessential rebel, upsetting senior officers with his antics and risk-taking while simultaneously amazing them with his skill. In the end, Maverick overcomes a tragic loss and his need to stand out in the crowd and proves that he can shine as part of a team. Anthony Edwards stars as Maverick's best friend and co-pilot, Goose, and Meg Ryan first garnered attention as Goose's wife, Carole. Superb state-of-the-art aerial photography makes TOP GUN, directed by Tony Scott, one of the most exciting and entertaining films of its genre. This top grossing movie of 1986 is allegedly based on a Navy fighter pilot program at the Miramar Naval Base in San Diego, California, and was filmed on location at the base.
Plot Summary
Cocky, undisciplined Maverick (Tom Cruise) flies by instinct and breaks all of the rules at the Navy fighter pilot academy with his best friend and co-pilot Goose (Anthony Edwards). Along the way, Maverick romances the civilian astrophysics instructor (Kelly McGillis) who is initially put off by his hotshot antics. When a personal tragedy leads Maverick to reassess his abilities and choices, he proves that he can be a team player and still shine. Directed by Tony Scott, TOP GUN was the top grossing movie of 1986.
| Features | 4 Music Videos | | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English DTS 6.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurette | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound | | TV Spots | | Vintage Gallery |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 10/2/2007 |
| Running Time: 60 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1986 | | Catalog ID: 130564 | | UPC: 00097361305646 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.20:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Anthony Edwards | | Kelly McGillis | | Tom Cruise | | Val Kilmer | | Bill Badalato - Executive Producer | | Billy Weber - Editor | | Chris Lebenzon - Editor | | Ehud Yonay - Based On Magazine Article By | | Harold Faltermeyer - Original Music By | | Jack Epps, Jr. - Screenplay | | Jeffrey L. Kimball - Cinematographer | | Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer | | Jim Cash - Screenplay | | John DeCuir, Jr. - Production Designer | | Tony Scott - Director |
| Awards |
Winner (1987) | | | Golden Globe, Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock, Best Original Song - Motion Picture | |
Nominee (1987) | | | Golden Globe, Harold Faltermeyer, Best Original Score - Motion Picture | |
Winner (1987) | | | Oscar, Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock, Best Music, Original Song | |
Nominee (1987) | | | Oscar, Cecelia Hall, George Watters, II, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing | | | Oscar, Billy Weber, Chris Lebenzon, Best Film Editing | | | Oscar, Donald O. Mitchell, et. al., Best Sound | |
Winner (1987) | | | People's Choice, Top Gun, Favorite Motion Picture |
| Memorable Quotes| "I feel the need----the need for speed!"----Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) | | "I was keeping up foreign relations"----Maverick, relating how he gave the finger to an enemy pilot during an "impossible" 4--G negative (inverted) dive |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Strong visuals....A thrilling ride..." 05/14/1986Entertainment Weekly
"...Tom Cruise took our breath away..." 01/11/2002 p.38-9 Uncut
"Tony Scott's career-defining bombast still packs a punch." 05/01/2005 p.140 Total Film
"Cruise slapped on a grin and some sunglasses...and cunningly tapped the rich vein of MTV in its '80s heyday." 07/01/2006 p.136 FilmCritic.com 7 of 10
Anyone fondly remembering Top Gun as a prototypical action-packed Jerry Bruckheimer 'nad-fest probably hasn't seen it in awhile...From "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" to "Take My Breath Away," it's mushy love story first, fighter-pilots-in-training movie second...But in its day, Top Gun was nothing less than a pop culture phenomenon. Despite being nearly 20 years old, it's still #80 on the list of all-time U.S. box office champs -- ten spots ahead of The Matrix. All the hits that would follow owe a huge debt to Top Gun, as it was one of the first carefully manufactured blockbusters to hit an unsuspecting public. A then-not-too-shabby $15 million budget turned into $176 million at the box office, establishing Bruckheimer as a mega-producer, Tony Scott as a go-to direcctor, and Cruise as the most bankable star in the movies. Everyone involved with the film (Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Anthony Edwards, even Tim Robbins) owes a debt of gratitude to the production team... - Christopher Null
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
"Top Gun" settles fairly quickly into alternating ground and air scenes, and the simplest way to sum up the movie is to declare the air scenes brilliant and the earthbound scenes grimly predictable. This is a movie that comes in two parts: It knows exactly what to do with special effects, but doesn't have a clue as to how two people in love might act and talk and think...We're used to seeing things within a frame that respects left and right, up and down, but the fighter pilot lives in a world of 360-degree turns. The remarkable achievement in "Top Gun" is that it presents seven or eight aerial encounters that are so well choreographed that we can actually follow them most of the time, and the movie gives us a good secondhand sense of what it might be like to be in a dogfight...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. - Roger Ebert
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