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1986 film directed by Tony Scott

This article is about the 1986 film.

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For the sequel, see Top Gun: Maverick. For other uses, see Top Gun (disambiguation).

Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film^[2] directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures.

The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns", written by Ehud Yonay and published in California magazine three years earlier. It stars Tom Cruise as LieutenantPete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrierUSS Enterprise.

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He and his radar intercept officer, Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards), are given the chance to train at the United States Navy's Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.

Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Tom Skerritt also appear in supporting roles.

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