Top Gun (film series)

Top Gun
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Directed by Tony Scott (1)
Joseph Kosinski (2)
Produced by Tom Cruise
Jerry Bruckheimer
Don Simpson (1)
David Ellison (2)
Based on Characters
by Jim Cash
Jack Epps, Jr.
Starring Tom Cruise
(See below)
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
 1986 – present
Country United States
Language English
Budget Total (2 films):
TBD
$15 million
(per the first film)
Box office Total (2 films):
TBD
$356.8 million[1]
(per the first film)

The Top Gun film series consists of two action-drama films based on characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. involving the US military Naval aviation. Writers of the first movie were inspired by an article titled "Top Guns" published in California magazine three years prior to the production on the project. Tom Cruise stars in the films as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The series co-star Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, and Miles Teller.

Films

Film U.S.
release date		 Director Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Top Gun May 16, 1986 Tony Scott Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr. Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer
Top Gun: Maverick June 26, 2020 Joseph Kosinski Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison and Tom Cruise

Top Gun (1986)

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring ace Navy-pilot, is accepted into Miramar's elite Fighter School, also known as "Top Gun". As the impulsive young pilot competes with the best aviators in the nation, Maverick encounters some life-changing events. Charlie, the flying school's astrophysics instructor, comes into his life and the pair begin a romantic relationship. He befriends his rival, the brilliant and highly competitive fellow student, known as "Iceman". As Maverick is haunted by his father's mysterious death, he struggles to suppress his wild nature and winning the coveted Top Gun Trophy, while maintaining his relationship with Charlie.

Top Gun: Maverick (2020)

Maverick is called back into action to mentor the son of his friend, and to fight a new threat in the form of drones.

Cast and characters

Character Film
Top Gun Top Gun: Maverick
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Tom Cruise
Tom "Iceman" Kazansky Val Kilmer
Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Anthony Edwards
Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood Kelly McGillis
Bradley Bradshaw Miles Teller

Additional crew & production details

Film Composer(s) Cinematographer Editor(s) Production
companies		 Distributing
company		 Running time
Top Gun Harold Faltermeyer & Giorgio Moroder Jeffrey L. Kimball Chris Lebenzon & Billy Weber Paramount Pictures
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films		 Paramount Pictures 1hr 50min
Top Gun: Maverick Harold Faltermeyer Claudio Miranda TBA Paramount Pictures
Skydance Media
Cruise/Wagner Productions
TC Productions
Jerry Bruckheimer Films		 TBA

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Ref(s)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America		 All time
worldwide
Top Gun May 16, 1986 $179,800,601 $177,030,000 $356,830,601 #243 #332 $15 million [1]
Top Gun: Maverick June 26, 2020 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore IMDb
user rating
Top Gun 54%[2]
(54 reviews)		 50[3]
(15 reviews)		 A[4] 6.9/10 stars[5]
(247,400 reviews)
Top Gun: Maverick TBA TBA TBA TBA

References

  1. 1 2 "Top Gun (1986) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  2. ↑ "Top Gun (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ↑ "Top Gun (1986)". Metacritic.
  4. ↑ "Cinemascore :: Movie Title Search". www.cinemascore.com.
  5. ↑ "Top Gun". 16 May 1986 – via www.imdb.com.
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