Top Gun Summary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tony Scott
Genres: Drama
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Devil-may-care navy pilot Pete Mitchell (Tom_Cruise) is sent to Miramar Naval Air Station for advanced training. Here he vies with Tom Kasansky (Val_Kilmer) for the coveted "Top Gun" award. When not so occupied, Mitchell carries on a romance with civilian consultant Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). Shaken up by the death of a friend, Mitchell loses the Top Gun honor to Kasansky. Worried that he may have lost his nerve, Mitchell is given a chance to redeem himself during a tense international crisis involving a crippled US vessel and a flock of predatory enemy planes. The story wasn't new in 1986, but Top Gun scored with audiences on the strength of its visuals, especially the vertigo-inducing aerial sequences. The film made more money than any other film in 1986 and even spawned a 1989 takeoff, Hot_Shots. An Academy Award went to the Giogio_Moroder-Tom_Whitlock song "Take My Breath Away." Hal Erickson, Rovi
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