Top Gun
Up there with the best of the best.
1986
Rated
PG
110
minutes
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Directed By:
Tony Scott
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.
Language
English
Release Date
May 16, 1986
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$356,830,601
Cast
Tom Cruise
Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Kelly McGillis
Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood
Val Kilmer
Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Anthony Edwards
LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw
Tom Skerritt
Cmdr. Mike 'Viper' Metcalf
Michael Ironside
Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly
John Stockwell
Lt. Bill 'Cougar' Cortell
Barry Tubb
LTJG Leonard 'Wolfman' Wolfe
Rick Rossovich
LTJG Ron 'Slider' Kerner
Tim Robbins
LTJG Sam 'Merlin' Wells
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
LTJG Marcus 'Sundown' Williams
Whip Hubley
Lt. Rick 'Hollywood' Neven
James Tolkan
Cmdr. Tom 'Stinger' Jardian
Meg Ryan
Carole Bradshaw
Adrian Pasdar
Lt. Charles 'Chipper' Piper
Randall Brady
Lt. Davis
Duke Stroud
Air Boss Johnson
Brian Sheehan
Sprawl
Ron Clark
Inquiry Commander
Frank Pesce
Bartender
Pete Pettigrew
Perry Siedenthal
Troy Hunter
Radio Operator
Linda Rae Jurgens
Mrs. Metcalf
T.J. Cassidy
Admiral T.J. Cassidy
Show Full Crew
Art
Robert R. Benton
Set Decoration
John DeCuir Jr.
Production Design
Dan Curry
Title Designer
Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Mark Wade
Property Master
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
Jonathan O'Connell
Standby Painter
Richard A. Villalobos
Leadman
Sound
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kenny Loggins
Songs
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Harold Faltermeyer
Original Music Composer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Sound Editor
David E. Stone
Sound Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Julia Evershade
Sound Editor
William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer
Michael Dilbeck
Music Consultant
Juno J. Ellis
ADR Editor
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor
Martin Nicholson
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist
Joseph A. Ippolito
Foley Editor
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley Editor
Daniel F. Finnerty
Assistant Sound Editor
James Cavarretta
Sound Recordist
Mike Haney
Sound Recordist
Cecelia Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
Rob Berman
Music Consultant
Andrew Patterson
Supervising ADR Editor
Edward M. Steidele
Foley Artist
Frank Howard
Sound Editor
Stephen Stalheim
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Winder
Sound Engineer
Tom Whitlock
Music
Editing
Billy Weber
Editor
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Claudia Finkle
Assistant Editor
Stacey A. Foiles
Assistant Editor
Richard Childs
Assistant Editor
Mike Moskowitz
Other
Bruce Pearson
Color Timer
Mark Elson
Assistant Editor
Camera
Clay Lacy
Other
John Gazdik
Assistant Camera
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Director of Photography
Larry Blanford
Aerial Camera
David B. Nowell
Aerial Camera
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
William Coss
Second Assistant Camera
Jack Cooperman
Underwater Camera
Jack Cooperman
Aerial Camera
Joseph F. Valentine
Steadicam Operator
Peter Thomas
Key Grip
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Jim Duggan
Second Company Grip
George Howe
Aerial Camera
William E. Kelley Jr.
Aerial Camera
Gary Tolbert
Aerial Camera
Jan M. Heyneker
Grip
David Knoll
Other
Gregory J. Schmidt
First Assistant Camera
Rick Fichter
Director of Photography
Nick Alavardo
Aerial Camera
Don Thompson
Aerial Camera
C.J. Heatley
Aerial Camera
Thomas Prophet Jr.
First Company Grip
D. Michael Wheeler
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Duggan
Dolly Grip
James Campana
Assistant Grip
Dan Koblash
Aerial Camera
Production
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Don Simpson
Producer
Margery Simkin
Casting
Warren Skaaren
Associate Producer
Bill Badalato
Unit Production Manager
Bill Badalato
Executive Producer
Bill Badalato
Producer's Assistant
Lisa Clarkson
Casting Associate
Catalaine Knell
Other
Jeff Greenberg
Casting Assistant
Scott Metcalfe
Producer's Assistant
Gayle Peabody
Assistant Accountant
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
Ron Stack
Assistant Accountant
Matthew Snyder
Producer's Assistant
Diana J. Austin
Production Accountant
Whitney Green
Production Manager
Sally Syberg
Production Secretary
Sally Syberg
Production Coordinator
David J. Robertson
Producer's Assistant
Christine Whitney
Production Coordinator
Barbara Weintraub
Producer's Assistant
Patti Carr
Executive Producer's Assistant
Writing
Costume & Make-Up
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Artist
Bobbie Read
Costume Supervisor
James W. Tyson
Costume Supervisor
KG Ramsey
Hairstylist
Wingate Jones, Jr.
Costumer
John Napolitano
Costumer
Crew
Gary Epper
Stunts
Donna Keegan
Stunts
R.A. Rondell
Stunt Coordinator
R.A. Rondell
Stunts
John P. Fasal
Special Sound Effects
Scott Altman
Thanks
James Winnefeld
Other
Peter Caulk
Other
Steve Holladay
Stunts
Randy Peters
Stunts
Randy Peters
Transportation Coordinator
Ted Moehnke
Pyrotechnician
J.A. Garrow
Thanks
Lloyd Abel
Aerial Coordinator
Lloyd Abel
Thanks
Robert G. Willard
Special Effects
Dan Marrow
Transportation Captain
David Kelson
Cableman
Ray Seckinger
Other
Ricky Hammonds
Other
Barbara Gerard
Special Effects Assistant
Dennis Broska
Thanks
Tracy Skeels
Thanks
Dave Baranek
Other
JG Kenneth Smith
Thanks
T.J. Cassidy
Thanks
Art Scholl
In Memory Of
Allen Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
Steven C. Foster
Special Effects
Peter Stolz
Pyrotechnician
Michael Straight
Other
Gregory Dishart
Other
Dennis Dilucente
Other
James Ray
Other
John F. Lehman, Jr.
Thanks
John Henry Semcken
Thanks
Michael Blue
Other
William Spence
Other
Terrence McGuire
Other
Richard T. Stevens
Other
Pete Pettigrew
Technical Advisor
James L. Holloway III
Thanks
Thomas Sobieck
Other
Chuck Lewis
Thanks
Robert Willard
Aerial Coordinator
Peter Cairo
Special Effects
Robert Willard
Other
Al Orazi
Transportation Captain
Thomas R. Harmon
Other
Ben Schneider
Thanks
Rick Moe
Thanks
Marsha Robertson
Unit Publicist
Michael Galpin
Other
John Cushing
Other
Directing
Tony Scott
Director
June Samson
Script Supervisor
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
Sharon Mann
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Cosgrove
Second Assistant Director
Lighting
Jeff Stanman
Lighting Technician
Michael W. Blymyer
Lighting Technician
Dan Delgado
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Ward Russell
Chief Lighting Technician
Visual Effects