Top Gun
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
- Release Date
- May 16, 1986
- Director
- Tony Scott
- Cast
- Tom Cruise , Kelly McGillis , Val Kilmer , Anthony Edwards , Tom Skerritt
- Runtime
- 112 minutes
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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