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'''''Top Gun''''' is a ~~1984~~1986 American [[action drama film]] directed by [[Tony Scott]], and produced by [[Don Simpson]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], in association with [[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, defunct 1991)|California]]'' magazine three years earlier. The film stars [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Kelly McGillis]], with [[Val Kilmer]], [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], and [[Tom Skerritt]] in supporting roles. Cruise plays [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young [[naval aviator]] aboard the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}. He and his [[Radar Intercept Officer]], [[Lieutenant (junior grade)|LTJG]] Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Edwards) are given the chance to train at the US Navy's [[United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program|Fighter Weapons School]] at [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar#Naval Air Station|Naval Air Station Miramar]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]].

''Top Gun'' was released on May 16, 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Avery|date=2021-08-19|title='Top Gun 2': The Release Date & All The Latest Updates About The Sequel|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/top-gun-2-4500139/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Hollywood Life|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="bomweekly" /> Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from film critics. Four weeks after release, the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 percent.<ref name=bomweekly>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=topgun.htm |title=Top Gun Weekly |author= |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2017-05-25 |archive-date=June 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622143410/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=topgun.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite its initial mixed critical reaction, the film was a huge commercial hit, grossing $357 million against a production budget of $15 million. The film maintained its popularity over the years and earned an [[IMAX]] 3D re-release in 2013. Additionally, the [[Top Gun (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the film has since become one of the most popular movie soundtracks to date, reaching [[RIAA certification|9× Platinum certification]]. The film won both an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Golden Globe]] for "[[Take My Breath Away]]" performed by [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Remember Top Gun's song 'Take My Breath Away' in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin |url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/take-my-breath-away-top-gun-berlin-interview/|website=The Shortlisted|language=en-GB|url-status=live|date=April 1, 2022|access-date=May 23, 2022|archivedate=April 2, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402031013/https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/take-my-breath-away-top-gun-berlin-interview/}}</ref> In 2015, the United States [[Library of Congress]] selected the film for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]], finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ghostbusters-top-gun-enter-national-849092 |title='Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry |author=Mike Barnes |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 16, 2015 |access-date=December 16, 2015 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408142727/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ghostbusters-top-gun-enter-national-849092 |url-status=live }}</ref> A sequel, titled ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', was released 36 years later on May 27, 2022, to greater critical and commercial success.