Top Gun is Paramount's film and videogame franchise originally debuted as an 1983 inspiration for the original film was the article "Top Guns" by Ehud Yonay, from the May 1983 issue of California magazine, which featured aerial photography by then-Lieutenant Commander Charles "Heater" Heatley. It had featured two-only popular films Top Gun (film) and Top Gun: Maverick and has several licensed video games of it's own.
The franchise itself has extended itself beyond just movies, thrilling audiences with merchandise and video games who want to be a fighter pilot in their own homes.
The origin of the Franchise[]
The franchise's origin was heavily inspired by a 1983 article in California Magazine, Top Gun is a fictional story based on life at the real US Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego County, CA, which until 1996 was the home of the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, nicknamed TOPGUN.. And eventually it has taken many inspirations from Sega's After Burner franchise during it's videogame run-ins.
Films[]
Top Gun[]
- Main article: Top Gun (film)
The franchise's very first film started in 1986 as an action-drama film that follows students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school competing to be best in the class. One daring young pilot, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Through stunning set pieces featuring fighter jets, the movie pushed the boundaries of what can be done practically on screen and it still holds up as a remarkable feet today!
The movie spawned multiple tie-in video games that allowed players to experience the thrill of piloting fighter jets using their favorite characters from the movie.
The film's background is a primary inspiration for the film was the article "Top Guns" by Ehud Yonay, from the May 1983 issue of California magazine, which featured aerial photography by then-Lieutenant Commander Charles "Heater" Heatley. The Navy made several aircraft from F-14 fighter squadron VF-51 "Screaming Eagles" (which Tom Skerritt mentions in the scene at his home) available for the film. Paramount paid as much as US$7,800 per hour (equivalent to $18,800 today) for fuel and other operating costs whenever aircraft were flown outside their normal duties. The Top Gun soundtrack is one of the most popular soundtracks to date, reaching 9× Platinum certification and No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks in the summer and fall of 1986. The reception of the film quickly became a success and was the highest-grossing film of 1986. Upon the film's original release, critical response was mixed.
Top Gun: Maverick[]
- Main article: Top Gun: Maverick
A sequel has been in active development since at least 2010.[1] However plans were complicated by Scott's death in 2012.[2] In 2013 Bruckheimer said, "For 30 years we've been trying to make a sequel and we're not going to stop. We still want to do it with Tom and Paramount are still interested in making it. What Tom tells me is that no matter where he goes in the world, people refer to him as Maverick. It's something he is excited about so as long as he keeps his enthusiasm hopefully we'll get it made."[3]
By September 2014 it was revealed that Justin Marks was in negotiations to write the screenplay,[4] which was confirmed that following June.[5] Marks would go on later to say that the film was a dream project for him, calling the original an "iconic film in my memory" due in part to it being one of the first films he remembers seeing in a movie theater.[6]
In May 2017, during the promotional tour for The Mummy, Cruise confirmed that a sequel to Top Gun will start filming in 2018.[7] By June of the same year, he said that the title will be Top Gun: Maverick with Faltermeyer back as composer for the sequel. Cruise further stated that, "Aviators are back, the need for speed. We're going to have big, fast machines. It's going to be a competition film, like the first one...but a progression for Maverick."[8] Later that month it was announced Joseph Kosinski, who directed Cruise in 2013's Oblivion, was set to direct the sequel.[9]
A trailer was released at ComicCon International on July 18, 2019.[10][11]
The release date has been pushed back several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current release date is July 2, 2021. It will later be streamed on Paramount+, 45 days after its theatrical debut.
Video games[]
:Main article: List of Top Gun video games
Top Gun also spawned a number of video games for various platforms. The original game was released in 1986 under the same title as the film. It was released on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Atari ST. Another game, also titled Top Gun, was released in 1987 for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Nintendo VS. System arcade cabinets. In the 1987 game, the player pilots an F-14 Tomcat fighter, and has to complete four missions. A sequel, Top Gun: The Second Mission, was released for the NES three years later.
Another game, Top Gun: Fire at Will, was released in 1996 for the PC and later for the Sony PlayStation platform. Top Gun: Hornet's Nest was released in 1998. Top Gun: Combat Zones was released for PlayStation 2 in 2001 and was subsequently released for the GameCube and Microsoft Windows. Combat Zones features other aircraft besides the F-14. In 2006, another game simply titled Top Gun was released for the Nintendo DS. A 2010 game, also titled Top Gun, retells the film's story. At E3 2011, a new game was announced, Top Gun: Hard Lock, which was released in March 2012 for Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3.
Cast & Crew[]
Cast[]
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| Character | Films | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Gun | Top Gun: Maverick | |||||||
| Pete "Maverick" Mitchell | Tom Cruise | |||||||
| Tom "Iceman" Kazansky | Val Kilmer | |||||||
| Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood | Kelly McGillis | Kelly McGillis[12] | ||||||
| Nick "Goose" Bradshaw | Anthony Edwards | Anthony Edwards[13] | ||||||
| Carole Bradshaw | Meg Ryan | Meg Ryan[14] | ||||||
| Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw | Aaron and Adam Weis | Miles Teller Aaron and Adam Weis[15]
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| Mike "Viper" Metcalf | Tom Skerritt | |||||||
| Rick "Jester" Heatherly | Michael Ironside | |||||||
| Bill "Cougar" Cortell | John Stockwell | |||||||
| Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe | Barry Tubb | |||||||
| Ron "Slider" Kerner | Rick Rossovich | |||||||
| Sam "Merlin" Wells | Tim Robbins | |||||||
| Marcus "Sundown" Williams | Clarence Gilyard | |||||||
| Rick "Hollywood" Neven | Whip Hubley | |||||||
| Tom "Stinger" Jardian | James Tolkan | |||||||
| Charles "Chipper" Piper | Adrian Pasdar | |||||||
| Penelope "Penny" Benjamin | Mentioned | Jennifer Connelly | ||||||
| Beau "Cyclone" Simpson | Jon Hamm | |||||||
| Jake "Hangman" Seresin | Glen Powell | |||||||
| Robert "Bob" Floyd | Lewis Pullman | |||||||
| Chester "Hammer" Cain | Ed Harris | |||||||
| Solomon "Warlock" Bates | Charles Parnell | |||||||
| Natasha "Phoenix" Trace | Monica Barbaro | |||||||
| Reuben "Payback" Fitch | Jay Ellis | |||||||
| Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia | Danny Ramirez | |||||||
| Javy "Coyote" Machado | Greg Davis | |||||||
| Bernie "Hondo" Coleman | Bashir Salahuddin | |||||||
| Billy "Fritz" Avalone | Manny Jacinto | |||||||
| Logan "Yale" Lee | Raymond Lee | |||||||
| Brigham "Harvard" Lennox | Jake Picking | |||||||
| Neil "Omaha" Vikander | Jack Schumacher | |||||||
| Callie "Halo" Bassett | Kara Wang | |||||||
| Amelia Benjamin | Lyliana Wray | |||||||
| Sarah Kazansky | Jean Louisa Kelly | |||||||
| Jimmy | James Handy | |||||||
Crew and production details[]
| Film | Composer | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing companies | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Gun | Harold Faltermeyer Giorgio Moroder |
Jeffrey L. Kimball | Billy Weber Chris Lebenzon |
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films | Paramount Pictures | 110 min |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Lady Gaga Lorne Balfe Hans Zimmer Harold Faltermeyer |
Claudio Miranda | Eddie Hamilton | Skydance Media Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
130 min |
Released films[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Gun | May 16th, 1986 | Tony Scott | Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr. | Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer | |
| Top Gun: Maverick | May 27th, 2022 | Joseph Kosinski | Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer & Christopher McQuarrie | Peter Craig & Justin Marks | Tom Cruise, David Ellison, Jerry Bruckheimer & Christopher McQuarrie |
Future[]
In May 2022, Miles Teller stated that he had been pitching a follow-up film centered around his character to the studio. The actor referred to his pitch as Top Gun: Rooster.[16] By July of the same year, he stated that he has been having ongoing discussions regarding a sequel with Tom Cruise.[17]
Reception[]
Box office performance[]
| Film | Release date | Box office | Budget | Template:Refh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
| Top Gun | May 16, 1986 | $180,470,489 | $176,999,033 | $357,469,522 | $15,000,000 | [18][19] |
| Top Gun: Maverick | May 27, 2022 | $701,230,000 | $740,400,000 | $1,441,630,000 | $170,000,000 | [20][21] |
| Total | $881,700,489 | $917,629,033 | $1,799,099,522 | $185 million | [22][23] | |
Critical and public response[]
| Film | Critical | Public | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | |
| Top Gun | 58% (74 reviews)[24] | 50 (15 reviews)[25] | A[26] |
| Top Gun: Maverick | 96% (435 reviews)[27] | 78 (63 reviews)[28] | A+[26] |
References[]
- ↑ Brodesser-Akner, Claude (October 13, 2010). "Top Gun 2 is Heading to the Runway".
- ↑ "'Top Gun' producer Jerry Bruckheimer reveals how he won over Tom Cruise" (January 23, 2013).
- ↑ "Jerry Bruckheimer says Top Gun 2 is still on the cards" (June 10, 2013).
- ↑ Kit, Borys (September 8, 2014). "'Top Gun 2' Lands 'Jungle Book' Writer (Exclusive)".
- ↑ Zumberge, Marianne (June 26, 2015). "'Top Gun 2′ to Feature Maverick, Drone Warfare". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2015.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto module").
- ↑ McKittrick, Christopher (April 19, 2016). "King of the Swingers: Justin Marks on 'The Jungle Book'".
- ↑ "Tom Cruise Says 'Top Gun 2' Is 'Definitely Happening'" (May 23, 2017).
- ↑ Wampler, Scott (June 2, 2017). "In Which Tom Cruise Reveals The Title Of The TOP GUN Sequel". Birth.Movies.Death..
- ↑ "Paramount Sets 'Top Gun 2' For July 2019; Joseph Kosinski Firmed For Tom Cruise Pic" (June 30, 2017).
- ↑ "'Top Gun' Sequel Release Pushed Back One Year at Paramount". IMDb.
- ↑ "Tom Cruise Surprises Comic-Con with 'Top Gun: Maverick' Footage - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
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- ↑ Griffiths, Elliott (May 25, 2022). "Miles Teller Open To Top Gun: Maverick Sequel Involving His Character". Retrieved on July 8, 2022.
- ↑ Gawley, Paige (July 7, 2022). "Miles Teller Says He's Had 'Conversations' With Tom Cruise About Possible 'Top Gun 3' (Exclusive)". Retrieved on July 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Top Gun (1986)".
- ↑ "Top Gun (1986)".
- ↑ "Top Gun: Maverick (2022)".
- ↑ "Top Gun: Maverick (2022)".
- ↑ "Top Gun (Franchise)".
- ↑ "Top Gun (Franchise)".
- ↑ "Top Gun". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.
- ↑ "Top Gun". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc..
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 29, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Scorches Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End For Memorial Day Opening Record With $160M+ – Tuesday AM Update". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ "Top Gun: Maverick". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.
- ↑ "Top Gun: Maverick". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc..
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