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FilmPG1986
Top Gun
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. From TMDB
332 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TMDB reviews * | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Top Gun is a 1986 action drama romance film, directed by Tony Scott, starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis and Val Kilmer.
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The film quickly became a success and was the highest-grossing film of 1986. It would be six months before its theater count dropped below that of its opening week. It was number one on its first weekend with a gross of $8.2 million, and went on to a total domestic gross of $176.8 million, and $177 million internationally, for a worldwide box office total of $353.8 million. The film sold an estimated 47.65 million tickets in North America in its initial theatrical run. The film grossed an additional $3 million in its IMAX re-release in 2013, and an additional $471,982 in its 2021 re-release, bringing its domestic gross to $180.3 million and its worldwide gross to $358.3 million. On Rotten…
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60 of 332 · most liked firstwatching TOP GUN MAVERICK on 4K. god this movie is so fucking good.
positive · AI labelView post →The Onion Film Standard: Top Gun
neutral · AI labelView post →Val Kilmer, Hollywood film star known for "Top Gun" and "Batman Forever," dies at 65, New York Times reports cnn.it/4iK5Sto
neutral · AI labelView post →Tom Skerritt was such a natural and was so good in so many things that everyone will, rightly, associate him with different films/shows. For me, it's TOP GUN and STEEL MAGNOLIAS. He was so likable, largely because he wasn't trying to be. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →James Tolkan, 'Back to the Future' and 'Top Gun' actor, has died at 94 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →My son who is on the spectrum watched Top Gun five years ago and what he took from the experience is that it's a movie where men don't wear shirts and so to this day he refers to taking his shirt off as "going Top Gun."
neutral · AI labelView post →Top Gun 2 is an amazing movie which is also emblematic of the worst Boomer tendencies to never, ever pass on the torch of leadership under any circumstances.
neutral · AI labelView post →We should absolutely go back to making big US studios show British-made shorts before their features. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ should have been preceded by a 21-minute film about a haunted toy shop. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ should be paired with an Arthurian fantasy shot in a brutalist car park in Slough.
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Val Kilmer, 65, from cancer. I knew from his first film Top Secret! that he was going places. "Real Genius", "The Doors", "Batman Forever", "Top Gun' and his final appearance in "Top Gun Maverick" were among his best. Gone too soon but out of pain after a long battle. variety.com/2025/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →My mom, when Tom Skerritt first appeared on screen in Top Gun, the movie that made Tom Cruise an international star: "I don't understand why this movie is about that little guy."
neutral · AI labelView post →Val Kilmer was a genuine movie star. He was also a killer supporting actor - his performances in "Tombstone", "Heat", "Top Gun" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" are performances for the history books. Those movies were blessed by his presence.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Frame Study for Callan and Loki, reference frame is from Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
neutral · AI labelView post →#RIP actor Val Kilmer who passed away today at the age of 65. In addition to his appearances in BATMAN FOREVER and TOMBSTONE, Kilmer perhaps was best known for his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in TOP GUN. His final film was TOP GUN: MAVERICK in 2022.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just watched Top Gun for the first time, and it’s such a weirdly enjoyable nothingburger of a movie, and then it dawned on me just how much cinema sins has utterly poisoned the entire landscape of movies
neutral · AI labelView post →They all talk like this is Top Gun or some other silly movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah, man. Actor Tom Skerritt from movies like Top Gun & my favorite movie of all time, Steel Magnolias, has passed away from natural causes at the age of 93. Loved this dude 🙏
neutral · AI labelView post →In the '80s, one night friends wanted to see a movie & they picked what we saw. Had never heard of the movie, Real Genius, or Val Kilmer. But my God, did he own that movie from start to finish. Decades later, during Top Gun Maverick. I fucking cried during the Iceman scene. That man just had IT. 💚💔
positive · AI labelView post →September 13, 1986 “Take My Breath Away," the big, synthy ballad from the movie Top Gun, goes to #1. It's by the group Berlin, but lead singer Terri Nunn is the only band member to perform on the song, which causes friction in the group that leads to their breakup. youtu.be/Bx51eegLTY8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I found the film Top Gun 2 to be entertaining (as problematic as it is!) but I don’t think a live re-enactment was a good idea
neutral · AI labelView post →And it still is! Last year's hottest streaming product was TOP GUN: MAVERICK. Why? Because it was a box office megahit. First run on streaming devalues your feature film, it isn't something audiences will pay more for.
neutral · AI labelView post →Seems I’m already in enough trouble, “but whatever this mystery movie is,” it’s the happiest I’ve walked out of a movie since Top Gun Maverick. Again, I will never reveal the movie I’m talking about.
positive · AI labelView post →I am very sorry to report that Val Kilmer has died. Brilliant actor. Many film roles. Probably best known for "Top Gun". Although my favourite was "Willow." My condolences to his family and friends.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Oh man you're Air Force? You must love Top Gun! "Actually that's more of a Navy movie." "Huh. So what's the big Air Force movie?" <Sigh> "Transformers, I guess..."
neutral · AI labelView post →Tom Cruise Honors ‘Top Gun’ Co-Star Val Kilmer With Moment of Silence at CinemaCon: ‘I Wish You Well on the Next Journey’ variety.com/2025/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →I appreciate that some people won't see a movie with Tom Cruise in it but Top Gun: Maverick grossed $1.5 billion. bsky.app/profile/ohca...
neutral · AI labelView post →You can see why a scene where Kelly McGillis teaches the theory and doctrine of shitting in a bucket was rejected from Top Gun, but it would have been more realistic than pretty much anything else in the movie...
negative · AI labelView post →If you're interested in the nuts and bolts of film editing, strongly recommend this video where Eddie Hamilton gives a tour of the finished Avid timeline for TOP GUN: MAVERICK which features uncommonly clear explanations for a lot of what editors do in putting a movie together
neutral · AI labelView post →They all think they’re in some kind of dude army movie, like extras in Top Gun & it’s disgusting
neutral · AI labelView post →I at least find Cruise's movies entertaining, like all the Mission Impossibles and Top Gun: Maverick, etc. The last Wahlberg movie I wanted to watch was Boogie Nights.
positive · AI labelView post →‘Miami Vice’ Remake in the Works With ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director Joseph Kosinski variety.com/2025/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →Aw this makes me sad. I'll always think of him in Top Gun. Also, I had no idea that Tom Skerrit was 93! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →just saw someone on God's own internet suggesting Top Gun: Maverick is a bad movie and felt this was a healthier response than yelling about it
positive · AI labelView post →My only Star Wars take is (well, two, I also want a standalone Lando movie) is there needs to be a Trilogy in the style of Top Gun that's just about Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Top Gun 3’ Officially in the Works With Tom Cruise Returning With Producer Jerry Bruckheimer variety.com/2026/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →Literal boomer rot lol. Papa taking a boom boom on his annoying liberal grandkids while flying around in a cool jet like in his favorite movie, Top Gun (1986) which was released only 5 years ago.
neutral · AI labelView post →That sounds like a way better film than the Top Gun we got.
negative · AI labelView post →RIP Tom Skerritt, a rad guy who showed up in films as diverse as M*A*S*H, THIEVES LIKE US, ALIEN, TOP GUN, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and CONTACT and had a robust TV career that peaked with PICKET FENCES and an appearance on TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB. He also made a movie called SEXYCOP.
neutral · AI labelView post →Time for a movie: Top Gun 1949. Make it as realistic and authentic as possible within safety bounds.
neutral · AI labelView post →Clearly, these were highly advanced Russian "MiG-28s" as seen in the documentary film "Top Gun."
neutral · AI labelView post →btw, 1. the best episode of mst3k to help you sleep is The Starfighters. holy shit nothing happens in that movie 2. IMO, Top Gun (1986) is simply a more expensive and gayer version of The Starfighters
negative · AI labelView post →Fun fact: A lot of people don’t realize that the same actor who played Wilson in the movie Castaway also played the volleyball in Top Gun.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top Gun Maverick is the perfect movie for this age because the text is explicit that the old generation is better in every way.
positive · AI labelView post →Never mind that the U.S. military got film credits in everything from Top Gun to Marvel and anything even remotely military related.
neutral · AI labelView post →While some researchers do regard the events of "Top Gun" as an artistic depiction of an actual historical event, general consensus among historians is that the film functioned as a sort of ritual totem, used during contemporaneous religious functions.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatching Top Gun: Maverick and it’s amazing how much of a movie star Tom Cruise is. They don’t make them like this anymore.
positive · AI labelView post →Mayano Top Gun watching Top Gun and with dawning horror realizing the movie is not an F-14A hype moment and aura compilation exclusively
neutral · AI labelView post →Top Gun (1986) 🎬💙 Directed by Tony Scott
neutral · AI labelView post →Kilmer was by far and away the best part of the most recent “Top Gun” flick. His short scene ripped my heart out in what was otherwise a film that didn’t work for me. RIP Legend 💔
neutral · AI labelView post →"Yooooo that shit is crazy" needs to make it into the next Top Gun movie
neutral · AI labelView post →‘BATTLEFIELD’ movie adaptation in the works from Christopher McQuarrie (Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible) and Michael B. Jordan ➡️ www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #Battlefield
neutral · AI labelView post →"In the summer of 1986, Paparo took his future wife, Maureen, to watch “Top Gun.” “The hero of the movie is actually Iceman,” Paparo says..." Damn right. This is like the opposite of when toxic SWOs claim the real message of The Caine Mutiny is "Queeg was right." time-magazine.visitlink.me/tI_lZa
neutral · AI labelView post →My Valentines Day movie marathon is set: Real Genius, The Doors, Top Secret, Top Gun, Tombstone, Batman Forever. Wife’s gonna be pumped
neutral · AI labelView post →Top Gun this, Top Gun that... I want a movie about the pilots with steel balls the size of coconuts water bombing wildfires out west. Those are top gun pilots for real.
neutral · AI labelView post →You could never get a movie like Top Gun: Maverick made in 2024. 2023, maybe, but not in 2024.
neutral · AI labelView post →#CarlsChallenge #MusicChallenge #MusicSky September 30 Song you heard for the first time in a movie. Berlin ~ Take My Breath Away from Top Gun youtu.be/Bx51eegLTY8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →F1 is a movie that asks the question, “What if you remade TOP GUN: MAVERICK without a lead as likable as Tom Cruise?”
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't understand popular culture at all. Top Gun is a mid beach volleyball movie at best
negative · AI labelView post →You know what classic movie I've never seen?? Top Gun (1986). Let's go.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick return to cinemas today! Each screening will feature a celebratory look at Tom Cruise’s career and a sneak peek at his new film, Digger. The Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directed Digger comes to cinemas this fall.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top Gun Maverick is decidedly lowbrow. The finest example of middlebrow art has to be "whichever A24 movie you like best".
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