Top Gun (1986)
| Release Date | 12 May 1986 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $177,000,000 |
| Tagline | From the Producers of Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance [UK Theatrical] |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Buddy Film |
| Mood | Adrenaline Rush |
| Themes | Military Life, In Training, Hotshots, Workplace Romance, War in the Sky |
| Tones | Easygoing, Rousing, Slick, Flashy |
| Tags | Barnstorming, Fighter Pilot, Friendship, Grief, Navy, Romance, Training |
Top Gun is a 1986 American action film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with the Paramount Pictures company. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr., and was inspired by the article "Top Guns" written by Ehud Yonay for California magazine.
Cast and Crew
Randall Brady
Lt. Davis
Brian Sheehan
Sprawl
Ron Clark
Inquiry Commander
Troy Hunter
Radio Operator
Troy Hunter
Radio Operator
Linda Rae Jurgens
Mrs. Metcalf
T.J. Cassidy
Himself
Debi Fares
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Mark Gadbois
Flight Captain
Chase Jazzborne
Officer's Club Patron
Scott Krambeck
Scott
Director
Writer
Ehud Yonay
Jim Cash
Jack Epps Jr.
Producer
Bill Badalato
executive producer
Don Simpson
producer
Warren Skaaren
associate producer
Original Music
Harold Faltermeyer
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Cinematographer
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Editor
Billy Weber
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Casting Director
Margery Simkin
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Production Designer
John DeCuir Jr.
Set Decorator
Robert R. Benton
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Makeup Department
Scott H. Eddo
additional makeup artist
K.G. Ramsey
hair stylist
Rick Sharp
makeup artist
Production Manager
Bill Badalato
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Cosgrove
second assistant director
Dan Kolsrud
first assistant director
Sharon Mann
second assistant director
James Dillon
second assistant director
Art Department
Craig Edgar
set designer
Stacey S. McIntosh
construction coordinator
Jonathan O'Connell
stand-by painter
Richard A. Villalobos
lead person
Mark Wade
property master
Sound Department
Pamela Bentkowski
foley editor
James Cavarretta
sound recordist
Virginia Cook-McGowan
sound editor
Teri E. Dorman
sound editor
Juno J. Ellis
adr editor
Julia Evershade
sound editor
John P. Fasal
special sound effects
Daniel F. Finnerty
assistant sound editor
Cecelia Hall
supervising sound editor
Mike Haney
sound recordist
Frank Howard
sound editor
Joseph A. Ippolito
foley editor
Sarah Jacobs
foley artist
William B. Kaplan
sound mixer
David Kelson
cable person
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
sound re-recording mixer
Robert Nichols II
sound recordist
Martin Nicholson
assistant sound editor
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Patterson
supervising adr editor
Earl Sampson
boom operator
Stephen Stalheim
assistant sound editor
Edward M. Steidele
foley artist
David E. Stone
sound editor
George Watters II
supervising sound editor
Robert Winder
sound engineer
Marshall Winn
sound editor
David W. Alstadter
foley mixer
Ken J. Johnson
sound effects recordist
Special Effects
Peter Cairo
special effects
Steven C. Foster
special effects
Gary Gutierrez
supervisor of special photographic effects
Allen Hall
special effects coordinator
Robert G. Willard
special effects
Marvin Gardner
special effects assistant
Mike Menzel
special effects technician
Visual Effects
David Carothers
model maker: USFX
Samuel Comstock
animator: USFX
Stuart Cudlitz
animator: USFX
John Eaves
model maker: USFX
Rick Fichter
director of photography: USFX
Whitney Green
production manager: USFX
William Groshelle
animation supervisor: USFX
Marghi McMahon
model maker: USFX
Ted Moehnke
pyrotechnician: USFX
Earle Murphy
model maker: USFX
Kjell Ness
assistant model maker: USFX
Allessandro Palladini
assistant model maker: USFX
Mitchell Romanauski
assistant model maker: USFX
Steve Sanders
model maker: USFX
David Sosalla
model department supervisor: USFX
Wes Takahashi
animator: USFX
Stunts
Gary Epper
stunts
Steve Holladay
stunts
Donna Keegan
stunts
Randy Peters
stunts
R.A. Rondell
stunts, stunt coordinator
Art Scholl
stunt pilot
Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Alavardo
aerial camera operator
Larry Blanford
aerial camera operator
Michael W. Blymyer
lighting technician
James Campana
assistant grip: USFX
Richard Clark
video engineer
John J. Connor
camera operator
Jack Cooperman
underwater camera operator, aerial camera operator
William Coss
second assistant camera
Dan Delgado
assistant chief lighting technician
Jim Duggan
second company grip
Robert W. Duggan
dolly grip
Jon Else
assistant camera: USFX
John Gazdik
assistant camera: USFX
John Gilbert
f-14 camera consultant
David Hallinger
assistant camera: USFX
C.J. Heatley
aerial camera operator
Jan M. Heyneker
grip: USFX
George Howe
aerial camera operator
William Kelly
aerial camera operator
Dan Koblash
aerial camera operator
Clay Lacy
air to air photography
George P. Leahy
f-14 camera consultant
Stephen Lighthill
assistant camera: USFX
Ralph Nelson
still photographer
Ken Nishino
first assistant camera
David B. Nowell
aerial camera operator
Tom Prophet Jr.
first company grip
Ward Russell
chief lighting technician
Gregory J. Schmidt
first assistant camera
Donald Smith
animation camera operator: USFX
Jeff Stanman
lighting technician
Peter Thomas
key grip: USFX
Don Thompson
aerial camera operator
Gary Tolbert
aerial camera operator
Joseph F. Valentine
Steadicam operator
D. Michael Wheeler
second assistant camera
Wayne Baker
assistant camera: underwater scenes
Robert Edesa
camera operator
Henry Minski
assistant camera
Richard Walden
camera operator: "b" camera
Casting Department
Lisa Clarkson
casting associate
Jeff Greenberg
casting assistant
Tina Real
extras casting, local extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wingate Jones
wardrobe: men
John Napolitano
wardrobe: men
Bobbie Read
costume supervisor: women
James W. Tyson
costume supervisor: men
Editorial Department
Richard Childs
assistant editor: USFX
Mark Elson
assistant film editor
Claudia Finkle
assistant film editor
Stacey A. Foiles
assistant editor: USFX
Mike Moskowitz
apprentice film editor
Bruce Pearson
color timer
Music Department
Bob Badami
music editor
Transportation Department
Dan Marrow
transportation captain
Al Orazi
transportation captain
Randy Peters
transportation coordinator
Mike Robinson
driver: 15-F hauler
Other Crew
Lloyd Abel
F-14 aircrew , F-14 aerial coordinator
Julianna Arenson
production auditor
Diana Austin
production auditor: USFX
Billy Badalato
assistant: Mr. Simpson
Dave Baranek
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Michael Blue
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Dennis Broska
f-14 aircrew
Patti Carr
assistant: Mr. Badalato
T.J. Cassidy
cooperation and support
Peter Caulk
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Dan Curry
title designer
John Cushing
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Jim Destafney
navy dialogue consultant
Michael Dilbeck
record company consultant
Dennis Dilucente
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Gregory Dishart
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Ron Eisenman
first aid
Michael Galpin
top gun instructor and mig pilot
J.A. Garrow
cooperation and support officer: U.S. Navy
Barbara Gerard
assistant: Mr. Gutierrez, USFX crew
Ricky Hammonds
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Don Hansard
process engineer
Donald Hansard Sr.
process coordinator
Thomas R. Harmon
aerial consultant
James L. Holloway III
cooperation and support officer: U.S. Navy
John Horton
government relations
Catalaine Knell
assistant: Mr. Scott
Chuck Lewis
f-14 aircrew
Terrence McGuire
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Scott Metcalfe
assistant: Mr. Simpson
Rick Moe
f-14 aircrew
David B. Nowell
astrovision operator
Ron Oberman
record company consultant
Gayle Peabody
assistant auditor: USFX
Gary Platek
armature designer: USFX
James Ray
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Brian Reeves
digital engineer
David Robertson
assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Marsha Robertson
unit publicist
June Samson
script supervisor
Ben Schneider
f-14 aircrew
Ray Seckinger
top gun instructor and mig pilot
John Henry Semcken
cooperation and support officer: U.S. Navy
Tracy Skeels
f-14 aircrew
Kenneth Smith
f-14 aircrew
Matthew Snyder
assistant: Mr. Simpson
Thomas Sobieck
top gun instructor and mig pilot
William Spence
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Ron Stack
assistant auditor
Sandy Stairs
navy public affairs
Richard T. Stevens
aerial consultant
Randy Stiles
navy public affairs
Peter Stolz
pyrotechnician: USFX
Michael Straight
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Sally Syberg
production secretary: USFX, production coordinator: USFX
Barbara Weintraub
assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Christine Whitney
production coordinator: USFX
Robert Willard
top gun instructor and mig pilot , navy aerial coordinator
Erick Willenbrock
navy public affairs
James Winnefeld
top gun instructor and mig pilot
Jerry Irvine
rocket effects
Lisbeth Siegel
assistant to producer
Kathleen Walker
production secretary
Thanks
John F. Lehman Jr.
special thanks
Art Scholl
dedicatee
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Home Video
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Pioneer
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
Paramount Filmes do Brasil
Paramount
Paramount
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Prem'er Video Fil'm
Special Effects
Colossal Pictures
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USFX
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Miscellaneous
Cinema Research
titles and opticals
Columbia Records
soundtrack published by
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
consulting: F-14
Guinea Up Catering
catering
Inter Video
24 frame video playback
MGM Negative Cutting
negative cutting
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