Top Gun

Released

May 16, 1986

IMDb rating

7.0 / 10 562,397 votes

Recall rating

9.0 / 10 1 rating

Overview

The film takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise stars as Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a daring young flyer who’s out to become the best, with Kelly McGillis as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can’t learn in a classroom.

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Budget

$15,000,000

Box office

$356,830,601