For “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” Tom Cruise is currently chasing across the screen. But before taking on the iconic role of Ethan Hunt, he was a maverick on Top Gun, which almost never happened.
Maverick is finally back! The “Top Gun” sequel was a huge success in cinemas! (Source: tmdb.org/Paramount)
Whoever thinks of “Top Gun” also thinks of Tom Cruise, that’s clear. Today, even more than in the eighties, Cruise stands for high-quality and exciting action films thanks to his full physical effort during the shoot.
Hardly anyone once knew the name Tom Cruise or Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, but thanks to Tony Scott, we haven’t forgotten either of them since 1986. With winged action, cool sayings and a soundtrack that still sticks in your head three decades later, “Top Gun” still has many fans today.
When a sequel to the classic “Top Gun 2: Maverick” was announced, fans delightedly took their dusty bomber jacket out of their closet.
But did you know that Tom Cruise had to be persuaded to play in the first “Top Gun” at all? Or that some scenes were not filmed until after the end of production? No? Then here are 15 fun facts about Top Gun that you haven’t heard before.
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