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Tom Cruise Says 'Top Gun 2' Is 'Definitely Happening' ". Entertainment Weekly. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020 . Retrieved February 19, 2020. Future NASA astronaut Scott Altman was among the pilots of VF-51 [30] who flew F-14 aircraft for many of the film's stunt sequences, having been recently stationed at NAS Miramar at time of filming. Altman was the pilot seen " flipping the bird" in the film's well-known opening sequence, as well as piloting the aircraft shown "buzzing the tower" throughout the film. [31] [32] The infamous "buzzing the tower" sequence raised concern among residents who called the base and local news media to report a "berserk pilot". [33]

Masterclass with Tom Cruise – Cannes Film Festival—Tom Cruise discusses his incredible career at the flagship event of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Fritz, Ben (August 20, 2012). "Tony Scott dead: Director was set for 'Top Gun 2' ". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012 . Retrieved September 9, 2014. The DisneyToon Studios film Planes (2013) pays homage to Top Gun with Kilmer and Edwards appearing in the film as part of the voice cast. [92]

a b c "Top Gun". fast-rewind.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019 . Retrieved December 5, 2006. Extras: Language(s): English, French - Parisian, Spanish - Castilian, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French - Parisian, Norwegian, Spanish - Castilian, Swedish., Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.78, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Documentaries: 'Cleared For Take Off'; 'Breaking New Ground'; 'A Love Letter to Aviation'. National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call". Library of Congress . Retrieved December 16, 2015. a b Richman, Alan (August 5, 1985). "Air Warfare Expert Christine Fox—Fighter Pilots Call Her "Legs"—Inspires the New Movie Top Gun". People. p.115. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016 . Retrieved December 22, 2013.Wampler, Scott (June 2, 2017). "In Which Tom Cruise Reveals The Title Of The TOP GUN Sequel". Birth.Movies.Death. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017 . Retrieved June 2, 2017. Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood called the sequel better than the original movie. [182] The New York Times-based critic A. O. Scott called it a "thin, over-strenuous and sometimes very enjoyable movie" and "an earnest statement of the thesis that movies can and should be great." [183] Peter Bradshaw wrote in The Guardian that "Cruise presides over some surprising differences from his first outing as the navy pilot hotshot in a film that's missing the homoerotic tensions of the 80s original." [184] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap wrote that the movie "counts as a worthy sequel in that it succeeds and fails in many of the same ways as the original." [185] On June 19, 2019, at CineEurope in Barcelona, attendees were able to watch for the first time some early footage of the film from a special Paramount presentation. During the presentation the President of International Theatrical Distribution Mark Viane and co-president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Mary Daily appeared in flight clothes, as a part of the promotion. [26] In 2019, China's Tencent invested 12.5% of the film but later pulled out of the project at the end of that year over concerns that the film's themes could anger the Chinese government. [27] Writing [ edit ]