Top Gun
1986 film directed by Tony Scott
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Summary
Top Gun is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,330 views/month, #201 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Tony Scott[3]
- Screenwriter: Jim Cash[4], Jack Epps, Jr.[5]
- Composer: Harold Faltermeyer[6], Giorgio Moroder[7]
- Owned by: Paramount Pictures[8]
- Genre: action film[9], drama film[10], romance film[11], melodrama[12]
- Followed by: Top Gun: Maverick[13]
- Cast member: Tom Cruise[14], Kelly McGillis[15], Val Kilmer[16], Anthony Edwards[17], Tom Skerritt[18], Michael Ironside[19], Meg Ryan[20], Rick Rossovich[21], Whip Hubley[22], James Tolkan[23], John Stockwell[24], Tim Robbins[25], Adrian Pasdar[26], Clarence Gilyard[27]
- Producer: Don Simpson[28], Jerry Bruckheimer[29]
- Part of the series: Top Gun[30]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[31]
- Director of photography: Jeffrey L. Kimball[32]
- Part of: National Film Registry[33]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
- Commons category: Top Gun (film, 1986)[35]
- Soundtrack release: Top Gun – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[36]
- Distribution format: video on demand[37]
- Review score: 5.9/10[38], 50/100[39], 59%[40], 7.0/10[41]
- Color: color[42]
- Country of origin: United States[43]
- Publication date: May 16, 1986[44], July 4, 1986[45], August 7, 1986[46], October 3, 1986[47], 1986[48]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[49], Netflix[50]
- Narrative location: California[51]
- Filming location: San Diego[52]
- Film editor: Chris Lebenzon[53], Billy Weber[54]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[55], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[56], Academy Award for Best Sound[57], Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie[58]
Why It Matters
Top Gun has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]