What To Remember About Top Gun Before Seeing Maverick
Before seeing TopGun: Maverick, there's a lot to be remembered about the original Top Gun. The long-awaited sequel to the Tom Cruise 80's classic is set for a domestic May 27th, 2022 release date, allowing audiences new and old to once again follow the journey of Lt. Pete «Maverick» Mitchell (Tom Cruise). With Top Gun: Maverick hitting cinemas imminently, here's a recap of everything there is to know about 1986's Top Gun.
Top Gun follows Maverick and a team of elite fighter pilots as they make their way through the real-life TOPGUN Naval Fighter Weapons School. Throughout Maverick's time at the school, he discovers friends, enemies, and love, meeting the likes of Nick «Goose» Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards), Charlotte «Charlie» Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), and Ted «Iceman» Kazansky (Val Kilmer). Although the tragic death of Maverick's best friend does shake the pilot, he eventually regains his confidence and helps bring the class of the TOPGUN program closer together.
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Top Gun remains an incredibly influential film, spawning parodies, homages, and adaptations even 36 years after its initial release. A sequel to Top Gun has been in development since 2010, and although there has been a slew of production complications, it is finally paying off with the release of Top Gun: Maverick. With Maverick being a direct continuation of the original film, there are a lot of important elements that viewers need to be caught up on ahead of seeing the sequel. Here's every key thing to remember before seeing Top Gun: Maverick.
With Top Gun: Maverick being released 36 years after its predecessor, there is a legitimate question as to when the film occurs. The original Top
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