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Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. wrote the script for Top Gun, which was inspired by an article in the California magazine about the Navy's Fighter Weapons School.
Principal photography for Top Gun began, including many aerial sequences filmed with cooperation from the U.S. Navy.
Top Gun was released in theaters and became a major hit, significantly boosting the popularity of pilot life and the U.S. Navy.
Following the release of Top Gun, the U.S. Navy saw a notable increase in recruitment, especially for naval aviators.
Books:
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
by James Bradley
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
Flight of the Intruder
by Stephen Coonts
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
Airframe
by Michael Crichton
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
North of Hostility
by Toni Bryant
Area 7
by Matthew Reilly
The Flight of the Phoenix
by Elleston Trevor
Movies:
Independence Day
Black Hawk Down
Stealth
Crimson Tide
Behind Enemy Lines
Firefox
Days of Thunder
The Right Stuff
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Hunt for Red October
Music:
Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
You’re the Voice by John Farnham
The Power of Love by Huey Lewis & The News
Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler
Final Countdown by Europe
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Jump by Van Halen
Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
TV Shows:
Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica
24
Strike Back
The Last Ship
Hawaii Five-0
SEAL Team
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
The Expanse
The Mandalorian
Video Games:
War Thunder
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Project Wingman
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
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Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
