CAST
Tom Cruise as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a US Navy pilot. The character was loosely based on Duke Cunningham and his accomplishments during the Vietnam War.
Kelly McGillis as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood, instructor of Top Gun and Maverick's love interest. The character is based on a real-life person, Christine Fox, who worked at Naval Air Station Miramar.
Val Kilmer as LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, one of Top Gun's students and Maverick's rival turned wingman.
Anthony Edwards as LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, Maverick's radar intercept officer and best friend
Tom Skerritt as CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf, commanding officer and instructor of Top Gun. A veteran of the Vietnam War who served with Duke Mitchell, Maverick's father. The character was based on a real person: Rear Admiral Pete "Viper" Pettigrew, a former Navy aviator, Vietnam War veteran, and Topgun instructor, who served as a technical advisor on the film and also makes a cameo appearance in the film as a colleague of Charlie's.
Michael Ironside as LCDR Rick "Jester" Heatherly, a Naval Aviator, and Top Gun instructor
John Stockwell as LT Bill "Cougar" Cortell, Maverick's former wingman
Barry Tubb as LTJG Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe, Hollywood's radar intercept officer
Rick Rossovich as LTJG Ron "Slider" Kerner, Iceman's radar intercept officer
Tim Robbins as LTJG Sam "Merlin" Wells, Cougar's radar intercept officer (later Maverick's during the climax)
Clarence Gilyard as LTJG Marcus "Sundown" Williams, Chipper's radar intercept officer (later Maverick's during the end of training)
Whip Hubley as LT Rick "Hollywood" Neven, a student from Top Gun and Iceman's wingman during the climax
James Tolkan as CDR Tom "Stinger" Jardian, Commander of the USS Enterprise Carrier Air Group
Meg Ryan as Carole Bradshaw, Goose's wife
Adrian Pasdar as LT Charles "Chipper" Piper, a Naval Aviator and student of Top Gun
Aaron and Adam Weis as Bradley Bradshaw, Goose and Carole's son (uncredited)
PLOT
US Naval Aviator Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and his radar intercept officer (RIO) Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, stationed within the Indian Ocean aboard the USS Enterprise, fly the F-14A Tomcat. During an interception with two hostile MiG-28s,[a] Maverick missile-locks on one, while the opposite hostile locks onto Maverick's wingman, Cougar. Maverick drives it off, but Cougar is so shaken that Maverick defies orders to land and shepherds him back to the carrier. Cougar resigns his commission. Maverick and Goose are sent in his place by CAG "Stinger" to attend TOPGUN, the Naval Fighter Weapons School at Naval air base Miramar.
Prior to the first day of instruction, Maverick unsuccessfully approaches a lady at a bar. He learns the subsequent day she is an astrophysicist and civilian TOPGUN instructor Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood. She becomes curious about Maverick upon learning of his inverted manoeuvre with a MiG-28. In Maverick's first training hop, he defeats instructor commissioned naval officer Rick "Jester" Heatherly, but to try to do so, he flies below 10,000 feet (3,000 m), breaking a serious rule of engagement. Maverick and Goose also buzz the tower. they're reprimanded by chief instructor Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf.
Privately, Jester tells Viper that while he admires Maverick's skill, he's not sure if he would trust him as a teammate in combat. In class, Charlie objects to Maverick's aggressive tactics against the MiG-28, but privately tells him she admires his flying; they start a romantic relationship.
On training Hop 19, Maverick abandons his wingman "Hollywood" to chase Viper. As a result, first Hollywood and then Maverick is defeated in a demonstration of the value of teamwork. Jester tells Maverick his flying is superb but criticizes him for leaving his wingman. Lieutenant "Iceman" Kazansky calls his behaviour "foolish", "dangerous" and worse than the enemy.
Maverick and Iceman, the leading contenders for the TOPGUN Trophy, chase an A-4 in Hop 31. As Iceman has trouble getting a lock on the A-4, Maverick pressures him to interrupt off so that he can move into the firing position. However, Maverick's F-14 flies through Iceman's jet wash and suffers a flameout of both engines, going into an unrecoverable flat spin. Maverick and Goose eject, but Goose is killed when his head slams into the jettisoned aircraft canopy.
The board of inquiry clears Maverick of any wrongdoing, but he's shaken and guilt-ridden and considers quitting. He seeks advice from Viper, who flew with Maverick's father during the Vietnam War-era air battle where he was killed. Contrary to official reports faulting Mitchell, Viper says he died heroically. He tells him he can succeed if he regains his self-confidence. Maverick chooses to graduate and congratulates Iceman, who has won the TOPGUN Trophy. Iceman, Hollywood, and Maverick receive immediate deployment orders to cater to a crisis situation; they are sent to the Enterprise to provide air support for the rescue of the SS Layton, a disabled communication ship that drifted into hostile waters.
Aboard Enterprise, Iceman and Hollywood are assigned to supply air cover, with Maverick and RIO Merlin on standby. Iceman expresses his concerns to Stinger about Maverick's psychological state but is told to only do his job. Iceman and Hollywood are pulled into a dogfight with what first appear to be two MiGs, but end up to be six. After Hollywood is shot down, Maverick is scrambled. He goes into a spin after encountering another jet wash, but recovers. Shaken, he breaks off, on the other hand, re-engages and shoots down three MiGs. Iceman destroys a fourth, and therefore the remaining two MiGs withdraw. Upon their triumphant return to Enterprise, the pilots share their newfound respect for each other. Maverick later throws Goose's dog tags overboard.
Offered the selection of any assignment, Maverick chooses to return to TOPGUN as a teacher. He and Charlie reunite at a bar in Miramar.
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