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‘Top Gun’ Turns 35: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Convincing Tom Cruise to Play Maverick

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMoviegoers had never seen anything quite like “Top Gun” when it jetted across screens in the summer of 1986.The propulsive story of a hot shot group of pilots had dazzling aerial sequences that gave audiences a cockpit view of the action, as well as a star on the rise in Tom Cruise, fresh off his role in “Risky Business.” “Top Gun” would go on to make a then-massive $356.8 million, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year and propelling Cruise onto the A-list, where he has remained for decades.

He reprises his role in this fall’s long-awaited follow-up, “Top Gun: Maverick.”To mark the film’s 35th anniversary this week, Paramount is re-releasing “Top Gun” in theaters.

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