Top Gun
is a 1986 American
action drama film
[2]
directed by
Tony Scott
and produced by
Don Simpson
and
Jerry Bruckheimer
, with distribution by
Paramount Pictures
. The screenplay was written by
Jim Cash
and
Jack Epps Jr.
, and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns", written by Ehud Yonay and published in
California
magazine three years earlier. It stars
Tom Cruise
as
Lieutenant
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
, a young
naval aviator
aboard the
aircraft carrier
USS
Enterprise
. He and his
radar intercept officer
,
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (
Anthony Edwards
), are given the chance to train at the
United States Navy
's
Fighter Weapons School
(Top Gun) at
Naval Air Station Miramar
in
San Diego
,
California
.
Kelly McGillis
,
Val Kilmer
and
Tom Skerritt
also appear in supporting roles.