Top Gun Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Dec. 1, 2025

Top Gun

Director: Tony Scott

Starring: Kelly McGillis • Tom Cruise • Val Kilmer • Anthony Edwards • Tom Skerritt

PG Action N/A

78% WILL SEE 22% WON'T SEE

Plot: Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise plays Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring young flyer who's out to become the best of the best. Kelly McGillis plays the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.

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Kelly McGillis
... Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood

Stake Land
Tom Cruise
... Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell

Digger, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Val Kilmer
... Tom 'Iceman' Kazanski

Top Gun: Maverick, Disney's Planes
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Anthony Edwards
... Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw

Flipped, Disney's Planes
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Tom Skerritt
... Viper

Broke, East Of The Mountains

A look at Top Gun behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tony Scott last helmed Unstoppable and The Taking of Pelham 123.

Paramount announced Top Gun will return to theaters May 13, 2026. 2025-12-01
(59th) Academy Awards® MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Take My Breath Away," Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Tom Whitlock
Top Gun was re-mastered for the big screen from high-resolution original negative scans and painstakingly converted to 3D by Legend3D under the supervision of the film's director, Tony Scott. Rendered in 3D, the film's complex, long shots reveal extraordinary depth and clarity, allowing viewers to explore every detail of the action. From the spectacular aerial dogfights to the intense close-ups in the cockpits, each frame enables the audience to feel a part of the story.

May 1986

Changed Top Gun movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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3D Release Trailer

Top Gun was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 8 , 2013. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Identity Thief, Side Effects and The Sorcerer and the White Snake. Additional information: IMAX 3D. As a limited release, Top Gun was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The estimated home release date for Top Gun is currently being determined. Stay tuned!