For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Action, Drama
Release:
May 1986
Production:
Paramount Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Cast:
Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Barry Tubb, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Whip Hubley, James Tolkan, Meg Ryan, Adrian Pasdar, Randall Brady, Duke Stroud, Brian Sheehan, Ron Clark, Frank Pesce, Pete Pettigrew, Troy Hunter, Linda Rae Jurgens, T.J. Cassidy
Tags:
dying and death, secret love, lovesickness, airplane, loss of loved one, self-discovery, hostility, fighter pilot, pilot, training camp, battle assignment, u.s. navy, cowardliness, pilot school, based on magazine, newspaper or article, inspirational, admiring, bold, celebratory, commanding, exuberant, melodramatic, gay interest
