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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.
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Classical in form, earnest, effortless and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Tom CruiseMaverick
- Kelly McGillisCharlie
- Val KilmerIce
- Anthony EdwardsGoose
- Tom SkerrittViper
- Michael IronsideJester
- John StockwellCougar
- Barry TubbWolfman
- Rick RossovichSlider
- Tim RobbinsMerlin
Crew
- Tony ScottDirector
- Jim CashWriter
- Jack Epps Jr.Writer
- Jeffrey L. KimballDirector of Photography
- Rick FichterDirector of Photography
- Harold FaltermeyerOriginal Music Composer
- Chris LebenzonEditor
- Billy WeberEditor
- Don SimpsonProducer
- Jerry BruckheimerProducer
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