"This is what I call a target-rich environment." "Corny" wouldn't even begin to describe Top Gun, but it does work pretty well. A hot-shot pilot in the U.S. Navy, who goes by the callsign "Maverick" (Tom Cruise), gets sent to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (a.k.a. "TOPGUN"), an honor bestowed upon only the top 1% of Navy fighter pilots. There, he and his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), "Goose" (Anthony Edwards) train intensively to become masters of their F-14 Tomcat, competing against their rival "Iceman" (Val Kilmer). In the midst of all this, Maverick begins a sexual relationship with a civilian contractor (Kelly McGillis). While at the school, tragedy strikes, but in the end Maverick pulls through (I won't spoil the rest for you).
Made with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, the film caused an increase in enlistment, and is sometimes seen as a piece of "classic" jingoistic propaganda (albeit a raunchier one).
Rating: 3/4
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