Ace Photos Behind-the-Scenes of the Original ‘Top Gun’
"It's not your flying, it's not your attitude, it's these sick photos."
Published 10 months ago in Wow
Top Gun was an instant classic. But beyond sparking a beloved sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, in 2022 and taking Tom Cruise's career to MACH speeds, the flick has yet another often overlooked legacy: Producing some of the coolest behind-the-scenes snaps in cinema history.
From stunt sequences to between-takes smiles, here are 21 behind-the-scenes pics from the original Top Gun.
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Two crew members position a prop airplane.
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A behind-the-camera look at a miniature stunt sequence.
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Boom!
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“Top Gun (1986)"
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“Top Gun (1986). Tony Scott Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball Photo by: Ralph Nelson.”
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“Top Gun (1986).”
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A crew member angles a model plane.
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Your childhood game of airplane had nothing on the "Top Gun" set.
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A glimpse at one of the rigs that brought the "Top Gun" planes to life.
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A plane hangs off of a rig.
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A crew member inspects a model plane.
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It's a bird! It's a plane! But like actually, it's a plane.
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Tom Cruise rides a motorcycle on set.
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“Tony Scott and Tom Cruise [Top Gun]. RIP Tony.”
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Tom Cruise prepares for a take.
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Tom Cruise on set.
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Behind-the-scenes conversations.
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A black-and-white image of the "Top Gun" set.
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Tom Cruise smiles between takes.
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Tom Cruise completes a water sequence.
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Over and out.
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