Four weeks after release, the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 percent. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from film critics. He and his radar intercept officer, LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw (Edwards), are given the chance to train at the US Navy's Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.
Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The film stars Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis, with Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt in supporting roles.
The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an article titled 'Top Guns', written by Ehud Yonay and published in California magazine three years earlier. Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures.
