| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Tom Cruise |
Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
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| Kelly McGillis |
Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood
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| Val Kilmer |
Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazanski
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| Anthony Edwards |
Lt. (j.g.) Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw
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| Tom Skerritt |
Cmdr. Mike 'Viper' Metcalf
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| Michael Ironside |
Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly
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| John Stockwell |
Cougar
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| Barry Tubb |
Wolfman
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| Rick Rossovich |
Lt. (j.g.) Ron 'Slider' Kerner
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| Tim Robbins |
Lt. (j.g.) Sam 'Merlin' Wells
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Drama; Romance |
| Director |
Tony Scott |
| Producer |
Jerry Bruckheimer; Don Simpson |
| Writer |
Ehud Yonay; Jim Cash |
| Studio |
Paramount Pictures |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
110 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher.
Jingoism, beefcake, military hardware, and a Giorgio Moroder rock score reign supreme over taste and logic in this Tony Scott film about a maverick trainee pilot (Tom Cruise) who can't follow the rules at a Navy aviation training facility. The dogfight sequences between American and Soviet jets at the end are absolutely mechanical, though audiences loved it at the time. The love story between Cruise's character and that of Kelly McGillis is like flipping through pages of advertising in a glossy magazine. This designer action movie from 1986 would be all the more appalling were it not for the canny casting of good actors in dumb parts. Standouts include Anthony Edwards--who makes a nice impression as Cruise's average-Joe pal--and the relatively unknown Meg Ryan in a small but memorable appearance. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, optional Spanish subtitles, and closed captioning. --Tom Keogh |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
101 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Links |
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Any Region |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33 (4:3)
2.35 Letterboxed |
| Layers |
Single side, Single layer |
| UPC |
097360169270 |
| Chapters |
31 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 - English |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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|
Notes
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No Menus.
2 Discs - one is widescreen, one is fullscreen. |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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