Top Gun: Maverick

Director: Joseph Kosinski Joseph Kosinski

Overview

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: "Rooster," the son of Maverick's late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka "Goose." Directed by Joseph Kosinski.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/31/2022
UPC:	0032429343352
Original Release:	2022
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Sales rank:	8,323

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Cruise	Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Jennifer Connelly	Penny Benjamin
Val Kilmer	Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Miles Teller	Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw
Monica Barbaro	Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace
Glen Powell	Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
Lewis Pullman	Robert 'Bob' Floyd,Lt. Robert "Bob" Floyd
Jon Hamm	Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson
Ed Harris	Rear Admiral,Flag Aide Angela Burke
Jean Louisa Kelly	Sarah Kazansky
India Everett	Manny Jacinto
Jay Ellis	Payback
Manny Jacinto	Fritz
Lyliana Wray	Amelia Benjamin
Raymond Lee	Jay Ellis
Jake Picking	Danny Ramirez
Danny Ramirez	Mickey 'Fanboy' Garcia
Greg Tarzan Davis	Javy 'Coyote' Machado
Charles Parnell	Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Bashir Salahuddin	Bernie 'Hondo' Coleman
Giulia Lupetti	Maverick Co-worker
Kara Wang	Actor
Skylar Witte	Civilian
Rachael Markarian	Mission Controller #5
Roberta Sparta	Administrator
Lady Conny Sharples	PT Instructor
Peter Mark Kendall	Simon
Jack Schumacher	Catherine Shrader Taylor
Catherine Shrader Taylor	Civilian Wife
Alexandra Williams	Nurse
Penelope Kapudija	Naval Officer's Daughter
Brandon Rush	Flight Deck Officer
Daniel Aryeh	Fighter Pilot
Madison A. Taylor	Civilian Wife
Landon Gordon	Kid in Truck Stop
Rachel Winfree	Waitress
Doug Lito	Naval Aviator
Douglas Rouillard	Stumbler
Mobin Khan	Mission Scientist
Jennifer Messina	Civilian
John Luder	Senior Tech
Adam Pepper	Naval Officer
Austin Bowerman	Comms Crew Tech #2
Molly Malin	Customer
Jason Woods	Man in Uniform
Jillian Moray	Ceremony Attendee
Janett Salas	Military
Sergio Briones	Navy Aviator
Chaz Ingram	Mission Controller #3
Ari Huber	Island Bar Patron
Dana Byrne	Civilian
Ian Gary	Jack
Jack Emmel	Hard Deck Bartender
Ernresto Chaverri	Fighter Pilot
Darnell Kirkwood	Comms Crew Tech #1
Leland Campbell	Navy Pilot
Alec Williams	Cain's Aide
Joseph Aro	Naval Aviator
John Visser	Military Police
James Quach	Salesman
Carl Collanus	Fighter Pilot
Tristan Henry	Air Traffic Controller
Orion James	Civilian
Andre Franco	Naval Officer
Kevin Pitcairn	Funeral Attendee
Travis Fitzgerald	Actor

Technical Credits

Ehren Kruger

Eric Warren Singer

Christopher McQuarrie

Peter Craig

Justin Marks

Jim Cash

Jack Epps Jr.

Ehren Kruger	Screenwriter
Eric Warren Singer	Screenwriter
Christopher McQuarrie	Screenwriter,Producer
Peter Craig	Screenwriter
Justin Marks	Screenwriter
Jim Cash	Screenwriter
Jack Epps Jr.	Screenwriter
Joseph Kosinski	Director
Dana Goldberg	Executive Producer
Don Granger	Executive Producer
Tommy Harper	Executive Producer
Chad Oman	Executive Producer
Mike Stenson	Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer	Producer
Tom Cruise	Producer
David Ellison	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Maverick (Tom Cruise) is back in the pilot's seat in the Top Gun film bearing his nickname. This time Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion) takes over directing the Peter Craig (The Batman) script. While the film features many new pilot characters, the audience needs to strap in for an experience that pays tribute to and exceeds the original Top Gun. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell faces the end of his naval military career, having disrespected authority one too many times. Luckily for him, he still has a guardian angel in Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky (Val Kilmer). Kazansky believes that Maverick is the only man alive who can train a new generation of top gun pilots for what would otherwise be a suicide mission to destroy a remote military facility. Admiral Simpson (Jon Hamm) believes otherwise, recognizing that the mission is more likely to succeed with "acceptable losses." Added to this pressure, Maverick finds that one of the twelve pilots is the son of his old partner, Goose. Maverick must overcome the interference of the admiral and his guilt over Goose's death to have any chance of completing the mission with no casualties. Both Craig and Kosinski paid very close attention to the characters in the original and worked hard to respect them. They took the source material and expanded on it, even including the admiral's daughter, portrayed by Jennifer Connelly, as a key element to the plot. The main focus is on Maverick, but that doesn't stop Craig from giving the background characters memorable personalities of their own. Despite several not having much screen time, each of the twelve pilots Maverick is training has a distinct, recognizable persona. Craig understands that a film shouldn't just build a few characters but involves the creation of a completely immersive world. He also realizes that if any element fails to be authentic and genuine, it dilutes the experience. Kosinski takes this world and brings it to life in a way that is exceptional and not seen much in many of today's films. The actors live the roles rather than play them. Miles Teller excels above even Cruise as Goose's son - looking, acting, and even moving like him. The cinematography is phenomenal. It should be because the actors had to sign a form stating they had no fear of flying. This "need for speed" clause was necessary because cockpit scenes were filmed in flight in actual fighter jets, which created a dizzying, thrilling, and fully immersive experience. This adds an element of reality to the film that CGI could never match. There are also callbacks in the soundtrack and a few well-placed "Easter eggs" as an homage to the first film while adding new music to keep the action and the story going. Overall, Top Gun: Maverick "has tone" and hits the bulls-eye on all the elements that matter: acting, direction, cinematography, soundtrack, and - most importantly - a good, solid story. These combine to create a film that launches immediately and travels at supersonic speed from beginning to end.