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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Jim Cash
- written by
- Jack Epps Jr.
- written by
- Ehud Yonay
- suggested by article "Top Guns" in California Magazine
- Warren Skaaren
- screenplay
Cast
- Tom Cruise
- Maverick
- Kelly McGillis
- Charlie
- Val Kilmer
- Ice
- Anthony Edwards
- Goose
- Tom Skerritt
- Viper
- Michael Ironside
- Jester
- John Stockwell
- Cougar
- Barry Tubb
- Wolfman
- Rick Rossovich
- Slider
- Tim Robbins
- Merlin
- Clarence Gilyard Jr.
- Sundown
- Whip Hubley
- Hollywood
- James Tolkan
- Stinger
- Meg Ryan
- Carole
- Adrian Pasdar
- Chipper
- Randall Brady
- Lt. Davis
- Duke Stroud
- Air Boss Johnson
- Brian Sheehan
- Sprawl
- Ron Clark
- Inquiry Commander
- Frank Pesce
- Bartender
- Pete Pettigrew
- Perry Siedenthal
- Troy Hunter
- Radio Operator
- Linda Rae Jurgens
- Mrs. Metcalf
- T.J. Cassidy
- Admiral T.J. Cassidy
- Debi Fares
- Woman
- Mark Gadbois
- Flight Captain
- Chase Jazzborne
- Officer's Club Patron
- Monty Jordan
- Cmdr. Phillips
- Scott Krambeck
- Scott
- John C. Moran Sr.
- Frog
- Danny Nero
- Radioman
- Victor Spadaro
- F5E VF-126 Bandits Adversary Pilot / Mig Pilot
- Mihaly Mike Szalteleki
- Little Red Hen
- Aaron Weis
- Goose's Son
- Adam Weis
- Goose's Son
- Wendy Wells-Gunkel
- Vollyball Spectator
Produced By
- Bill Badalato
- executive producer
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- producer
- Don Simpson
- producer
- Warren Skaaren
- associate producer
Music
Cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- director of photography
Sound
- Pamela Bentkowski
- foley editor
- James Cavarretta
- sound recordist
- Virginia Cook-McGowan
- sound editor
- Teri E. Dorman
- sound editor
- Juno J. Ellis
- adr editor
- Julia Evershade
- sound editor
- John P. Fasal
- special sound effects
- Daniel F. Finnerty
- assistant sound editor
- Cecelia Hall
- supervising sound editor
- Mike Haney
- sound recordist
- Frank Howard
- sound editor
- Joseph A. Ippolito
- foley editor
- William B. Kaplan
- sound mixer
- David Kelson
- utility sound
- Rick Kline
- re-recording mixer
- Donald O. Mitchell
- re-recording mixer
- Sarah Monat
- foley artist
- Robert Nichols II
- sound recordist
- Martin Nicholson
- assistant sound editor
- Kevin O'Connell
- re-recording mixer
- Andrew Patterson
- supervising adr editor
- Earl Sampson
- boom operator
- Stephen Stalheim
- assistant sound editor
- Edward M. Steidele
- foley artist
- David E. Stone
- sound editor
- George Watters II
- supervising sound editor
- Robert Winder
- sound engineer
- Marshall Winn
- sound editor
- David W. Alstadter
- foley mixer
- Ed Golya
- adr mixer
- Ken J. Johnson
- sound effects recordist
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Set Design
Makeup
- Scott H. Eddo
- additional makeup artist
- K.G. Ramsey
- hair stylist
- Rick Sharp
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Peter Cairo
- special effects
- Steven C. Foster
- special effects
- Gary Gutierrez
- supervisor of special photographic effects
- Allen Hall
- special effects coordinator
- Robert G. Willard
- special effects
- Marvin Gardner
- special effects assistant
- Jamie Hyneman
- special effects crew
- Mike Menzel
- special effects technician
Visual Effects
- Troy Alexiadis
- senior stereo artist: Legend 3 D
- Dane Anderson
- asset technician: Legend 3D
- Kamran Arian
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Taylor Armstrong
- stereo compositor: Legend3D
- Nathan Behmlander
- stereo compositor
- Kevin Bennett
- production coordinator: Legend 3D
- Jason Bowers
- stereoscopic compositor
- Sean Callahan
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- David Carothers
- model maker: USFX
- Dan Carpenter
- stereo compositor
- Peter Charron
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Sam Comstock
- animator: USFX
- Stuart Cudlitz
- animator: USFX
- Anderson Dane
- asset technician: Legend 3D
- Rikk Davis
- stereo artist / visual effects
- Josh Deason
- stereo compositor: Legend3D
- Anthony Dunifer
- lead stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- John Eaves
- model maker: USFX
- James Eggleston
- stereo compositor: Legend3D
- Erick Escobales
- stereo artist: Legend3D
- Mark Philip Escobar
- lead stereo compositor
- Paul John Faeldo
- stereo compositor: Legend3D
- Phylicia Feldman
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Rick Fichter
- director of photography: USFX
- Rodney Figueroa
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Anthony Garcellano
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Anthony Garcia
- stereoscopic compositor: Legend 3D
- Adam Ghering
- stereoscopic compositing supervisor
- Whitney Green
- production manager: USFX
- William Groshelle
- animation supervisor: USFX
- Miles Hall
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Donald Hansard Sr.
- process coordinator
- Don Hansard
- process engineer
- Derek Hanson
- stereo compositor: Legend3D
- Andrew Harris
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Shizue Harrison
- stereo artist: Legend3D - 3D version
- Adam Hlavac
- visual effects
- Mike Hopkinson
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Craig Houston
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Danny Huynh
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Paul Ingegneri
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Matthew Kemper
- lead compositor: Legend 3d/3D version 2013
- Gerry Kodo
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Keith Kolod
- lead stereoscopic compositor: Legend 3D
- Alexander Limpin
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Marc Llorin
- lead stereo artist
- Jason Lodas
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Chris Longo
- stereoscopic producer
- Kim Mandilag
- lead stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Tyler Marino
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Tony Masiello
- asset technician: Legend 3D
- Dexter Matias
- stereo artist: Legend3D
- Jonathan McClintic
- digital compositor / stereoscopic conversion
- Elizabeth McClurg
- stereo compositor
- Marghi McMahon
- model maker: USFX
- Ted Moehnke
- pyrotechnician: USFX
- Earle Murphy
- model maker: USFX
- Kjell Ness
- assistant model maker: USFX
- Liana Padilla
- senior stereo artist
- Allessandro Palladini
- assistant model maker: USFX
- Sandy Phetchamphone
- lead stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Jason Reese
- IT help desk lead: Legend 3D
- Mitchell Romanauski
- assistant model maker: USFX
- Erasmo P. Romero III
- stereo compositor: Legend 3D
- Steve Romero
- stereo compositor: stereoscopic conversion, Legend 3D
- Ali Said
- digital artist: Legend 3D
- James Salas
- stereo compositing coordinator: Legend3D
- Steve Sanders
- model maker: USFX
- Daniel Sandoval-Guillen
- lead compositor: Legend 3D
- David Settlow
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Jared Simms
- visual effects artist
- David Sosalla
- model department supervisor: USFX
- Wes Takahashi
- animator: USFX
- Sunny Thipsidakhom
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Brian Thomason
- stereo compositor
- Ted Trabucco
- lead stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Patrick Trienta
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Johnne Tyson
- stereo compositor
- Ben Ussher
- stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Bret Watkins
- stereo compositor: stereoscopic conversion
- Aaron Williams
- lead stereo artist: Legend 3D
- Eddy Wolfson
- compositor: Legend 3D
- Kimberly Henry
- stereoscopic compositor: Legend 3D
- Lorraine Torres
- production assistant: Legend 3D
Assistant Director
- Patrick Cosgrove
- second assistant director
- Dan Kolsrud
- first assistant director
- Sharon Mann
- second assistant director
- James Dillon
- second assistant director
Production Management
- Bill Badalato
- unit production manager
- Jason Pomerantz
- production manager
Art Department
- Tom Burzinski
- graphic designer
- Craig Edgar
- set designer
- Stacey S. McIntosh
- construction coordinator
- Jonathan O'Connell
- stand-by painter
- Richard A. Villalobos
- lead person
- Mark Wade
- property master
- Giovanni Casalenuovo
- painter
Stunts
- Gary Epper
- stunts
- Steve Holladay
- stunts
- Donna Keegan
- stunts
- Randy Peters
- stunts
- R.A. Rondell
- stunt coordinator / stunts
- Art Scholl
- stunt pilot
Editorial
- Richard Childs
- assistant editor: USFX
- Mark Elson
- assistant film editor
- Claudia Finkle
- assistant film editor
- Stacey A. Foiles
- assistant editor: USFX
- Mike Moskowitz
- apprentice film editor
- Bruce Pearson
- color timer
Other
- Dan Marrow
- transportation captain
- Al Orazi
- transportation captain
- Randy Peters
- transportation coordinator
- Mike Robinson
- driver: 15-F hauler
Music Department
- Bob Badami
- music editor
- Bobbi Page
- score soloist
- Jellybean Benítez
- additional production & remix: "Lead Me On" / additional production & remix: "Playing with the Boys"
- Dan Goldwasser
- soundtrack producer
- Arlene Matza-Jackson
- Kenny Loggins production coordinator
- Talmadge Pearsall
- musician: keyboard
Casting Department
- Lisa Clarkson
- casting associate
- Jeff Greenberg
- casting assistant
- Tina Real
- extras casting / local extras casting
Costume Department
- Wingate Jones
- wardrobe: men
- John Napolitano
- wardrobe: men
- Bobbie Read
- costume supervisor: women
- James W. Tyson
- costume supervisor: men
- Lew Richard
- wardrobe assistant
Camera Department
- Nick Alavardo
- aerial camera operator
- Larry Blanford
- aerial camera operator
- Michael W. Blymyer
- lighting technician
- James Campana
- assistant grip: USFX
- Bob Carmichael
- camera operator
- Richard Clark
- video engineer
- John J. Connor
- camera operator
- Jack Cooperman
- aerial camera operator / underwater camera operator
- William Coss
- second assistant camera
- Dan Delgado
- assistant chief lighting technician
- Jim Duggan
- second company grip
- Robert Duggan
- dolly grip
- Jon Else
- assistant camera: USFX
- John Gazdik
- assistant camera: USFX
- John Gilbert
- f-14 camera consultant
- David Hallinger
- assistant camera: USFX
- C.J. Heatley
- aerial camera operator
- Jan M. Heyneker
- grip: USFX
- George Howe
- aerial camera operator
- William E. Kelley Jr.
- aerial camera operator
- Dan Koblash
- aerial camera operator
- Clay Lacy
- air to air photography
- Al LaVerde
- key grip-additional photography
- George P. Leahy
- f-14 camera consultant
- Stephen Lighthill
- assistant camera: USFX
- Ralph Nelson
- still photographer
- Ken Nishino
- first assistant camera
- David B. Nowell
- aerial camera operator
- Tom Prophet Jr.
- first company grip
- Tony Rivetti
- first assistant camera: "b" camera, Steadicam
- Ward Russell
- chief lighting technician
- Gregory J. Schmidt
- first assistant camera
- Donald Smith
- animation camera operator: USFX
- Jeff Stanman
- lighting technician
- Peter Thomas
- key grip: USFX
- Don Thompson
- aerial camera operator
- Gary Tolbert
- aerial camera operator
- Joseph F. Valentine
- steadicam operator
- D. Michael Wheeler
- second assistant camera
- Wayne Baker
- assistant camera: underwater scenes
- John Earl Burnett
- second assistant camera
- Scott Dale
- high speed camera technician: vfx unit
- Robert Edesa
- camera operator
- Henry Minski
- assistant camera
- Richard Walden
- camera operator: "b" camera
Script Department
- June Samson
- script supervisor
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