Top Gun - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Top Gun"
Top Gun (1986)
Timing:
1:50 (110 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Bill Badalato
Executive Producer
Writer
Jack Epps Jr.
Writer
Casting
Margery Simkin
Casting
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Gary Gutierrez
Special Effects Supervisor
Stunts
Randy Peters
Stunts
Steve Holladay
Stunts
Production Design
John DeCuir Jr.
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Bill Badalato
Unit Production Manager
Associate Producer
Second Assistant Director
Sharon Mann
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Cosgrove
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Rick Fichter
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Joseph A. Valentine
Steadicam Operator
Joseph F. Valentine
Steadicam Operator
Costumer
Wingate Jones, Jr.
Costumer
John Napolitano
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
Bobbie Read
Costume Supervisor
James W. Tyson
Costume Supervisor
Property Master
Mark Wade
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Cecelia Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
June Samson
Script Supervisor
Supervising ADR Editor
Andrew Patterson
Supervising ADR Editor
Hairstylist
KG Ramsey
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Allen Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Animation Supervisor
William Groshelle
Animation Supervisor
Sound Mixer
William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
Animation
Wes Takahashi
Animation
Samuel Comstock
Animation
Stuart Cudlitz
Animation
Thanks
T.J. Cassidy
Thanks
Lloyd Abel
Thanks
Scott Altman
Thanks
Dennis Broska
Thanks
Rick Moe
Thanks
Chuck Lewis
Thanks
Ben Schneider
Thanks
Tracy Skeels
Thanks
JG Kenneth Smith
Thanks
J.A. Garrow
Thanks
John Henry Semcken
Thanks
Chief Lighting Technician
Ward Russell
Chief Lighting Technician
Production Manager
Whitney Green
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Set Designer
Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Foley Artist
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Edward M. Steidele
Foley Artist
Construction Coordinator
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
Assistant Editor
Claudia Finkle
Assistant Editor
Stacey A. Foiles
Assistant Editor
Mark Elson
Assistant Editor
Richard Childs
Assistant Editor
Lighting Technician
Michael W. Blymyer
Lighting Technician
Jeff Stanman
Lighting Technician
Foley Editor
Joseph A. Ippolito
Foley Editor
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley Editor
Transportation Coordinator
Randy Peters
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Peter Thomas
Key Grip
Grip
Jan M. Heyneker
Grip
Dolly Grip
Robert Duggan
Dolly Grip
Leadman
Richard A. Villalobos
Leadman
Special Effects
Robert G. Willard
Special Effects
Steven C. Foster
Special Effects
Peter Cairo
Special Effects
Casting Assistant
Jeff Greenberg
Casting Assistant
Production Accountant
Julianna Arenson
Production Accountant
Diana J. Austin
Production Accountant
Songs
Tom Whitlock
Songs
Casting Associate
Lisa Clarkson
Casting Associate
Music
Tom Whitlock
Music
Music Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
First Assistant Camera
Gregory J. Schmidt
First Assistant Camera
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Special Effects Assistant
Barbara Gerard
Special Effects Assistant
Standby Painter
Jonathan O'Connell
Standby Painter
Other
Catalaine Knell
Other
Clay Lacy
Other
Michael Galpin
Other
Mike Moskowitz
Other
Richard T. Stevens
Other
Thomas R. Harmon
Other
Robert Willard
Other
Dave Baranek
Other
Michael Blue
Other
Peter Caulk
Other
John Cushing
Other
Ricky Hammonds
Other
Terrence McGuire
Other
James Ray
Other
Ray Seckinger
Other
Dennis Dilucente
Other
Gregory Dishart
Other
Thomas Sobieck
Other
William Spence
Other
Michael Straight
Other
James Winnefeld
Other
David Knoll
Other
In Memory Of
Sound Engineer
Robert Winder
Sound Engineer
Unit Publicist
Marsha Robertson
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Christine Whitney
Production Coordinator
Sally Syberg
Production Coordinator
Production Secretary
Sally Syberg
Production Secretary
Visual Effects
ADR Editor
Juno J. Ellis
ADR Editor
Original Story
Ehud Yonay
Original Story
Assistant Accountant
Ron Stack
Assistant Accountant
Gayle Peabody
Assistant Accountant
Executive Producer's Assistant
Patti Carr
Executive Producer's Assistant
Sound Recordist
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist
James Cavarretta
Sound Recordist
Mike Haney
Sound Recordist
Second Assistant Camera
William Coss
Second Assistant Camera
D. Michael Wheeler
Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Nicholson
Assistant Sound Editor
Stephen Stalheim
Assistant Sound Editor
Daniel F. Finnerty
Assistant Sound Editor
Transportation Captain
Dan Marrow
Transportation Captain
Al Orazi
Transportation Captain
Title Designer
Dan Curry
Title Designer
Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Sound Editor
Julia Evershade
Sound Editor
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Sound Editor
David E. Stone
Sound Editor
Frank Howard
Sound Editor
Aerial Camera
Larry Blanford
Aerial Camera
David B. Nowell
Aerial Camera
Jack Cooperman
Aerial Camera
Nick Alavardo
Aerial Camera
George Howe
Aerial Camera
William E. Kelley Jr.
Aerial Camera
Dan Koblash
Aerial Camera
Don Thompson
Aerial Camera
Gary Tolbert
Aerial Camera
C.J. Heatley
Aerial Camera
Color Timer
Bruce Pearson
Color Timer
Producer's Assistant
Bill Badalato
Producer's Assistant
Scott Metcalfe
Producer's Assistant
Matthew Snyder
Producer's Assistant
Barbara Weintraub
Producer's Assistant
David J. Robertson
Producer's Assistant
Music Consultant
Michael Dilbeck
Music Consultant
Rob Berman
Music Consultant
Assistant Camera
John Gazdik
Assistant Camera
Aerial Coordinator
Lloyd Abel
Aerial Coordinator
Robert Willard
Aerial Coordinator
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Dan Delgado
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Pyrotechnician
Ted Moehnke
Pyrotechnician
Peter Stolz
Pyrotechnician
Technical Advisor
Pete Pettigrew
Technical Advisor
First Company Grip
Thomas Prophet Jr.
First Company Grip
Second Company Grip
Jim Duggan
Second Company Grip
Cableman
David Kelson
Cableman
Underwater Camera
Jack Cooperman
Underwater Camera
Assistant Grip
James Campana
Assistant Grip
Special Sound Effects
John P. Fasal
Special Sound Effects
What's left behind the scenes
- The expression 'dogfight' is a term that originated in the era of biplanes. It means an aerial battle.
- During the filming of the movie, pilot and flight instructor, aerial photo operator Art Scholl (1931-1985) died. This happened when he was unable to recover from a spin in the 'Pitts S-2' aircraft used for filming, which subsequently crashed into the Pacific Ocean. His last words, transmitted over the radio, were, "I have a problem. A serious one." The cause of the plane crash remained unclear, and neither the aircraft nor the pilot's body were ever found. The film is dedicated to the memory of Scholl.
- In the officers' club, the heroine, Kelly McGillis, meets Pete Pettigrew. He is a retired American pilot, one of the instructors in the 'Top Gun' program. During the Vietnam War, Pettigrew shot down a Soviet MiG. On the film's set, he served as a technical consultant.
- Val Kilmer did not want to appear in this film and only agreed to participate because he was bound by contractual obligations. Director Tony Scott (1944-2012) personally persuaded him to take the role. Ultimately, the actor changed his mind and even came to enjoy the film (and his work in it).
- For the use of aircraft and aircraft carriers in the film, the film company 'Paramount Pictures' paid the Pentagon $1.8 million.
- Anthony Edwards was the only one who didn't get airsick during filming in the aircraft's cockpit.
- Tom Cruise was initially reluctant to star in this film. He was persuaded by producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The actor agreed after taking a flight with the Blue Angels (the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron).
- The pilot of the 'F-14' who gave the 'MiG' pilot the middle finger was Scott D. Altman from the U.S. Navy's aviation unit 'VF-51', known as the 'Screaming Eagles'. He later became a NASA astronaut and participated in two space missions as a shuttle pilot, and then in two more as the crew commander.
- The prototype for Kelly McGillis's character was Christina Fox, whom the producers met during pre-production. Fox started as a civilian, a flight instructor, but steadily climbed the career ladder at the Pentagon, and retired in May 2014 as Deputy Secretary of Defense, becoming the first woman to reach such career heights.
- The U.S. Navy authorized only two missile launches during filming. They were filmed from different angles and distances, and then shown in various scenes of the film as required by the script. In all other cases, footage of miniature models was used. The company responsible for this managed to depict the launches so realistically that military officials became seriously concerned that actual missile launches had been filmed, and launched a special investigation.
- At the beginning of the film, Tony Scott wanted to show the takeoff and landing of aircraft on the aircraft carrier, filming against the sun. At one point, the aircraft carrier captain changed course, and when Scott asked him if he could return to the previous course, he replied that each course change cost $25,000. Scott immediately wrote the captain a check for exactly that amount (although it later turned out that the captain's check was not accepted).
- Tension in the relationship between the characters played by Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer existed not only during filming. Even off-camera, the actors kept their distance from each other and did not communicate informally.
- At the request of Paramount Pictures, Grumman aircraft company installed special cameras on the F-14, allowing the filmmakers to obtain authentic footage of the jet carrier-based interceptor in combat, shot directly from the aircraft itself.
- Riding the wave of the film's incredible popularity, the US Navy began recruiting personnel and flight crews directly in movie theaters, approaching excited viewers as they left screenings. As a result, there were no problems with attracting recruits to the US Navy for several years.
- When Kelly McGillis's character confesses to the character played by Tom Cruise that she would prefer to keep her feelings for him private, Tom Cruise was supposed to respond with a line, but he forgot it and simply kissed McGillis. Tony Scott liked this unexpected turn so much that he decided to leave it in the film.
- After filming concluded, some of the F-5s used in the film as 'MiG-28s' retained their black paint scheme and continued to be used as enemy aircraft in simulations within the 'Top Gun' program for some time.
- Even before the film's wide release, it was shown to a focus group, but the audience disliked the lack of romantic scenes. The producers decided to cater to the public, and five months after completing work on the film, they brought Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis to Chicago to shoot a scene in an elevator and a scene depicting these characters making love. During this time, the actress lost over 7 kilograms, while Cruise had already begun filming with Martin Scorsese on the drama 'The Color of Money' (1986), and his hair was noticeably longer than during the filming of 'Top Gun'. McGillis' hair color was darker than it had been during the filming of 'Top Gun', so it was decided to conceal it in the elevator scene in Chicago.
- The Pentagon demanded the right to approve (or disapprove) the plot to ensure that the US Navy would be portrayed in the best possible light. At the Pentagon's insistence, the cause of the pilot's death, played by Anthony Edwards, was changed from a mid-air collision with another aircraft to a malfunction in the built-in ejection system. There were concerns that viewers would think that too many planes were crashing.
- Shortly after the film's release, a script for a sequel, 'Top Gun 2', was written, but the idea of filming a continuation was abandoned during pre-production for the following reasons: 1) military technology had become more advanced than before, and officials at the Ministry of Defense did not want to 'show off' new aircraft to filmmakers; 2) Tom Cruise was categorically opposed to a sequel and would only agree to film it for a huge fee that the filmmakers simply could not afford. The sequel's script had Tom Cruise's character continuing his service as an instructor at a 'Top Gun' program training facility, with a feisty girl among his students, possessing a character similar to his own.
- In the final scene, when Tom Cruise's character is sitting at the bar, someone puts on the 1964 song 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling', and Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis begin to walk towards each other, with the actress walking along a trench dug by the film crew to make the main characters appear to be the same height in the scene.
- The enemy in the film flies MiG-28 aircraft, which do not exist. The Northrop F-5E 'Tiger' II light multirole fighter was used as a substitute for the MiG.
- In the officers’ club, the heroine, played by Kelly McGillis, meets Pete Pettigrew. He is a retired American pilot, one of the instructors of the “Top Gun” program. During the Vietnam War, Pettigrew shot down a Soviet MiG. He served as a technical consultant on the film's crew.
- The prototype for Kelly McGillis’s character was Christina Fox, whom the producers met during pre-production. Fox started as a civilian, a flight instructor, but steadily climbed the career ladder at the Pentagon, and retired in May 2014 as Deputy Secretary of Defense, becoming the first woman to reach such heights.
- When Kelly McGillis’s character confesses to the character played by Tom Cruise that she wouldn’t want to advertise to outsiders the fact that she likes him, Tom Cruise was supposed to react to this line, but he forgot the line, so he simply kissed McGillis. Tony Scott liked this unexpected turn so much that he decided to leave it in the film.
- In the officers' club, the heroine, Kelly McGillis, meets Pete Pettigrew. He is a retired American pilot and one of the instructors of the 'Top Gun' program. During the Vietnam War, Pettigrew shot down a Soviet MiG. He served as a technical consultant on the film's set.
- The enemy in the film flies MiG-28 aircraft, which do not exist. The Northrop F-5E 'Tiger' II light multirole fighter was used as a MiG.
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