Top Gun: Maverick
Release Date: 26th May 2022 - Australia
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Skydance Media (presents)
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia
Genre: Action/Drama
Rating: M
Runtime: 130 minutes
Budget: $152,000,000
Box Office Gross: $1,495,696,292 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell has been in the Navy as one of its top aviators, but after more than 30 years of service, he pushes the envelope as a daring test pilot and dodges the rank of advancement that
would ground him. Now,
Maverick must train the
next generation of pilots for
an important assignment
and confront the shadows
demons, ending in a mission
that demands an ultimate
sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.
Cast
Tom Cruise - Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Val Kilmer - Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Miles Teller - Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw
Jennifer Connelly - Penny
Benjamin
Bernie 'Hondo' Coleman
Jon Hamm - Adm. Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson
Charles Parnell - Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Monica Barbaro - Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace
Lewis Pullman - Lt. Robert 'Bob' Floyd
Jay Ellis - Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Danny Ramirez - Lt. Mickey
'Fanboy' Garcia
Glen Powell - Lt. Jake
'Hangman' Seresin
'Omaha' Vikander
Manny Jacinto - Lt. Billy
'Fritz' Avalone
Kara Wang - Lt. Callie 'Halo' Bassett
Greg Tarzan Davis - Lt. Javy 'Coyote' Machado
Jake Picking - Lt. Brigham 'Harvard' Lennox
Raymond Lee - Lt. Logan 'Yale' Lee
Jean Louisa Kelly - Sarah Kazansky
Lyliana Wray - Amelia
James Handy - Bartender (Jimmy)
Chido Nwokocha - Mission Controller
Bob Stephenson - Senior Engineer
Chelsea Harris - Admiral's Aide
Landon Gordon - Kid in Truck Stop
Crew
Director - Joseph Kosinski
Based on Characters - Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
Story - Peter Craig and Justin Marks
Screenplay - Ehren Kruger and
Eric Warren Singer
Screenplay/Producer -
Christopher McQuarrie
Associate Producers - Melissa Reid, Don Ferrarone and Emily Cheung
Executive Producers - Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chad Oman and Mike StensonExecutive Producer/Unit Production Manager - Tommy Harper
Producers - Jerry Bruckheimer,
Tom Cruise and David Ellison
Casting - Denise Chaiman
Naval Aviation Technical
Advisor/Aerial Coordinator -
Capt. Brian Ferguson
Cast Flight Training - Chuck Coleman
Production Designer - Jeremy Bindle
Lead Vehicle Designer - Daniel Simon
Supervising Art Director - Clint WallaceArt Directors - A. Todd Holland, David Meyer, Ron Mendell and Lauren E. Polizzi
Set Decorator - Jan Pascale
Property Masters - Robbie Duncan
Visual Consultant - Colleen Atwood
Costume Designer - Marlene Stewart
Makeup Department Head - Felicity Bowring
Director of Photography - Claudio Miranda
Director of Photography: Aerial Unit - David B. Nowell
Aerial Coordinator/Lead Camera Helicopter/
Camera Jet Pilot - Kevin LaRosa Jr.
Camera Operator: Additional Photography -
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond
"A" Camera: First Assistant Photographer -
Dan Ming
First Assistant Camera: Aerial Unit - Taylor Matheson
Helicopter Pilots - Kevin LaRosa
and David Paris
Supervising Location Manager - Mike Fantasia
Unit Production Manager - Leeann Stonebreaker
Second Unit Director - Eric Schwab
Motorcycle Coordinator - Justin Kell
Stunt Coordinator - Casey O'Neill
Special Effects Supervisor - Scott R. Fisher
Visual Effects Supervisor - Ryan Tudhope
Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - Bryan Litson
Visual Effects Producer - Paul Molles
Animation Supervisor: Method Studios - Marc Chu
Additional Animation Supervisor: Method
Studios - Bernd Angerer
Computer Graphics Supervisor: BLIND LTD -
Andrew Booth
Film Editor - Eddie Hamilton
Additional Editor - Chris Lebenzon
Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editors -
James Mather and Al Nelson
Supervising Sound Editor: Skywalker Sound -
Bjorn Schroeder
Additional Sound Effects/Re-Recording Mixer;
Skywalker Sound - Christopher Boyes
Sound Design Consultant: Skywalker Sound -
Gary Rydstrom
Production Sound Mixer - Mark Weingarten
Dialogue/ADR Editors: Skywalker Sound -
Chris Gridley, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
and Matthew Hartman
Re-Recording Mixers - Chris Burdon
and Mark Taylor
Additional Re-Recording Mixer: Skywalker
Sound - Gary Summers
Foley Artists: Skywalker Sound - Ronni Brown,
Shelley Roden, John Roesch and Jana Vance
Music/Synth Programming - Hans Zimmer
Music - Harold Faltermeyer and Lady Gaga
Score Producer - Lorne Balfe
Additional Music Composers - David Fleming,
Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro
Music Consultant/Supervisor - Kathy Nelson
Music Consultants - T Bone Burnett,
Jason Bentley and Ryan Tedder
Score Consultant - Guthrie Govan
Synth Programming - Lorne Balfe
Review
The original Top Gun soared into the big screen 36 years ago. It made Tom Cruise the international superstar he is currently. At last, we get to see the sequel TOP GUN: MAVERICK after a few years of many delays, and the wait is over. This sequel delighted many reviewers as they considered it a massive improvement over its predecessor, which, in their opinion, was less than stellar when first released in 1986.
Soaring high, MAVERICK lives up to the name and legacy of the original Top Gun. It follows in the footsteps of legacy sequels that were carefully constructed clones and have succeeded in bringing back nostalgia, such as Jurassic World and The Force Awakens. True to its form, it is nostalgic with callbacks, especially the opening (with the song "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins) and ending sequences, reminding fans of the original. Many admirers of Tony Scott will miss the unintentional homoerotic undertone, the disreputable edge and the vulgar sensibility that are intact in its predecessor.
While Tony Scott may be gone forever, Joseph Kosinski (who has directed another nostalgia-heavy sequel, Tron: Legacy and Tom Cruise in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie Oblivion) is given free reins in handling this airborne follow-up. I admit the best thing that happened to this movie is the aerial flight sequences, which are stunning, including the dogfights, chases and mid-air sequences being more strikingly intense than the original but may cause people vertigo and slight dizziness.
While Cruise is still one of Hollywood's best-looking leading actors, he has brought more humanity and depth to the titular role. Though his character has matured into a rueful and responsible adult, it still doesn't stop him from being a maverick. Fellow 80s star Jennifer Connelly plays Maverick's love interest and brings familiar romantic chemistry with the seasoned actor. Miles Teller gives in to a standout role as the emotional foil for Maverick. Val Kilmer returns for a brief appearance in one of the film's heartbreaking scenes despite what he's been through with his health problems. The film has the same style of music as the original Top Gun, including the soundtrack and original score by Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer and Lady Gaga.
MAVERICK has just passed with flying colours and is unlike anything I've ever seen. It is the best Tom Cruise film we've had in years. I consider it one of this year's best movies ever made. Viewers like you will not miss out on the full-throttled excitement of this legacy sequel and would love to get their feet back into the danger zone before they could experience it.
Star rating: (10/10) Best Movie Ever
