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Top Gun

Tony Scott, 1986

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Top Gun
Mike Cogan, 1986

NOVELIZATION

Top Gun is a movie novelization written by Mike Cogan in 1986 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Tony Scott in 1986. The movie features Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, and others.

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RATING

6.9

/ 10

Movie Poster: Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986)

7.7

/ 10

Book Cover: Top Gun (Mike Cogan, 1986)

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Storyline

United States Naval Aviator LT Pete Maverick Mitchell and his Radar Intercept Officer LTJG Nick Goose Bradshaw are stationed aboard the USS Enterprise, from which they fly the F-14A Tomcat. Despite his dislike for Maverick’s recklessness, CAG Stinger sends him and Goose to attend TOPGUN, the Naval Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Top Gun, the 1986 movie by Tony Scott

Year

1986

Minutes

110

Movie Rate

6.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

Top Gun

Country: USA

Year: 1986

Length: 1h50m

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Cover of Top Gun, the 1986 book by Mike Cogan

Year

1986

Pages

192

Book Rate

7.70

S: Goodreads

Book

Top Gun

Country: Canada

First published in: 1986

Length: 192 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Cover of Top Gun, the 1986 book by Mike Cogan

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