21 Behind-The-Scenes Pics of the Original ‘Top Gun’

Carly Tennes Published Yesterday in wow

Top Gun was an instant classic. But beyond sparking a beloved sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, in 2022 and taking Tom Cruise's career to MACH speeds, the flick has yet another often overlooked legacy: Producing some of the coolest behind-the-scenes snaps in cinema history.

From stunt sequences to between-takes smiles, here are 21 behind-the-scenes pics from the original Top Gun.

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1.
Two crew members position a prop airplane.
2.
A behind-the-camera look at a miniature stunt sequence.
3.
Boom!
4.
“Top Gun (1986)"
5.
“Top Gun (1986). Tony Scott Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball Photo by: Ralph Nelson.”
6.
“Top Gun (1986).”
7.
A crew member angles a model plane.
8.
Your childhood game of airplane had nothing on the "Top Gun" set.
9.
A glimpse at one of the rigs that brought the "Top Gun" planes to life.
10.
A plane hangs off of a rig.
11.
A crew member inspects a model plane.
12.
It's a bird! It's a plane! But like actually, it's a plane.
13.
Tom Cruise rides a motorcycle on set.
14.
“Tony Scott and Tom Cruise [Top Gun]. RIP Tony.”
15.
Tom Cruise prepares for a take.
16.
Tom Cruise on set.
17.
Behind-the-scenes conversations.
18.
A black-and-white image of the "Top Gun" set.
19.
Tom Cruise smiles between takes.
20.
Tom Cruise completes a water sequence.
21.
Over and out.

1.
Two crew members position a prop airplane.
2.
A behind-the-camera look at a miniature stunt sequence.
3.
Boom!
4.
“Top Gun (1986)"
5.
“Top Gun (1986). Tony Scott Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball Photo by: Ralph Nelson.”
6.
“Top Gun (1986).”
7.
A crew member angles a model plane.
8.
Your childhood game of airplane had nothing on the "Top Gun" set.
9.
A glimpse at one of the rigs that brought the "Top Gun" planes to life.
10.
A plane hangs off of a rig.
11.
A crew member inspects a model plane.
12.
It's a bird! It's a plane! But like actually, it's a plane.
13.
Tom Cruise rides a motorcycle on set.
14.
“Tony Scott and Tom Cruise [Top Gun]. RIP Tony.”
15.
Tom Cruise prepares for a take.
16.
Tom Cruise on set.
17.
Behind-the-scenes conversations.
18.
A black-and-white image of the "Top Gun" set.
19.
Tom Cruise smiles between takes.
20.
Tom Cruise completes a water sequence.
21.
Over and out.