Tom Cruise's hotshot US Navy aviator Lt Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is portrayed as a charming all-American renegade in the arena rock concert movie Top Gun (1986). He doesn't follow the rules, yet he knows how to be dependable when it matters, as per Rapler.
In this new movie, Maverick, who is currently a test pilot, was reluctantly summoned back to TOPGUN to instruct outstanding new graduates in a mission that is crucial for the world - or else he would be grounded indefinitely.
And this film is a box office success!
In fact, Paramount Pictures said that "Top Gun: Maverick" had surpassed $900 million worldwide at the box office in just 25 days after its theatrical release. It has taken in $474.76 million domestically and $427.1 million internationally for a $901.9 million global total, according to Forbes.
But have you ever wondered whether the military aircraft featured in this sensational film are real?
Yes, the Actors Filmed in Actual Military Aircrafts!
But nobody said the process was easy.
As per EW.com, Glen Powell, who plays one of the pilots Maverick trains in the movie, calls it a "crazy idea" and has doubts whether filming in a flying aircraft will work. However, it really succeeded!
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Cruise, Powell, and other cast members impressively portrayed being in the skies in the movie because they actually were in the sky!
Even "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski said that: "It was very tedious and difficult at times, but the footage speaks for itself."
How Did The Actors Prepare for the Movie?
Prior to shooting, GQ Magazine mentioned that Tom Cruise put the group of Top Gun candidates through a rigorous training program. From smaller prop planes to eventually real F-18s, which the Department of Defence lent to the filmmakers for $11,000 an hour, "they learned not to fly the things, but how best to mitigate the ill effects of jet flight."
This three-month program served in part as a mass prevention program for air sickness.
It is worth noting that the American government spends $67.4 million on a single Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, which is U.S. Navy's fighter jet since 1995.
For anyone with a sliver of critical thought, the actors did not actually hit the throttle and handled the joysticks of the plane, but they did actually go up into the air, albeit as passengers, not pilots, according to GQ Magazine.
What Kind of Camera Did the Production Used To Film Aerial Shots?
Kevin LaRosa II, the movie's aerial stunt coordinator, said that the cameras on earlier jet-based platforms were only partially stabilized, thus if the pilot of that aircraft rocked the wings, it might have disturb the shot.
However, the gimbal is completely stabilized using the L-39 Cinejet. No matter what the actor does while flying, it will be incredibly stable, said GQ Magazine. It should be noted that "before 'Top Gun: Maverick,' the technology to shoot it didn't exist."
