{"id":249436,"date":"2021-05-14T07:25:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T04:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T07:25:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T04:25:31","slug":"movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/","title":{"rendered":"#Movies Like Top Gun That You Need to Watch Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5c29ec3a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5c29ec3a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/#Iron_Eagle_1986\" >Iron Eagle (1986)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/#Moving_Violations_1985_and_Spiker_1985\" >Moving Violations (1985) and Spiker (1985)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/#An_Officer_and_a_Gentleman_1982\" >An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/#Firefox_1982\" >Firefox (1982)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/#Saturday_Night_Fever_1977\" >Saturday Night Fever (1977)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/movies-like-top-gun-that-you-need-to-watch-next\/#Yours_Mine_and_Ours_1968\" >Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a> Like Top Gun That You Need to Watch Next<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><em>Welcome to\u00a0<strong>Movie DNA<\/strong>, a column that recognizes the direct and indirect cinematic roots of both new and classic movies. Learn some film history, become a more well-rounded viewer, and enjoy like-minded works of the past. This entry recommends movies to watch after you\u2019ve seen and\/or if you like the top-grossing release of 1986: Top Gun.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Despite its monumental legacy and the obvious attempts to ape the success of <em><strong>Top Gun<\/strong><\/em>, there is really no other movie like it. That\u2019s why it was such a success upon its release in 1986 and why it has remained such a unique and iconic example of star-driven action cinema of its time. Still, <em>Top Gun<\/em> was not born out of nothingness \u2014 or even just t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.topgunbio.com\/top-guns-by-ehud-yonay\/\">he <em>California<\/em> magazine article<\/a> that inspired its story. Movies about fighter pilots in particular go back to the early years of cinema, to the dawn of aerial combat.<\/p>\n<p>And it is fighter pilot movies that make up the majority of this edition of Movie DNA since there\u2019s not much else to highlight when it comes to the ancestry of <em>Top Gun<\/em>. Well, there are the prior works of people involved in its production. <strong>Tom Cruise<\/strong> was a military academy cadet in <em><strong>Taps<\/strong><\/em> (1982) and played opposite fellow <em>Top Gun<\/em> cast members <strong>John Stockwell<\/strong> and <strong>Rick Rossovich<\/strong> in <em><strong>Losin\u2019 It<\/strong><\/em> (1983). <strong>Kelly McGillis<\/strong> got her part thanks to her work in <em><strong>Witness<\/strong><\/em> (1985). Some of composer <strong>Harold Faltermeyer<\/strong>\u2019s <em><strong>Thief of Hearts<\/strong><\/em> score was re-used in <em>Top Gun<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, most notable of all, director <strong>Tony Scott<\/strong> had made a commercial for Saab in 1984 (\u201cNothing on Earth Comes Close\u201d) that looks like an intentional calling card for his being hired to helm <em>Top Gun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAAB - &#039;Nothing On Earth Comes Close&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PM3woO0AbCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But once the aerial military movies start and never stop below, don\u2019t skim over those recommendations just thinking this is a list of as many pilot pictures as I could mention. Every one of these titles has some significance to their inclusion and relevance to <em>Top Gun<\/em>. Believe me, there are so many more films I didn\u2019t select (I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll hear about it from any aviators out there), including many that I wanted to \u2014 though I do mention a lot of them as additional suggested viewing alongside the specific spotlighted movies because a lot in this sub-genre are quite similar.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I recommend to watch if you like <em>Top Gun<\/em> and\/or want to see its roots:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iron_Eagle_1986\"><\/span>Iron Eagle (1986)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although <em>Top Gun<\/em> is undoubtedly a one-of-a-kind movie as a whole, it wasn\u2019t the only military action movie released in 1986 about a hotshot, hothead jet pilot going up against MiGs. Many people think <strong><em>Iron Eagle<\/em><\/strong> was a <em>Top Gun<\/em> knockoff, and maybe it was conceived with the knowledge that <em>Top Gun<\/em> was in development, but it came out months earlier. Its plot, which follows a young civilian pilot (Jason Gedrick) who steals a fighter jet to mount a rescue of his father in the Middle East, is also a bridge between the Vietnam War-rematch focus of POW\/MIA films of the time (<em>Missing in Action<\/em>, <em>Rambo<\/em>) and the aerial interest of <em>Top Gun<\/em>, which is also jingoistic but not mission-centric. Additionally, <em>Iron Eagle<\/em> features stunt piloting by <strong>Art Scholl<\/strong> performed just before he went on to do the same for <em>Top Gun<\/em> and died in a crash during the latter\u2019s production.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moving_Violations_1985_and_Spiker_1985\"><\/span>Moving Violations (1985) and Spiker (1985)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are two movies that are actually really bad but also kind of funny. Not unlike <em>Top Gun<\/em>, right? They just don\u2019t have the production value of a Tom Cruise vehicle made by the team of Simpson\/Bruckheimer. <em><strong>Moving Violations<\/strong><\/em> is like a goofy version of <em>Top Gun<\/em> set in a re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>l traffic school with a defiant lead (John Murray, little brother of Bill) who winds up dating a woman he meets in class who is unexpectedly a rocket scientist \u2014 compared to <em>Top Gun<\/em>\u2019s love interest being an astrophysicist and the teacher of the class rather than a fellow student. <em><strong>Spiker<\/strong><\/em>, on the other hand, is just a dumb macho sports movie focused on Olympic-hopeful volleyball players, and it opens with a silly (and too brief) pre-<em>Top Gun<\/em> beach volleyball montage.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Officer_and_a_Gentleman_1982\"><\/span>An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Louis Gossett Jr., who also co-stars in <em>Iron Eagle<\/em>, won an Oscar for his supporting performance in this romantic military drama as a tough drill instructor at the US Navy\u2019s Aviation Officer Candidate School. And a lot of people look back on <em><strong>An Officer and a Gentleman<\/strong><\/em> as a probable influence on <em>Top Gun<\/em> \u2014 Gene Siskel even focused much of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/ct-xpm-1986-05-16-8602040262-story.html\">his review of the latter<\/a> on its parallels with the earlier hit, from its protagonist (here played by Richard Gere) having \u201ca father-induced chip on his shoulder\u201d to Tom Skerritt filling the Gossett role and Anthony Edwards playing a parallel ill-fated part to David Keith\u2019s. Siskel wouldn\u2019t know this at the time, but both movies also wound up winning an Academy Award for their respective original love songs, \u201cUp Where We Belong\u201d and \u201cTake My Breath Away.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Firefox_1982\"><\/span>Firefox (1982)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another movie from the summer of 1982 that looks like a direct influence on, or at least recent forebear to <em>Top Gun<\/em> is Clint Eastwood\u2019s <em><strong>Firefox<\/strong><\/em>, in which Eastwood also stars as a fighter pilot who steals a top-secret Soviet aircraft \u2014 a fictional advanced MiG with elements that technically make the movie a sci-fi flick. For the flight and dogfight effects, <em>Firefox<\/em> employed the Oscar-winning talents of John Dykstra. His work executing the space battles in <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, which were themselves influenced by aerial combat from World War II (and World War II movies), surely, in turn, inspired movies like <em>Firefox<\/em> and <em>Top Gun<\/em>, which brought such action sequences back to Earthly craft (a decade later, <em>Independence Day<\/em> would further link <em>Star Wars<\/em> and <em>Top Gun <\/em>dogfight action with its jet fighter versus spaceship battle).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clay Lacy<\/strong>, who did some aerial camerawork for <em>Top Gun<\/em> was a consultant on <em>Firefox<\/em>, but I don\u2019t think the earlier movie features any actual flying stunts. If you do want another sci-fi effort with performances by real jets, check out 1980\u2019s <em><strong>The Final Countdown<\/strong><\/em>, which has the first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance of F-14 Tomcats in a movie, ahead of <em>Top Gun<\/em>, and they\u2019re similarly seen stationed on and taking off from an aircraft carrier in very cool action sequences.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saturday_Night_Fever_1977\"><\/span>Saturday Night Fever (1977)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What does an iconic John Travolta movie about hotshot disco dancers have to do with an iconic Tom Cruise movie about hotshot US Navy pilots? On the surface level, not a lot, though I hope I made a clear enough hint at their very <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> connectivity within that inquiry. Like <em>Top Gun<\/em>, <strong><em>Saturday Night Fever<\/em><\/strong> is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/nightlife\/features\/45933\/\">based on a magazine article<\/a>, and both movies focus on a cocky young man trying to be the best of the best at what he\u2019s into, though for Travolta\u2019s character it\u2019s more of a hobby than a profession (until the sequel anyway).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=Mjk_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PT161&amp;lpg=PT161&amp;dq=movie+%22top+gun%22+%22was+influenced+by%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=WqCBeX95ez&amp;sig=ACfU3U05xNHdIzoKnnCuccmsMRKOIQT_rA&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj5we7Mrr_wAhWqhOAKHTCWCnEQ6AEwE3oECBEQAw#v=onepage&amp;q=movie%20%22top%20gun%22%20%22was%20influenced%20by%22&amp;f=false\">In James Russell and Jim Whalley\u2019s book <em>Hollywood and the Baby Boom: A Social History<\/em><\/a>, one of <em>Top Gun<\/em>\u2019s screenwriters, <strong>Jack Epps Jr.<\/strong>, cites <em>Saturday Night Fever<\/em>, along with <em>An Officer and a Gentleman<\/em> and the Simpson\/Bruckheimer film <em><strong>Flashdance<\/strong><\/em>, which is also based on a true story, as influences on <em>Top Gun<\/em> on a certain level. \u201cHow can we get this made?\u201d he recalls asking. \u201cLet\u2019s do exactly what Paramount likes to make. Let\u2019s give them this very tight, little movie with this little drama at the center of it.\u201d The world of <em>Top Gun<\/em> doesn\u2019t exactly resemble the blue-collar arenas of <em>Saturday Night Fever<\/em> and <em>Flashdance<\/em>, however.<\/p>\n<p>Or even <em><strong>Rocky<\/strong><\/em>, which is another I\u2019d include in the mix if it was Paramount, especially since like <em>Rocky<\/em>, <em>Top Gun<\/em>\u2019s main character is always misremembered as being the champion of the big competition (Apollo Creed wins the bout in the former, while Iceman wins the TOPGUN trophy in the latter). Also, there are already takes out there likening the plot of the upcoming sequel <em><strong>Top Gun 2: Maverick<\/strong><\/em> with that of the <em>Rocky<\/em> reboot-sequel <em>Creed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yours_Mine_and_Ours_1968\"><\/span>Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I kept the earlier works of <em>Top Gun<\/em>\u2018s actors and creative talents to the introduction of this column (and some of them to just mentions within other entries), but I want to highlight the first screen appearance of the movie\u2019s biggest star: the USS <em>Enterprise<\/em>. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the setting for much of <em>Top Gun<\/em>, including its flashiest montages, and the real ship\u2019s exteriors even played the part (the interiors were shot on the USS <em>Ranger<\/em>). But nearly twenty years earlier, the\u00a0<em>Enterprise\u00a0<\/em>made its film debut in another movie based on an article: <em><strong>Yours, Mine and Ours<\/strong><\/em>. The comedy very loosely depicts the real-life Beardsley family, which included eighteen children, brought together through the marriage of Helen (Lucille Ball) and Frank (Henry Fonda). The fictional version of the latter is a naval officer serving on the <em>Enterprise\u00a0<\/em>at the start of the story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361222\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/next-page.jpg\" alt=\"Next Page\" width=\"364\" height=\"99\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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