Top Gun Fun Features This is the section for all our "FUN" Top Gun information - please enjoy!  Top Gun Call SignsThe Tomcat F-14Did You Know? … that the movie Top Gun begins with this information … "On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: Top Gun." … that there really is a Top Gun Fighter School in San Diego, California. The official name is the Miramar Fighter Weapons School. … that the Soviet Mig-28 fighter plane does not actually exist. ... that actor/director Tim Robbins had a small part in Top Gun. He played top gun aviator "Merlin". 
On Location Grauman's/Mann's Chinese Theater Footprints Tom Cruise is just one of the many legendary celebrities to leave hand and footprints outside the famous Grauman's (now Mann's) Chinese Theater. 
Tom Cruise PrintsMann's Chinese Theater 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA SEE MAP Hollywood Walk of Fame Star In the early 1960's, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce developed the idea of the "Hollywood Walk of Fame." The sidewalks of the most famous streets in the heart of Hollywood were lined with "stars" recognizing celebrities' life-long contributions to the entertainment industry. Receiving a star is still to this day considered a huge honor. Here's where you can find Tom Cruise's star: 
Tom CruiseWalk of Fame Star (Motion Pictures) 6912 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA Tribute to Top Gun Main Page | DH Home Top Gun © 1986 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. This Tribute is not officially endorsed or authorized by Paramount Pictures. Unauthorized use of this material is strictly prohibited. © 2001-2008 Destination Hollywood. All rights reserved. |
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