XCR1250 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 'Top Gun' studio borrowed fighter jets for $11K an hour but Tom Cruise was not allowed to touch controls Landon Mion Sat, May 28, 2022, 3:26 AM The U.S. Navy allowed the "Top Gun: Maverick" studio to use F/A-18 Super Hornets for more than $11,000 an hour for the upcoming film, but Tom Cruise and his fellow actors were not allowed to touch the planes' controls. Cruise wanted all the actors portraying pilots in the movie to fly in one of the fighter jets, so they could know what it feels like to operate an aircraft under the pressure of immense gravitational forces. Cruise also flew in a jet for the original "Top Gun" in 1986. Cruise was able to fly in several sorties for the new movie, but the Pentagon prohibits non-military personnel from controlling Defense Department equipment other than small arms in training scenarios, Pentagon entertainment media office chief Glen Roberts said, according to Bloomberg News. The actors were, however able to ride behind pilots after completing required training on how to eject from the jets in the event of an emergency and how to survive in the sea. Roberts said the Navy allowed the film to use planes, aircraft carriers and military bases despite the script portrayal of the Top Gun pilots. He noted that the real Top Gun pilots are studious airmen who put in long hours in the classroom and participate in intense training flights, a drastic difference from the rule-bending pilots portrayed in the movie. Tom Cruise attends the UK premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick" at Leicester Square on May 19, 2022, in London. Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Roberts explained that a movie "does not have to be a love letter to the military" for the Pentagon to cooperate, but it does "need to uphold the integrity of the military." Filmmakers are required to have funding and distribution for their film and must submit their script for the military to review. And while the Pentagon can request changes, Roberts said he did not know any for the new "Top Gun." Paramount Pictures said in the movie's production notes that Cruise established his own flight training program to prepare the film's young actors for the nausea-inducing rigors of plane maneuvers, and so they could perform their roles with "real Navy pilots taking them on the ride of their lives." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 the movie was worth going to see. the whole misison was a ripof of star wars but the nostalgic flashbacks were good and miles teller really worked as gooses kid Cruise is a nut but he can act, and the fact it wasn't cgi/green screened is aweome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 9:46 AM, Angry ginger said: the movie was worth going to see. the whole misison was a ripof of star wars but the nostalgic flashbacks were good and miles teller really worked as gooses kid Cruise is a nut but he can act, and the fact it wasn't cgi/green screened is aweome Just got home from the movie, and it didn't disappoint. Anyone who was a fan of the original back in the 80's will likely enjoy this one, too .... and hopefully take advantage of it from a theatre vs. waiting for it to show up on a streaming service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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