Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Top Gun Special Collector's Edition now on sale

Beginning today Blu-Ray fans can now purchase Top Gun [Special Collector's Edition]. In addition to the standard film, extras include:
  • Commentary by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tony Scott, Jack Epps Jr., and Naval Experts
  • Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun 6-Part featurette
  • Multi-Angle Storyboards with Optional Commentary by Tony Scott
  • Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun featurette
  • Music Videos
  • TV Spots
  • Original Behind-the-Scenes featurette
  • Survival Training featurette
  • Tom Cruise interviews

Top Gun filming locations

Below is a list of shooting locations for Top Gun according to imdb. Feel free to post any more that you know of in the comments.

Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, USA
(Charlie chases Maverick out to motorcycle after briefing finishes)
102 Pacific Street, Oceanside, California, USA
(Charlie's house)
Fallon Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada, USA
Kansas City Barbeque - 610 W. Market Street, San Diego, California, USA
(bar scene)
Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, USA
Mission Beach Plunge, San Diego, California, USA
(locker room scenes)
Oakland, California, USA
(model plane scenes)
Red Fox Room, San Diego, California, USA
(bar scenes, interiors)
San Diego, California, USA
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
(studio)
USS Enterprise, San Diego, California, USA
USS Ranger, San Diego, California, USA
(interiors)
Windsock Bar & Grill, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California, USA
(bar scene with glass of water)

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Original Top Gun movie trailer [video]

Fire destroys bar featured in Top Gun

Kansas City Barbecue, the San Diego bar made famous for being the set of the famous Great Balls of Fire! scene in Top Gun, was destroyed last month. A number of props from the movie were destroyed, including the piano featured in the scene.

A statement on the restaurant's Web site says they will soon publish a wish list of replacement memorabilia. 

Report: Tom Cruise return to Top Gun 2 shot down

As of now, Tom Cruise will not have a role in the much anticipated Top Gun 2 project, according to several reports.

When contacted by “Access,” a spokesperson for Paramount (which released “Top Gun” in 1986) said there was “no way” Cruise would be returning to the role.

In addition, a rep for Cruise also told “Access” the reports of a Maverick reprisal are completely untrue. According to the erroneous reports, the sequel would have seen Cruise’s character returning to Top Gun school as a flight instructor.