Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, a hotshot naval aviator. The film follows Maverick's journey through the elite Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), exploring themes of competition, loss, and camaraderie. It is famous for its aerial combat sequences and iconic soundtrack.
You're watching Top Gun or something and you're like, I'm real. This is real and I'm in the movie.
""The speaker uses 'Top Gun' as an example of a movie that immerses the viewer, making them forget they are watching a film, to illustrate a point about the initial minute of a comedy show."