Meet one of the real Navy pilots behind 'Top Gun: Maverick'
WEBJun 8, 2022 · As he piloted, the actor, which in many cases was Tom Cruise, would sit behind him, with cameras positioned solely on them. "And so you see their faces and if you see the pilot from the back,...
Meet the Retired Navy Pilot Who Flew Tom Cruise’s Jet in ‘Top …
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Cmdr. Frank “Walleye” Weisser, USN (Ret), transformed himself from a teenage aspiring SEAL at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., into a world-class stunt pilot who flew Tom Cruise’s fighter jet in the 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick.
‘You can’t fake that stuff’: Former Blue Angel who flew for Tom Cruise ...
WEBFeb 9, 2023 · Cmdr. Frank “Walleye” Weisser is a decorated former Navy fighter pilot with decades of experience. But his most famous mission recently made it to the big screen with Weisser flying for Tom...
Top Gun: Maverick Director Explains The Extreme Scene That The Navy …
WEBOct 31, 2022 · According to the director of Top Gun: Maverick, the pilot flying Tom Cruise said there was one scene he would never do again.
What Is the Real Story of 'Top Gun'? | Smithsonian
WEBMay 26, 2022 · The Smithsonian’s Chris Browne flew the much-feared F-14, and as a former TOPGUN student, knows well the power of a Navy-trained fighter pilot. Tom Cruise revives his Top Gun role as Pete...
True Story Behind Top Gun—What to Know on Navy Pilot Program - TIME
WEBMar 5, 2019 · The founder of the real school that inspired the movie Top Gun talks about what the movie gets right and wrong about Navy fighter pilots.
'Top Gun' Star Glen Powell on Tom Cruise and NAVY Pilot Training
WEBMay 26, 2022 · After not getting the part he had initially auditioned for in 'Top Gun: Maverick,' Glen Powell says he got a call from Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise returns to the danger zone in 'Top Gun: Maverick' - NPR
WEBMay 26, 2022 · Three Decades after the original Top Gun, Tom Cruise returns to lead a fresh squadron of Navy fighter pilots in Top Gun: Maverick.
Top Gun: Maverick - Critics praise 'thrilling' sequel - BBC
WEBTom Cruise returns as US Navy pilot Maverick in the highly-anticipated follow-up to 1986's Top Gun.
Welcome to Tom Cruise’s Flight School for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
WEBMay 24, 2022 · In the middle of shooting Top Gun, producer Jerry Bruckheimer realized he had a huge problem: With the exception of Tom Cruise, all the actors playing Navy pilots kept vomiting in the cockpit....