Tom Cruise has played the role of Maverick in the “Top Gun” movie franchise. The film is based on a novel written by author Jim Cashman.

The film is about a naval aviator named Pete “Maverick” Mitchell who is assigned to an elite fighter squadron and who later becomes an instructor at the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School.

Locations for the movie were shot in the state of California with filming beginning in May of 2018 to April 2019.

Locations:

Halfway House cafe, Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, CA, USA (Cecil’s Cafe) (Also seen in Tenacious D)

Google Maps Co-ordinates: 34.465788, -118.405588

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Cabrillo Memorial Drive, San Diego, CA, USA (Iceman’s Funeral)

Google Maps Co-ordinates: 32.687992, -117.245685

4000 Bluff Place, San Pedro, CA, USA (Penny’s House)

Google Maps Co-ordinates: 33.707872, -118.286280

Bixby Creek Bridge, California 1, Monterey, CA, USA

Google Maps Co-ordinates: 36.371381, -121.902569

Lake Tahoe Airport, Airport Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA (Enemy Airstrip)

Google Maps Co-ordinates: 38.893227, -119.996515

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Extra:

Official Trailer

Release: 30/05/2022

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Run Time: 130m

Age Viewing: 12A

Gross: $691,677,964