Jerry Bruckheimer on Top Gun's Enduring Appeal, Tom Cruise, and Tony Scott's Bold Vision

May 13 2021
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Top Gun, legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer discusses Tony Scott’s bold vision for the film, and how they were all so worried about Scott’s haphazard motorcycle driving that they chained the motorcycle up when he refused to stop – only for Scott to retrieve some bolt cutters and keep driving anyway. He talks about how Top Gun got greenlit by the studio after a pitch meeting during which Scott froze up, and how even during Top Gun Bruckheimer could tell Cruise was going to be a great producer. He reflects on the iconic “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” sequence and the Maverick/Goose relationship, and we also discussed his reunion with Cruise and Scott on Days of Thunder just a few years after Top Gun was released. And last but not least, I asked Bruckheimer why he thinks Top Gun has endured all these years later.

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