Who could ever forget the beach volleyball scene from Top Gun? Those iconic two minutes of sweaty, shirtless grunting are forever cemented into the cultural zietgiest. There are certain movies that become so entrenched with the time they were made that they become the epitome of that period. 1986's action blockbusterTop Gun is one such movie. Directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise as Captain Pete Mitchell, better known to the movie world as Maverick, the film is deeply rooted within 1980s popular culture thanks to its cast of memorable characters, non-CGI action sequences, classic love story and iconic soundtrack.
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