You couldn't make a better ad for the Air Force than a 'Top Gun' movie. It happened in 1986 – and my god, they've done it again. Cruise, Bruckheimer, all of 'em. One new add to the world of this film is Glen Powell – call sign: Hangman – whose Iceman-like cockiness and chronic need for speed is all so very Maverick-esque. Here's more about the film and the Texas-born actor who originally went out for the part of Goose's son, only to see it ultimately go to Miles Teller. 
That's when Tom Cruise called...
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