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24 feb 2023
24 feb 2023

Tom Whitlock è morto. Per 'Top Gun' scrisse la canzone 'Take my breath away'

Premio Oscar Insieme a Giorgio Moroder nel 1987, compose anche la hit 'Danger Zone' della pellicola con protagonista Tom Cruise

24 feb 2023
USA: Top Gun's famous Grumman F-14 Tomcat is the first American military jet fighter to have
twin tails. Its advanced weapons control system computer is capable of simultaneously
tracking up to twenty-four targets. TOPGUN, the US Navy’s world-famous fighter unit which inspired one of the eighties most beloved films, turns FIFTY this year and is celebrated in a new book which is sure to take your breath away. “I feel the need—the need for speed!” The exploits of Maverick (Tom Cruise), Iceman (Val Kilmer), Charlie (Kelly McGillis) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) was a staple of many childhoods with the elite fighter pilot blockbuster making over £275million worldwide at the box office. But although the film is a scintillating adrenaline-filled and emotionally-charged rollercoaster, which inspired multiple generations to take to the skies, the history of the ‘Topgun’ military school stretches back way beyond the movie’s 1986 release date. Mediadrumimages/DJZimmerman/USNavy ( - 2019-05-17, Mediadrumimages/DJZimmerman/USNavy / ipa-agency.net) p.s. la foto e' utilizzabile nel rispetto del contesto in cui e' stata scattata, e senza intento diffamatorio del decoro delle persone rappresentate
Un caccia del film 'Top Gun'
USA: Top Gun's famous Grumman F-14 Tomcat is the first American military jet fighter to have
twin tails. Its advanced weapons control system computer is capable of simultaneously
tracking up to twenty-four targets. TOPGUN, the US Navy’s world-famous fighter unit which inspired one of the eighties most beloved films, turns FIFTY this year and is celebrated in a new book which is sure to take your breath away. “I feel the need—the need for speed!” The exploits of Maverick (Tom Cruise), Iceman (Val Kilmer), Charlie (Kelly McGillis) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) was a staple of many childhoods with the elite fighter pilot blockbuster making over £275million worldwide at the box office. But although the film is a scintillating adrenaline-filled and emotionally-charged rollercoaster, which inspired multiple generations to take to the skies, the history of the ‘Topgun’ military school stretches back way beyond the movie’s 1986 release date. Mediadrumimages/DJZimmerman/USNavy ( - 2019-05-17, Mediadrumimages/DJZimmerman/USNavy / ipa-agency.net) p.s. la foto e' utilizzabile nel rispetto del contesto in cui e' stata scattata, e senza intento diffamatorio del decoro delle persone rappresentate
Un caccia del film 'Top Gun'

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