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Scenes with him and his film family (played by Meg Ryan and Aaron and Adam Weis) were later reprised as flashbacks in the 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Edwards's roles following Top Gun included Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), Miracle Mile (1988), Downtown (1990), Pet Sematary Two (1992) and The Client (1994).
(1985), he landed another big-time successful movie Top Gun (1986), in which he played Tom Cruise's ill-fated easy-going navigator/best friend, Lt. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw. As Cruise rode Top Gun (1986) into the Hollywood stratosphere, Edwards also found his flight to stardom, at the same time.
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Jun 9, 2022 · Top Gun star Anthony Edwards (aka "Goose") can sum up Top Gun: Maverick with just two words: "mission accomplished." Edwards gave the proverbial "two thumbs up" review Thursday while...
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- Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise’s fame was on the rise by the time he was cast as Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Between The Outsiders and Risky Business (for which he received a best actor Golden Globe nomination), Cruise was fast becoming a star when he took to the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat and flew toe-to-toe against Russian MiGs.
- Kelly McGillis. Playing an Amish woman opposite Harrison Ford in Witness got Kelly McGillis noticed by Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who cast McGillis as the no-nonsense instructor turned love interest Charlie Blackwood.
- Val Kilmer. Top Gun raised the specter of many of its stars, and Val Kilmer is no exception. After finding success leading the cast of the teenage sci-fi comedy Real Genius, Kilmer was cast as the cool-headed, methodical antagonist Iceman.
- Anthony Edwards. Anthony Edwards had a regular career in TV and small film roles in the early 1980s, but his first starring role as Gilbert in the raucous college comedy Revenge of the Nerds cemented him as a legitimate leading actor.
(1985), he landed another big-time successful movie Top Gun (1986), in which he played Tom Cruise's ill-fated easy-going navigator/best friend, Lt. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw. As Cruise rode Top Gun (1986) into the Hollywood stratosphere, Edwards also found his flight to stardom, at the same time.
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- July 19, 1962
Jun 10, 2022 · Top Gun Star Anthony Edwards Reacts To Maverick, And Shares What He Told Tom Cruise. News. By Adam Holmes. published 10 June 2022. How does the Goose actor feel about the Top Gun...
May 13, 2021 · May 13, 2021 · 6 min read. 28. Anthony Edwards. and Tom Cruise in the 1986 hit, ' Top Gun ' (Photo: Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection) Anthony Edwards doesn't live to see the...
