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Monday, August 20, 2012
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Tony Scott And Top Gun
Director Tony Scott, who directed the extraordinarily popular military movie "Top Gun," committed suicide on Sunday.
ABC News reports Scott had inoperable brain cancer.
When 'Top Gun' was released in 1986, it was credited with re-energizing the country's interest in the military. As Washington Post columnist David Sirota wrote on the 25th anniversary of the release of "Top Gun":
Top Gun may not glorify war, but it certainly glorifies the life of a Naval aviator. This is why recruitment surged right after the film's release.
Indeed, Yahoo Movies reports:
Acknowledged as the greatest promotional movie for the U.S. Navy, "Top Gun" changed the landscape of Navy recruitment. From recruitment booths to tour buses, there was a steady rise of people interested in Naval aviation. People went crazy over aviator shades and new haircuts inspired by the "Top Gun" stars' hairdos. People were talking about the "need for speed."
I'd love to hear from my military readers. Did the movie "Top Gun" influence your decision to enlist?
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Missionaccomplished | August 22, 2012 at 11:37 a.m. ― 9 months ago
I guess you can say--I would call him a hack if he were still living--managed to make the military "sexy," certainly more than Reagan ever could as president.
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