Big “Top Gun” evening tonight on M6: here is the system set up by the channel on this Thursday, May 19, 2022. On the occasion of the theatrical release of “Top Gun: Maverick”, M6 offers you an exceptional system for an evening like no other. Rediscover the film that made Tom Cruise an international star, then go behind the scenes of his big comeback.
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The film
Pete Mitchell, code name “Maverick”, is a fiery young pilot, remarkable for his talent as well as his disregard for orders. With his navigator Goose, he will train at Top Gun, where he will rub shoulders with the elite of fighter pilots, before leaving for the field. In this high-level school, he will have to prove that he is the best, notably by facing Iceman, and to assume his relationship with Charlie, a beautiful instructor.
In 1986, the world discovers on the screens a Tom Cruise at the top of his sex appeal, who embodies a gifted young fighter pilot of the American naval aviation elite. “Top Gun” then marked his generation by making millions of young people dream. That year, enrollment in the US Navy jumped 500%.
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“Top Gun” is also a work of photography, a vibrant love story and an unforgettable soundtrack, rewarded by an Oscar and a Golden Globe. “Take My Breathe Away”, ranked at the top of the charts when the film was released, is still listened to by millions of people today.
A film directed by Tony Scott Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside…
“You are the best of the best!” ✈️
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Behind the scenes of a big comeback
Fighter planes, romance, high aerobatics and adrenaline… Top Gun is the cult film that needs no introduction, the benchmark for aviation film.
When it was released in 1986, the world began to dream of becoming a fighter pilot. The fault of a young actor with incomparable charisma who will be propelled superstar: Tom Cruise.
It took more than 30 years for the actor to put on the legendary pilot’s suit once more. If the first film had already upset the codes of the genre at the time, the producers decided to hit even harder with “Top Gun: Maverick”, in theaters on May 25.
This new opus promises spectators sensations that are even stronger and more real than nature. “Real flights, real Gs, pure adrenaline. You will surely vomit” warns Tom Cruise in a tweet.
Known for his taste for stunts, which he does himself, the star personally wanted all the actors in the film to undergo intensive pilot training.
Film extracts, making of, unpublished anecdotes, exclusive interviews with Tom Cruise and the rest of the film crew, the documentary will take you behind the scenes of this incredible saga. You will discover why the first film almost never existed and how Tom Cruise was able to impose himself in a universe where no one expected him. We will also reveal to you the crazy bets taken by the producers to make their story ever more realistic. The actors of the new opus will confide in the feats they had to accomplish to try to match Tom Cruise.
From Top Gun to Maverick, you’ll learn all regarding the manufacturing secrets of two extraordinary films. A never-before-seen documentary by Louis Lahner
Fighter pilot: the stuff of heroes
Today, France has 900 active fighter pilots. They are the elite of the Air Force. Deployed in external operations, they wage war from the sky at the controls of their Rafales or their Mirages 2000. It is in the prestigious military school of Salon-de-Provence that these exceptional pilots have been trained since 1935.
For several months, we were exceptionally authorized to follow young Air Force student pilots during their apprenticeship. How are they selected, trained in piloting and technically and mentally prepared for combat? Immersion in the factory of the knights of the sky, these fighter pilots who have the stuff of heroes.
A documentary by Julie Martin
✈️ Big “Top Gun” evening ✈️ tonight from 9:10 p.m. on M6 or in video streaming and replay on 6PLAY.
