"Slapshot" on Cruise: Top Gun (1986)

Top Gun student, then-Lieutenant Slapshot Carter on working with Tom Cruise on the first Top Gun movie, along with the Navy pilots, air crew, and public affairs advisors who also supported the movie., with special thanks to our NHF board member, then-Secretary of the Navy, John F. Lehman.
This clip is an excerpt from the 2021 Annual Leighton Lecture on the creation of the Top Gun program.
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[@kbanghart]

Fun short video. Regardless of what you think about his personal life, it can't be disputed that he is a very good actor, and is fantastic at organizing stunts and films in general. And I'm sure he highly respects those in uniform.

[@williamfallon1053]

Great!