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Photos: The stars of 'Top Gun' - Then and Now

Here's a look at the stars then and now from the 1986 blockbuster hit 'Top Gun'

The blockbuster hit, 'Top Gun' premiered on May 12, 1986. Here is a look at some of the cast today as well as from the 80s

Rick Rossovich played Lt. (j.g.) Ron Kerner ('Slider')

Clarence Gilyard Jr played Lt. (j.g.) Marcus Williams ('Sundown')

Anthony Edwards played Lt. (j.g.) Nick Bradshaw ('Goose')

Tom Cruise played Lt. Pete Mitchell ('Maverick')

Kelly McGillis played Charlie Blackwood ('Charlie')

The F-14 became an iconic fighter plane largely because of the hit movie 'Top Gun'

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet replaced the Grumman F-14 Tomcat (which was retired in 2006)

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American actors Tom Cruise, as Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, and Kelly McGillis, as Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood, in a promotional portrait for 'Top Gun', directed by Tony Scott, 1986. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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