"Top Gun: Maverick" is the most anticipated movie of the summer. Tom Cruise isn't the only star. So are the Navy fighter weapons school and the staff in Fallon, Nevada. The film started shooting January 2019 in Fallon and Lake Tahoe for a month-and-a-half. It's based off TOPGUN (yes, that's how...
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I don't know if you know this.... but studios do film in multiple locations at times.
When the ORIGINAL Top Gun movie came out in the 80's, the actual school was in NAS (Naval Air Station), Miramar which is in SAN DIEGO, CA. They left in 1996 and moved to NAS Fallon. It's now MCAS Miramar (Marine Corps Air Station). How do I know this..... because I was stationed there beginning in December 1996.
And the characters are in the NAVY, which means the jets are attached to an AIR CRAFT CARRIER GROUP. Which is located in Coronado, CA right across from down town San Diego. The Navy SEALS also go through BUDS and train in Coronado.
And it's common for squadrons to go to other bases to train. My squadron went to Luke Airforce Base in Arizona.
And I just showed you evidence, that the OG movie was shot primarily in San Diego. The article you showed didn't say anything about it being the primary location. But once again...
“I feel the need … the need for speed!” Yeah, we know it’s actually a famous line from the first film, but whenever one discusses “Top Gun” in all of its glory, that line and visions of volleyball ought to be part of the discussion. Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” is credited with saving the…...
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Naval Air Station North Island, California
A significant portion of “Top Gun: Maverick” was filmed at the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. Affectionately known as “Fightertown USA,” this base, located on the picturesque Coronado peninsula, served as the primary filming location for the training sequences and base scenes. It also served as the location of filming for the first film and, in real life, housed the “Top Gun” program both films are named after. The program has since been shut down after the release of the first movie, but aerial combat training continues to be taught there to this day.
Guide to all the filming locations of Top Gun Maverick - The house and the bar of the new 2022 movie with Tom Cruise filmed in San Diego
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Where was Top Gun: Maverick filmed? Guide to ALL the Filming Locations
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The sequel to the 1986 classic that featured breathtaking fighter jet sequences and launched the career of Tom Cruise has landed more than three decades after Maverick felt the need for speed.
Like its predecessor, Top Gun: Maverick was filmed primarily in San Diego, California, but also in Nevada and Washington State.
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