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Originally Posted by slimdude
Me too, I didn't think Top Gun was all that either. The reason why the movie was so popular was because of the Tom Cruise craze. During that time, all you ever heard and seen on all the cover of the tabloid magazines, news media and talk shows was Tom Cruise. He was extremely overexposed! If Tom Cruise wasn't the leading actor and a rising movie star, Top Gun wouldn't have been popular as it was. The fans blow these movies all out of proportion, and when you seen them, they don't be about nothing.
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Not really. Risky Business was his breakout role but Top Gun made him a star. It was popular because of his charisma and the style of Scott which felt new and fresh.