Top Gun at 40 remains the Navy’s ultimate recruiting fantasy: $358M of speed, status, and soft power.
Key takeaways
- What if the US Navy’s most durable recruiting pitch was not an ad, a slogan, or a benefits package, but Tony Scott’s Top Gun?
- That is the uncomfortable truth at the center of the film’s 40th anniversary. Top Gun is not merely a beloved action franchise. It is one of the most effective sof...
- Did Hollywood make the Navy’s most durable recruiting ad?
- Yes — and its genius is that it rarely sounds like one.
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