”Top Gun (1986)” (på engelska). AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57496-TOP-GUN?sid=6ca90d58-29ae-4d46-b39b-37fd54d6888c&sr=10.598871&cp=1&pos=0. Läst 25 mars 2021. ”Simpson and Bruckheimer read a story published in California magazine describing the life of jet-fighter pilots at the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School at Miramar Naval Air Station in Miramar, CA, aka “Fightertown, U.S.A.,” and immediately decided it would be the subject of their next film. The article, titled Top Guns spotlighted the larger-than-life pilots that were a cross between “rock and roll heroes” and “Olympic athletes in the sky.” Armed with only an idea for the story but no script, Simpson and Bruckheimer sought cooperation from the U.S. Navy before moving forward with the project, and were granted full support, including access to the Miramar base.”
