{"658477":{"#nid":"658477","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Top Gun\u0027s Return Sparks Another Adrenaline Rush","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn May 16, 1986, America was introduced to a film that looked and sounded very different than anything before. \u0026ldquo;Top Gun,\u0026rdquo; an action-drama film about fighter pilots training at the U.S. Navy\u0026rsquo;s Fighter Weapons School, was a new kind of American war movie that started a trend of heroic military blockbusters that continues today. The movie also solidified Tom Cruise as a superstar, grossing more than $356 million at the box office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHow did \u0026ldquo;Top Gun\u0026rdquo; change movie making, and why does it continue to be relevant 36 years later? To address those questions and much more, the Georgia Tech community reflects on the film and its legacy on the eve of its long-awaited sequel \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;Top Gun: Maverick.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA film studies professor discusses that rebirth of military movies, as well as a memorable soundtrack, and a psychology professor explains adrenaline rush. Three recent ROTC graduates prepare for their own flight school experience. And a current faculty member remembers his days in the real TOPGUN, where he helped Hollywood create a classic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/top-guns-return-sparks-another-adrenaline-rush\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead the entire story on the College of Engineering website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Insight into the real world of the film, its cultural significance, and the role of adrenaline in flight."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHow did \u0026ldquo;Top Gun\u0026rdquo; change movie making, and why does it continue to be relevant 36 years later? To address those questions and much more, the Georgia Tech community reflects on the film and its legacy on the eve of its long-awaited sequel \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;Top Gun: Maverick.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A graduate reflects on his role in helping to make the original Top Gun movie, which remains relevant today."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2022-05-24 19:49:00","changed_gmt":"2022-05-25 18:28:42","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658473":{"id":"658473","type":"image","title":"Winnefeld Top Gun","body":null,"created":"1653421221","gmt_created":"2022-05-24 19:40:21","changed":"1653421221","gmt_changed":"2022-05-24 19:40:21","alt":"James Winnefeld and Tom Cruise","file":{"fid":"249617","name":"winnefeld cruise.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/winnefeld%20cruise.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/winnefeld%20cruise.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":130106,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/winnefeld%20cruise.jpg?itok=yeidwbCM"}}},"media_ids":["658473"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECandler Hobbs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\ncandler.hobbs@coe.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["candler.hobbs@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}