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"I can't tell you how much I admire his work, how grateful and honored I was when he joined 'Top Gun' and came back later for 'Top Gun: Maverick.'"
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In June 1995 a pop confection hit thousands of movie screens.
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Kilmer starred opposite Tom Cruise in “Top Gun” in 1986.
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