Amazon.com essential video. 
Jingoism, beefcake, military hardware, and a Giorgio Moroder rock score reign supreme over taste and logic in this Tony Scott film  about a maverick trainee pilot (Tom Cruise) who can't follow the rules at a Navy aviation training facility. The dogfight sequences  between American and Libyan jets at the end are absolutely mechanical, though audiences loved it at the time. The love story between  Cruise's character and that of Kelly McGillis is like flipping through pages of advertising in a glossy magazine. This designer action movie  from 1986 would be all the more appalling were it not for the canny casting of good actors in dumb parts. Standouts include Anthony  Edwards--who makes a nice impression as Cruise's average-Joe pal--and the relatively unknown Meg Ryan in a small but memorable  appearance. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, optional Spanish  subtitles, and closed captioning. --Tom Keogh. 

Yellow Airplane Aviation Video Guide
An exciting and technically correct movie showing highly detailed views of the F-14 tomcat in action near San Diego.  This movie never lets you down, from the excitement of the jets to the allure of a fantastic and unusual love affair between Tom Cruise and  Kelly McGillis, you will be on the edge of your seat.  On a scale of 0 to 5 this movie is a true 10. Yes you get twice the movie that you expect.
This video has the best F-14 Tomcat shots of any I've ever seen, also some great shots of the A-4 Skyhawk.

C. Jeff Dyrek