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Tom Cruise celebrates 38 years of Top Gun - after the smash sequel Maverick and talks of another: 'There wouldn't be a Top Gun day without you'

Tom Cruise looked back on the smash success of his Top Gun franchise 38 years after the original film debuted on Monday to mark Top Gun Day.

The baby-faced Cruise, who was still in his 20s at the time, was joined in photos by his costar in the series, Val Kilmer, as well as Top Gun's late director Tony Scott and the film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Tom Cruise looked back on the smash success of his Top Gun franchise 38 years after the original film debuted on Monday; he's pictured with the late director Tony Scott Among the snaps was a black-and-white photo of a memorable moment when a triumphant Maverick meets up with his fellow pilot Lieutenant Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky, who was played by a youthful Val Kilmer.

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