Zai zama ɗaya daga cikin mafi mahimmancin jiragen sama a tarihin fina-finai. Lokacin da wani matashi, ɗan wasan kwaikwayo mai tsayi ƙafa 5 da inci 7, mai dogon gashi da wutsiyar doki, ya bayyana a kan babur, gungun matukan jirgin ruwan sojan Amurka sun yi matuƙar farin cikin gwada buƙatarsa ta gudu.
"Suna kalle shi kuma ba su san ko Tom Cruise yake ba," in ji marubucin allo Jack Epps Jr. "Suna yin abin da suke so: suka ɗauke shi sama, suka girgiza shi, ya yi amai a kansa, kuma ya fito ya ce, 'Ina son wannan.' Daga wannan lokacin, ya shiga."
Kwarewar Cruise a wannan rana tare da Blue Angels, ƙungiyar nunin jirgin sama mafi girma na Sojan Ruwa, za ta ƙarfafa shi ya zama matukin jirgi mai lasisi. Ya kuma ɗauki matsayin Maverick a cikin Top Gun, wani fim game da mayaƙan Cold War da suka sake fasalin babban fim ɗin zamani. Wanda Epps da Jim Cash suka rubuta tare, Tony Scott ya ba da umarni, kuma Jerry Bruckheimer ya shirya, fim ɗin ya cika shekaru 40 a ranar Asabar.
Top Gun yana bin matukin jirgin ruwa mai rashin hankali Maverick yayin da yake fafatawa da abokin hamayyarsa Iceman (Val Kilmer), ya ƙaunaci malami Charlie (Kelly McGillis), kuma ya magance laifin mutuwar abokin tukinsa Goose (Anthony Edwards) a wani hatsarin horo. Ya tafi aikin ceto mai haɗari, ya ceci Iceman, kuma ya sami fansa, inda Iceman ya gaya masa: "Kana iya zama matukin nawa a kowane lokaci."
Wannan ɓangaren ɗan adam mai cike da testosterone na zamanin Ronald Reagan—ciki har da wasan ƙwallon rairayi na homoerotic—ya sa Cruise mai shekaru 23 ya zama tauraro kuma ya ƙarfafa shiga soja; Sojan Ruwa ma sun kafa teburan daukar ma'aikata a gidajen sinima. Daga ƙarshe ya haifar da wani mabiyi mai nasara a 2022, tare da fim na uku yanzu ana shirin.
Duk ya fara ne a 1983 lokacin da Bruckheimer ke jujjuya fitowar Mayu na mujallar California. "Top Guns" ne take, tare da babban hoto daga cikin kokfit na jirgin F-14. Labarin ya fara: "A Mach 2 da ƙafa 40,000 sama da California, koyaushe tsakar rana ne."
Yana magana daga Los Angeles, Bruckheimer, yanzu mai shekaru 82, ya tuna: "Na ga labarin mujallar kuma ya yi kama da Star Wars a Duniya. Na jefa shi ga abokin aikina, Don Simpson, kuma ya kira wani daga cikin shugabanninmu ya ce, 'Mu sami haƙƙin wannan,' kuma haka ya fara."
Ma'auratan sun gabatar da ra'ayin ga mai shirya fina-finai Jeffrey Katzenberg, sannan shugaban samarwa a Paramount, kuma ya burge shi. Lokacin da Katzenberg ya ambaci ra'ayoyi biyar ko shida ga marubutan allo Cash da Epps a kan karin kumallo wata rana, Top Gun yana cikin su. Epps, wanda ke da lasisin matukin jirgi mai zaman kansa, ya yi tsalle.
Mai shekaru 76, wanda ke zaune a Santa Monica, ya tuna: "Na ce, 'Kai, wannan zai yi kyau, zan tashi a cikin jirgin sama!' Ba mu ma yi fim ba tukuna. Ko da ba a yi shi ba, zan sami hawan jirgi daga gare shi, don haka wannan yana da kyau sosai. Abokin aikina ba ya son tashi, don haka dole ne in yi magana da shi, amma wannan ba matsala ba ce.
"Mun hadu da mai shirya Simpson. Bruckheimer da ni na ce damuwata ita ce idan za mu yi wannan aikin, dole ne mu hau jiragen sama na gaske. Ba za mu iya amfani da tasiri na musamman don jiragen ba; dole ne ya zama ainihin abu."
Wannan buƙatu ita ce mabuɗin ga gabatarwar da aka yi wa Pentagon don samun tallafin soja. "Na gabatar da ra'ayin yadda muke ganin waɗannan jaruman Amurka matasa, kuma suka ce, 'Yana da ban sha'awa, kuma za mu bar ku ku yi amfani da kayan aikinmu. Ka sani, za ka tashi a cikin jirgin ruwan soja?' Na ce, 'Oh, a'a, da gaske?! Yaya sauri zan iya isa can?'"
An aika Epps zuwa Marine Corps Air Station Miramar don nutsewa cikin duniyar da aka rufe, ta fitattun matukan jirgin ruwa. Ya yi hira da matukan jirgi 30, amma ainihin abin da ya buɗe ido ya zo lokacin da aka ɗaure shi a bayan jirgin a cikin cikakken ƙarfi.
"Dole ne in bi horo, wanda ya ba ni ra'ayoyi da yawa," in ji shi. "Kafin in hau sama, dole ne in san yadda ake fitarwa kuma in bi abin da ake kira helo dunker, inda suke saka ka a ƙarƙashin ruwa kuma dole ne ka fita ta hanyar da ta dace." Duk waɗannan abubuwan ban mamaki suna da ban mamaki domin sun ba ni cikakkiyar ma'anar abin da yake da gaske.
"Mun tashi sama, kuma suka gaya mani, 'Bai kamata mu yi wannan ba, amma za mu yi shi duk da haka.' Don haka suka yi yawancin wucewa na kusa. Mun ja G's shida, kuma na koyi cewa lokacin da kake jan G's, ko da yake kana da sutura ta musamman da ke matse ƙafafunka, dole ne ka yi gunaguni don kiyaye jini ya kai ga kwakwalwarka."
Kelly McGillis da Tom Cruise a cikin Top Gun. Hoton: Paramount/Sportsphoto/Allstar
Epps ya ci gaba: "Yana da ban mamaki, kuma gudun yana da ban mamaki. Ban taɓa jin wani abu makamancin haka a rayuwata ba. Ƙwarewar waɗannan matukan jirgi don cire waɗancan juyowar G mai wuya, su zo sama, su haye juna, su yi barrel roll, sannan su dawo su yi wucewa mai sauri yana da kyau sosai.
"Lokacin da na sauka, na kira abokin aikina na ce, 'Jim, wannan ba abin da muke tsammani ba ne. Waɗannan mutanen 'yan wasa ne. Suna da ƙarfi. Wannan game da gudun da ba mu taɓa gani ba a rayuwarmu.' Mu duka 'yan wasa ne—Jim ya buga ƙwallon ƙafa a makarantar sakandare, kuma na buga ice hockey har zuwa shekaru 30 na—don haka muka duba shi daga hangen 'yan wasa. Waɗannan mutanen suna da na musamman, kuma 'yan wasa suna son yin gasa da juna."
Amma yayin da Epps ke kallon F-14s suna tashi da sauka, ya gane cewa har yanzu akwai babban rami a tsakiyar aikin. Drama yana buƙatar rikici, amma matukan jirgi a Miramar sun haɗu gaba ɗaya. "Ina kallon waɗannan mutanen, kuma duk suna jituwa domin duk game da aikin haɗin gwiwa ne. Kuma ina tunani, 'Me zan rubuta game da shi? Menene labarin a nan? Ina rikicin yake?'
"Ina ta tunani, sannan na yi tunani, 'Oh, idan mutum ɗaya bai dace ba? Idan mutum ɗaya yana neman zama tauraro? Duk game da shi ne, kuma yanzu kana da wannan matsala a yanayin.' A nan ne halin Maverick ya fito. Muka ce, 'To, a nan ne rikicin ya fito daga ciki. Wani yana son zama mafi kyau a makarantar Top Gun.'"
Zuciyar motsin rai na fim ɗin—mutuwar Goose mai ban mamaki a tsakiyar labarin—zabi ne mai haɗari na labari wanda ya samo asali daga zurfin baƙin cikin da Epps ya gani a cikin matukan jirgi na gaske.
"Mun fita don kofi, kuma ina zaune da mutane shida ko bakwai. Sun fara magana game da abokai da suka rasa a Vietnam. Wannan shekaru 15 bayan haka, kuma na ga har yanzu suna cikin baƙin ciki game da asarar abokan aikinsu da matukan jirgi. Na yi matuƙar mamakin yadda motsin zuciyarsu yake da gaskiya.
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"A matsayina na marubuci, na yi tunani a kaina: idan zan iya sa masu sauraro su ji abin da suke ji—wannan ma'anar asara—da na cimma wani abu. A nan ne na sami ra'ayin rasa Goose a tsakiyar labarin. Zai kawo masu sauraro ciki, ya sa su ji ma'anar asara, kamar abin da ake nufi da rasa matukin jirgi, rasa aboki. Don haka muka tafi da wannan, kuma lokaci ne mai kyau."
Tare da rubutun yana samuwa, babbar tambaya ta jefa 'yan wasa ta taso. Matsayin Pete "Maverick" Mitchell yana buƙatar ɗan wasan kwaikwayo mai ban sha'awa da kwarin gwiwa. Ga Epps, akwai zaɓi ɗaya kawai. "Ni mai son Tom Cruise ne a lokacin—har yanzu ina—don haka muka rubuta wannan da Tom Cruise a zuciya a matsayin Maverick. Ina son fina-finansa. Shi ɗan wasan kwaikwayo ne mai kuzari, kuma yana haɗuwa da masu sauraro.
"Muna gama rubutun, kuma na mika shi ga Jerry Bruckheimer a ƙofar Bel Air a daren Asabar. Na ce, 'Jerry, ka yi tunanin Tom Cruise lokacin da kake karanta wannan.' Ya karanta shi, haka ma Don, kuma duk suka ce, 'Ee, muna son rubutun. Tom Cruise: babban ra'ayi.'"
Bruckheimer ya yarda, yana tabbatar da cewa Cruise shine zaɓinsu na farko. Duk da haka, samun matashin tauraro—wanda ya yi dogon gashi don fim ɗin fantasy na Ridley Scott—bai kasance da sauƙi ba. Yin fim ɗin Legend bai kasance da sauƙi ba. Bruckheimer ya tuna: "Ba za mu iya sa shi ya yi alkawari ba, don haka na shirya masa ya tashi tare da Blue Angels a El Centro, California. Yana da dogon gashi da wutsiyar doki, kuma lokacin da suka gan shi yana tafiya, suka ce, 'Za mu ba wannan hippie hawan gaske.' Kuma suka yi. Ya fito daga jirgin, ya tafi zuwa rumfar waya—tun da babu wayoyin hannu a lokacin—ya kira ni, ya ce, 'Na shiga.'"
Pete Pettigrew, tsohon mai koyarwa na Top Gun, ya yi aiki a matsayin babban mai ba da shawara na fasaha. Da zarar an fara samarwa a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Tony Scott na hangen nesa, fim ɗin dole ne ya daidaita abubuwan gani masu ban sha'awa tare da zurfin motsin rai. Bruckheimer ya yarda cewa gyara Top Gun ma'auni ne mai laushi tsakanin gani na gani da ba da labari.
"Mun kalli shi a matakai daban-daban. Wasu yanke na farko sun dogara da salo fiye da ma'ana—wannan asalin Tony ne. Shi mai fasaha ne mai ban mamaki kuma darektan kasuwanci, mai gani mai haske, kuma ya wuce gona da iri a wannan yanki. Don haka muka zauna da shi da editan, muka bi kowane yanayi tare, muka dawo da shi zuwa fim ɗin da kake gani a yau."
Bayan jinkiri na farko, sojojin Amurka sun ga yuwuwar Top Gun don haɓaka hotonsa da ƙarfafa shiga. Amma wannan haɗin gwiwa ya haifar da zargi mai gudana daga hagu, waɗanda ke jayayya cewa fim ɗin kayan aikin daukar ma'aikata ne na jingoistic, mai goyon bayan yaƙi wanda aka nannade a cikin waƙar pop.
Epps bai yarda ba, yana son kallon fim ɗin ta hanyar labaran sirri na ma'aikatan sabis da ya yi hira da su. "Waɗannan manyan jaruman Amurka ne waɗanda ke kasada rayuwarsu kowace rana don Amurka. Suna ƙaunar ƙasar kuma suna nan don kare mu, don haka yana da ɗan wauta rashin girmama tsoffin sojoji da ma'aikatan soja waɗanda ke kiyaye mu."
"Waɗannan jarumai ne. Koyaushe za ka ji wani ya ce akasin haka, amma fim ɗin bai taɓa nuna cewa suna fara yaƙe-yaƙe ba. Suna nan don karewa. Su ne tip na mashi, suna can kowace rana suna kasada rayuwarsu don mu."
Duk da kwarin gwiwar masu shirya fina-finai, hanyar fitarwa tana cike da abubuwan da ba a sani ba. Wani gwajin gwaji na farko a Houston, bayan fashewar jirgin sararin samaniya Challenger, ya bar ƙungiyar cikin tashin hankali. Bruckheimer ya yarda: "Babu dariya, babu komai. Ya yi shiru, kuma muna tsammanin bala'i ne. Amma lokacin da maki suka dawo, suna da girma, kuma mun yi mamaki."
Epps ya tuna lokacin farko da ya ga fim ɗin a wani nunin sirri. "Yana da ban sha'awa. Abin da ya sa umarnin Tony Scott ya yi kyau shi ne fahimtarsa game da gudu da G-forces, kuma ya kama shi kuma ya gyara shi daidai. Ya sa masu sauraro su ji kamar suna tashi a cikin jirgin sama. Ayyukan Tom yana da kyau, kuma kiɗan yana da ban mamaki."
Ko da yake mai sukar Pauline Kael ta kira shi "tallace-tallace na homoerotic mai haske," Top Gun ya sami dala miliyan 357 a duniya, ya zama fim mafi girma na 1986. Waƙar sa ita ce mafi kyawun siyarwa na shekara, kuma waƙar "Take My Breath Away" ta Berlin ta lashe Oscar don Mafi kyawun Waƙar Asali.
Yayin da Bruckheimer ke aiki a kan fim na uku da ake jira, ya nuna dalili ɗaya mai mahimmanci da Top Gun ya dawwama. "Tom Cruise," mai shirya ya ce da ƙarfi. "Shi ne ɗan wasan kwaikwayo mafi ƙwazo a Hollywood tare da ilhami mai ban mamaki. Ba zai bar wani abu ya wuce ba sai dai idan yana da kyau. Yana yin fina-finai don masu sauraro, kuma abin da yake yi ke nan."
Tambayoyin da Aka Yi Yawa
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da ake yi yawa game da It Looked Like Star Wars on Earth The Making of Top Gun at 40 da aka rubuta cikin yanayin tattaunawa na halitta
Tambayoyin Matakin Farko
1 Menene It Looked Like Star Wars on Earth
Wani shiri ne ko labari mai tsawo wanda ke murnar cika shekaru 40 na fim ɗin Top Gun Yana bayyana abubuwan da suka faru a bayan fage don nuna yadda suka yi fim ɗin musamman fagen yaƙin iska mai ban mamaki
2 Me yasa ake kiransa Star Wars a Duniya
Masu shirya fina-finai sun so yaƙin jet a Top Gun ya ji daɗi kuma ya kasance mai ban sha'awa kamar yaƙin jirgin sararin samaniya a Star Wars amma tare da jiragen sama na gaske da matukan jirgi Sun kawo wannan ma'anar gudu haɗari da farin ciki zuwa Duniya
3 Wannan sabon fim ne
A'a ba sabon fim ɗin Top Gun ba ne Wani kallo ne na baya kan fim ɗin asali na 1986 yana bayyana yadda aka yi shi da kuma dalilin da ya sa ya zama babban nasara
4 Wanene ya yi wannan shirin
Yawancin lokaci wata cibiyar sadarwa ce ta samar da shi kamar National Geographic BBC ko tashar tarihin fim sau da yawa tare da haɗin gwiwar Paramount Pictures Ya haɗa da tambayoyi tare da 'yan wasan asali darektan Tony Scott da matukan jirgin ruwa na gaske
5 Ina buƙatar zama matukin jirgi don fahimtar shi
Ba komai An yi shi ne don masu son fina-finai na yau da kullun Yana bayyana abubuwan fasaha a cikin sauƙi mai ban sha'awa don kowa ya ji daɗinsa
Tambayoyin Matsakaici da Na Gaba
6 Ta yaya suka yi fim ɗin yaƙin iska ba tare da CGI ba
Suka ɗaure kyamarori na IMAX da 35mm kai tsaye a kan F14 Tomcats da sauran jiragen sama Matukan jirgin ruwa na gaske ne suka tuka jiragen yayin da 'yan wasan ke ciki suna amsawa ga motsin G na gaske An ɗora kyamarori a kan fuka-fuki kokfit har ma da hulunan matukan jirgi
7 Menene babban ƙalubale wajen yin fagen jirgin sama
Kiyaye 'yan wasan daga yin amai Ƙarfin G a cikin F14 na gaske yana da muni Tom Cruise da sauran 'yan wasan sun horar da watanni don tsira daga jiragen kuma sau da yawa suna yin amai tsakanin ɗaukar hoto Masu aikin kyamara kuma
