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Cruise’s earlier refusal, cockpit filming and a beach-scene reshoot
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- Cruise reportedly dismissed a sequel as irresponsible in 1990 — Bill Simmons
- Kosinski pitched the Rooster relationship and Darkstar storyline to Cruise — Bill Simmons
- A professor’s records research is cited about military input in the film — Bill Simmons
- The hosts report hourly Navy aircraft fees — Bill Simmons
- Actors handled aspects of makeup and camera operation while airborne — Bill Simmons
- They note that extensive practical filming does not make all mission details realistic — Bill Simmons
- The flight-jacket Taiwan/China flag controversy is briefly discussed without resolving every claim — Bill Simmons
- Cruise’s own P-51 appears in the final flight — Bill Simmons
- The beach montage was reportedly reshot after Cruise found the first version insufficient — Bill Simmons
- The cast reportedly returned to training after celebrating the original shoot — Bill Simmons
- The sailing sequence reportedly used a J-125 in San Francisco Bay without doubles — Bill Simmons
- Bruckheimer restored a Don Simpson credit as a tribute — Bill Simmons
- Teller reportedly learned the piano performance — Bill Simmons