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Limited edition merchandise is available. (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n\u201cTop Gun\u201d and \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d return to movie theaters in Hawai\u02bbi this month as part of a celebration of the original film\u2019s 40th anniversary. The movies will be on big screens at four locations of Consolidated Theatres between Wednesday, May 13, and Thursday, May 21.<\/p>\n
The original \u201cTop Gun\u201d movie, released in 1986, stars Tom Cruise in one of the roles that launched him to stardom. \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d released in 2022, also features Cruise. The films are playing\u00a0at the Consolidated Theatres at Kapolei, Mililani, Ward and Pearlridge.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year marks the 40th anniversary of \u02bbTop Gun,\u2019 \u201d Adrienne Ishizu Arguelles, Consolidated Theatres\u00a0food and beverage\u00a0manager, told Aloha State Daily. \u201cIt’s a film franchise. It’s a cultural phenomenon, and it’s very nostalgic for a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n
The original movie follows the story of hotshot fighter pilot Maverick, who is played by Cruise, as he trains at the Navy\u2019s elite Top Gun flight school. The second film, \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d has Maverick return to train a group of recent Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend.<\/p>\n
Limited edition merchandise is available. (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n
Watching the movie at home or on a phone \u201cjust doesn\u2019t do it justice,\u201d Arguelles said.<\/p>\n
The original film had action, adventure and friendship, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then when we had the newer Blockbuster come out \u2014 with Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Glen Powell \u2014 it became a franchise,” she said. “It was able to capture a lot of the newer generations that didn’t really get to watch the original \u02bbTop Gun\u2019 in the movie theater.\u201d<\/p>\n
Active service members, veterans, and their families receive a special $10 ticket price. On Tuesdays, Consolidated Theatres also offers a Mahalo Tuesday special, where movie goers can get 50% off tickets and daily concession deals.<\/p>\n
The return of the movies to theaters includes some themed merchandise, such as specialty popcorn buckets in the shape of fighter pilot helmets.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have limited time \u02bbTop Gun\u2019 movie merchandise that goes along with it,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are fighter pilot helmets for Maverick and Goose, the two main guys in the film.\u201d<\/p>\n
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