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How Did Nick Goose Bradshaw Die In Top Gun?
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Nick Staniforth)
scrn logline
Uncovering the tragic fate of Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, the iconic Top Gun character whose death marked a cinematic turning point.
beat sheet
- Director Joseph Kosinski reveals Goose's death was initially conceived as a suicide, a darker direction that would have profoundly impacted the film's tone.
- Tom Cruise fought to keep Goose's passing as an accidental mid-air collision, cementing the character's heroic legacy and solidifying Top Gun as a landmark in 80s pop culture.
call sheet
Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick