![]() The movie also made the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet a symbol of American military prowess. But when we went to the premiere, I realized that we were a part of something special,” said the pilot, who went on to attend the real Top Gun school. “We thought it was going to be really stupid and a waste of six weeks. Since the movie was shot out of sequence, Cromartie didn’t know the full plot. He recalled how Cruise “walked on that set as Maverick in the morning and didn’t come out of character until we ended at night.” “In the evenings, we would go out and go to bars in San Diego to hang out. They really invited us into their world,” Cromartie said. “The actors looked at us like we were heavy hitters. It didn’t matter that Cromartie hadn’t yet logged any hours in the F-14 Tomcat, the sleek fighter jet made famous by the blockbuster. “I had yet to step foot into an F-14.” He was also, he admitted, “tall, dark and handsome” - and so he became one of the few actual naval officers to be cast as extras in the film “Top Gun,” playing pilots alongside Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards and Val Kilmer. “I was as green as you could get,” Cromartie, now 60 and retired, told The Post. Marco Cromartie was heading into the Replacement Air Group - the final portion of training for Navy aviators - when he received glitzy marching orders. Lady Gaga brings down the house with 'Hold My Hand' at Oscars Tom Cruise missed Oscars to avoid seeing ex Nicole Kidman in person: report We found tickets to all upcoming Righteous Brothers shows. Companies are paying $100K for intense 'Top Gun experience' to help build teamwork
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