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Tom Cruise · Los AngelesDirected by Tony Scott and starring the incomparable Tom Cruise, TOP GUN (1986) features an iconic line counted by the American Film Institute among the most memorable movies quotes in the history of the art form: “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about TOP GUN.
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TOP GUN (1986) – AFI Movie Club

Harrison Ford · Los AngelesFeaturing AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford in a starring role as a cop undercover in an Amish community after a young man witnesses the murder of another officer, director Peter Weir’s WITNESS (1985) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form’s great love stories for its tender approach to the romance between Ford’s Detective John Book and the young Amish widow played by Kelly McGillis. Visit the AFI Catalog to l…Read Article
WITNESS (1985) – AFI Movie Club

Tupac Shakur · Los AngelesWritten and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, POETIC JUSTICE features the poetry of AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Maya Angelou, who also appears in the film. According to writer/director John Singleton, Maya Angelou improvised most of her dialogue in the film. Singleton felt she spoke so beautifully that his own scripted words could never do justice to her own …Read Article