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entertainment10 days ago•10 min saved

How Top Gun Took Flight: The 40-Year Making of a Blockbuster

Forty years after its 1986 release, Top Gun’s creation is recapped: producers bought the rights after a Star Wars-on-Earth magazine feature, won Pentagon backing for real flights, cast Tom Cruise after a Blue Angels ride, and built Maverick around internal rivalry and Goose’s death, balancing breathtaking aerial sequences with an emotional core; the film boosted Cruise’s stardom and Navy recruitment, spawned a 2022 sequel, and set the stage for a third installment.

via The Guardian|

#1986 #entertainment #film-production

sports1 month ago•19 min saved

The Bear's 1986 Masters Comeback at Augusta

At 46, Jack Nicklaus defied the doubters to win the 1986 Masters in dramatic fashion, rallying from four behind on a frenetic Sunday after a pivotal eagle at the 15th (not shown live on TV), followed by a decisive surge including a birdie at 16 and a late steady finish to claim his sixth green jacket and 18th major. The tale is told through CBS’s evolving coverage, the crowd’s electric roar, and Nicklaus’s personal motivation sparked by a newspaper feature clipped by a family friend and kept on the fridge, as his son Jackie III witnessed history on-site.

via Sports Illustrated|

#1986 #augusta-national #golf

automotive2 years ago•1 min saved

Vintage Factory Tour: Witness the Hand-Made Creation of Porsches in 1986

A homemade video from 1986 provides a fascinating look at how Porsche hand-built its cars, showcasing the personnel-heavy production process from engine assembly to body assembly and dyno testing. While this method was a selling point, the high costs contributed to the company's financial struggles. The switch to using more machines in later generations helped drive costs down.

via Motor1 |

#1986 #automotive #hand-made