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Reshoots after Top Gun 's filming wrapped conflicted with Made in Heaven, in which McGillis starred with brown hair. Top Gun 's filmmakers were forced to hide her hair color, which for example resulted that the scene shot in an elevator featured McGillis in a baseball cap. [37] [38] Top Gun was re-released in IMAX 3D on February 8, 2013, for six days. [63] A four-minute preview of the conversion, featuring the "Danger Zone" flight sequence, was screened at the 2012 International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [64] 2021 re-release [ edit ]

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